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ST.  IVES 

Patron  Saint  of  the  Legal  Profession.   Born,  1253.   Died, 

11503,  Treguier,  Brittany. 
As  a  just  judge  he  became  so  famous  that  on  popular 

petition,  including  king  and  nobles,  he  was  canonized 

in  1347. 
This  statue,  in  his  old  parish  church  near  Treguier,  shows 

him  standing  between  a  rich  man  and  a  poor  man, 

dispensing  justice. 


By 

FREDERIC   B.  CROSSLEY 

(OF  THE   CHICAGO   BAR) 

Secretary  Northwestern  University  Law  School;   Librarian  Elbert  H.  Gary 
Library  of  Law;  Managing  Director  Journal  of  the  American  Insti- 
tute of  Criminal    Law  and  Criminology;    Associate   Editor 
Illinois  Law  Review;  Member  Illinois  Bar  Association 
Committee    on    Legal    History  and    Biography 


Advisory   Committee 

NATHAN  WILLIAM  MAcCHESNEY, 

Formerly  President  Illinois  State  Bar  Association 

MITCHELL  D.   FOLLANSBEE, 

Formerly  President  Chicago  Bar  Association 

JOHN  F.   VOIGT, 

Secretary  Illinois  State  Bar  Association 


ILLUSTRATED 


VOLUME  II 


1916 

THE  AMERICAN  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 
CHICAGO 


Courts  and  Lawyers 
of  Illinois 


NATHAN  WILLIAM  MACCHESNEY.  *  A  year  or  two  ago  in  idly 
turning  the  pages  of  that  useful  compilation,  "Who's  Who  in 
America,"  I  chanced  to  find  a  statement  of  the  activities  and 
achievements  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  I  read  it,  and  was  left 


JNoTE. — Following  are  some  of  the  important  data  of  the  career  of  Mr. 
MacChesney  necessary  for  the  completion  and  an  understanding  of  this 
sketch.  He  was  born  at  Chicago,  June  2,  1878,  a  son  of  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Alfred  Brnnson  and  Henrietta  (Milson)  MacChesney,  and  a  grandson  of 
Nathan  MacChesney  of  Virginia.  His  father,  a  physician,  was  a  surgeon  in 
the  United  States  Army,  and  his  mother  (who  was  a  native  of  London,  Eng- 
land) was  also  a  physician  and  held  the  degree  M.  D.  Mr.  MacChesney  was 
graduated  A.  B.  at  the  University  of  the  Pacific  in  1898,  was  a  student  in 
Stanford  University  and  in  the  University  of  Arizona  (1898-1899),  was  a  stu- 
dent at  Northwestern  University  Law  School  in  1899-1900,  graduated  LL.  B. 
in  1902  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  and  in  1902-03  took  post-graduate 
courses  in  Northwestern  University  Law  School.  Mr.  MacChesney  married 
at  Riverside,  Illinois,  December  i,  1904,  Lena  Frost,  daughter  of  W.  E.  Frost. 
The  firm  of  MacChesney  &  Becker  has  handled  litigation  involving 
many  important  interests  of  individuals,  corporations  and  the  public.  Only 
a  few  of  these  can  be  cited  as  suggestive  of  the  whole.  They  have  repre- 
sented numerous  interests  in  the  litigations  involving  the  special  assess- 
ment and  revenue  laws  of  Illinois,  and  during  the  last  eight  or  ten  years 
have  been  retained  as  attorney  or  special  counsel  in  perhaps  a  majority  of 
such  cases  affecting  the  general  real  estate  interests  of  Chicago.  They  were 
of  counsel  before  the  Supreme  Court  in  the  Gage  Park  &  Western  Avenue 
sewer  case  for  Hetty  Green ;  as  special  counsel  secured  new  trial  and 
favorable  verdicts  in  cases  testing  the  liability  of  landlord  or  railroad  com- 
pany for  death  from  disease  caused  by  insufficient  heat;  secured  modifica- 
tion of  application  of  statute  prohibiting  refusal  to  rent  to  families  with 
children,  thus  protecting  building  owners ;  represented  owners  in  sub-side- 
walk litigation  in  Chicago  and  in  cases  concerning  the  safety  deposit  law  of 
the  state;  represent  majority  of  landowners  whose  property  is  to  be  taken 
in  largest  condemnation  and  special  assessment  proceeding  ever  tried  in 
Illinois — the  North  Michigan  Avenue  improvement,  a  feature  of  the  Chicago 
plan  for  City  Beautiful;  in -behalf  of  Chicago  Real  Estate  Board  and  other 
interests  defended  the  tax  limitation  ("Juul  law"). 

435 


436  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

interested  and  puzzled.  It  was  the  most  remarkable  miscellany  of 
memberships  in  boards  of  directors,  boards  of  trustees,  bar  associa- 
tions, executive  committees,  leagues,  lodges,  clubs,  commissions,  fra- 
ternities, learned  societies,  and  other  organizations  ranging  through 
the  entire  alphabet,  which  I  had  ever  seen.  I  shall  not  conceal  the 
impression  which  I  got  from  this  reading :  here,  I  thought,  is  a  very 
ambitious  man,  a  climber,  a  kind  of  Csesar  transplanted  into  a  com- 
plicated industrial  age  from  an  earlier  century.  At  the  moment  a 
very  surprising  fact  in  connection  with  the  unusual  range  of  activi- 
ties chronicled  escaped  my  attention — that  Mr.  MacChesney  was 
born  in  the  year  1878.  Whatever  aspirations  or  motives  we  may  be 
impelled  to  attribute  to  a  man  who  has  been  active  far  beyond  the 
average  capacity  or  inclination  for  attachment  to  associational  inter- 
ests, it  cannot  be  doubted, — when  we  find  that  a  given  individual 
still  under  the  age  of  forty  is,  or  has  been,  already,  president  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Criminal  Law  and  Criminology,  a  director  of 
the  United  Charities  of  Chicago,  trustee  of  Northwestern  Univer- 
sity, and  president  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association, — we  have 
discovered,  if,  perhaps,  an  ambitious  character,  a  man  whose  aspira- 
tions are  founded  on  unquestionable  ability. 


Mr.  MacChesney  has  represented  also,  as  general  or  special  counsel, 
such  organizations  and  individuals  as  National  Association  of  Real  Estate 
Exchanges ;  Illinois  State  Bankers  Association ;  California  Fruit  Growers 
Association  in  interstate  matters ;  shippers  of  Nevada  &  Arizona  in  connec- 
tion with  "long  and  short  haul"  rates  and  other  matters  before  the  Inter- 
state Commerce  Commission,  besides  a  number  of  other  organizations  in 
various  states ;  many  of  the  wholesale,  banking,  manufacturing  firms  and 
individual  estates  of  Chicago  and  elsewhere. 

As  chairman  of  its  committee  on  amendment  of  the  law  for  four  years 
Mr.  MacChesney  drafted  numerous  statutes  for  the  Chicago  Bar  Associa- 
tion and  represented  the  association  in  five  sessions  of  the  Legislature  as 
chairman  of  committee  to  promote  law  reform ;  was  member  of  committee 
and  one  of  the  draftsmen  of  the  Federal  and  the  Uniform  Child  Labor  Law 
and  had  charge  of  the  constitutional  features  of  the  same,  making  argument 
upon  them  in  Washington  in  1916;  was'  one  of  the  draftsmen  of  the  Bills  of 
Lading  Act  and  represented  the  Illinois  State  Bankers  Association  in  secur- 
ing the  passage  of  the  same  through  the  Legislature ;  was  a  member  of  the 
committee  who  had  charge  of  the  Uniform  Negotiable  Instruments  Act  in 
this  state  and  helped  to  secure  the  passage  of  the  same;  was  on  the  com- 
mission for  the  consideration  of  the  Workman's  Compensation  Act  and  have 
met  with  various  legislative  committees  regarding  same;  was  instrumental 
in  framing  the  Uniform  Sales  Act  which  is  a  law  in  fourteen  states,  includ- 
ing Illinois ;  the  Uniform  Stock  Transfer  Act,  the  Uniform  Warehouse  Re- 
ceipts Act,  Uniform  Marriage  Evasion  Act,  Uniform  Partnership  Act  and 
Uniform  Vital  Statistics  Bill,  as  well  as  other  legislation  of  like  character. 

Mr.  MacChesney  was  lecturer  on  American  Constitutional  History  at 
Chautauquas  in  Arizona,  California,  and  Minnesota  in  1899,  was  press  cor- 
respondent in  California,  Arizona,  and  New  Mexico  in  1897-99,  ar>d  associated 
with  his  father  in  business  from  1899  to  1903.  In  1902  he  became  a  member 
of  the  Illinois  bar.  He  has  lectured  in  the  College  of  Law  of  the  University 
of  Illinois  since  1910,  and  at  other  universities.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Com- 
parative Law  Bureau ;  the  Section  of  Legal  Education  in  the  American 
Bar  Association ;  of  the  American  Political  Science  Association ;  the  Ameri- 
can Society  of  International  Law;  member  and  president  in  1910-11  of  the 


437 

It  is  a  tradition  which  militates  considerably  against  freedom  of 
discussion,  that,  except  with  a  few  qualifications  grudgingly  recog- 
nized by  convention,  nothing  evil  is  to  be  said  of  the  dead,  and,  con- 
versely, nothing  good  of  the  living.  I  am  compelled  to  say  that  I  do 
not  accept  the  latter  proposition  in  its  absolute  form,  as  founded  in 
good  sense;  and,  moreover,  I  have  no  inclination  in  attempting  a 
personal  sketch  to  limit  my  remarks  to  a  wearisome  card-index 
enumeration  of  facts  or  things  after  the  fashion  of  the  catalogue  of 
ships  in  Homer.  This  much  of  digression  is  necessary  in  homage  to 
the  tradition. 

For  the  purposes  of  this  sketch,  I  have  read  again  the  extraor- 
dinary list  of  interests  with  which  Colonel  MacChesney  has  seen  fit, 
in  a  brief  period  of  less  than  fifteen  years,  to  ally  himself,  and  I  must 
again  acknowledge  my  amazement  at  the  range  of  these  affiliations 
and  exertions  extending  through  such  diverse  catagories  as  lecturing 
on  legal  ethics  in  law  schools,  directing  the  affairs  of  a  bank  or  a 
social  mission,  taking  part  in  the  management  of  a  large  university, 
improving  penal  conditions,  helping  in  the  editorial  direction  of  law 
journals,  investigating  a  high-pressure  fire-system  and  municipal 
art,  striving  for  uniformity  in  legislation  and  for  labor  and  indus- 


American  Institute  of  Criminal  Law  and  Criminology;  member  of  the 
American  Prison  Association ;  of  the  American  Society  of  Military  Law, 
which  he  served  as  president  in  1913;  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association, 
serving  as  president  in  1915-;  of  the  Illinois  State  Society  of  Criminal  Law 
and  Criminology,  with  service  on  its  executive  committee  in  1911-15;  Chicago 
Bar  Association,  in  which  he  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  Amendment 
of  the  Law  in  1908-10,  and  chairman  on  committee  of  Legal  Education, 
1912-13. 

Mr.  MacChesney  is  president  and  treasurer  of  Northwestern  University 
Press;  director  in  United  Charities  of  Chicago;  trustee  Northwestern  Univer- 
sity ;  director  American  Judicature  Society ;  member  Internationale  Verein- 
igung  fur  Rechts-und  Wirtschaftsphilosophie  (Berlin)  ;  of  Illinois  Commis- 
sion on  Uniform  State  Laws,  of  which  he  has  been  president  since  1912;  was 
delegate  to  Mississippi  Valley  Legislative  Conference  on  Uniform  Legislation 
Concerning  Women  and  Children ;  a  state  delegate  to  National  Civic  Federa- 
tion Conference  on  Uniform  Legislation  at  Washington  in  1910;  Illinois  state 
delegate  to  the  International  Prison  Congress  of  Washington  in  1910;  Na- 
tional Commission  on  Prison  Labor,  with  membership  on  the  executive  com- 
mittee in  1913-14;  member  and  vice  president  1915-16  of  National  Conference 
on  Uniform  State  Laws;  of  National  Council  of  National  Civic  Federation; 
secretary  of  the  National  Conference  on  Criminal  Law  and  Criminology  at 
Chicago  in  1909;  and  is  a  member,  director,  and  officer  of  numerous  other 
benevolent,  law,  historical,  military,  fraternal,  social,  scientific,  business, 
civic,  and  quasi  publi'c  organizations. 

Mr.  MacChesney  was  lieutenant-colonel  and  judge  advocate  of  Illinois 
National  Guard  1905-12,  was  aide-de-camp  on  Governor  Deneen's  staff  in 
1908-12,  and  is  now  colonel  of  Illinois  National  Guard  and  judge  advocate 
general  of  Illinois. 

He  is  author  and  editor  of  "Abraham  Lincoln — The  Tribute  of  a  Century" 
(McClurg  1910)  ;  The  Lincoln  Centenary,  1809-1909  (43  vols.)  ;  "The  Sig- 
nificance of  the  War  of  1812,"  "Race  Development  by  Legislation,"  "Uniform 
Laws,"  and  numerous  other  articles  on  labor,  property,  corporation,  social,  and 
legal  matters ;  is  managing  editor  of  the  Illinois  Law  Review,  and  associate 
editor  of  the  Journal  of  Criminal  Law  and  Criminology. 


438  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

trial  laws,  taking  an  active  part  in  military  affairs,  writing  law 
articles,  and  laboring  in  one  way  and  another  in  a  considerable 
variety  of  other  organized  undertakings;  to  say  nothing  except  by 
way  of  suggestion  of  what  is  required  of  the  time  and  energies  of  a 
lawyer  actively  and  successfully  practicing  his  profession,  and  par- 
ticipating in  a  normal  way  in  the  affairs  of  family,  church,  and  social 
life.  What  an  indictment  of  sloth !  What  an  arraignment  of  the 
normal  man  who  exerts  himself  with  his  mind  or  his  hands  to  ac- 
cumulate the  value-representative  upon  which  he  may  count  in  the 
inevitable  day  of  diminishing  returns,  and  who,  if  he  has  reared  and 
provided  for  a  family,  and  has  never  been  charged  as  a  malefactor, 
is  rated  as  a  valuable  element  in  the  commonwealth ! 

It  has  been  my  good  fortune  to  observe  at  close  range,  in  one  or 
two  instances,  the  phenomenon  of  abnormal  capacity  for  mental 
interests  and  activities,  through  which  nature  releases  as  through  a 
safety-value  its  surplus  energy.  From  this  observation,  I  have  come 
to  believe  that  it  may  be  laid  down  as  a  law  governing  such  cases, 
and  perhaps  extending  over  the  greater  range  of  the  mental  field, 
that,  ordinarily  and  within  limits,  the  greater  one's  interests  and 
activities,  the  better  those  interests  individually  are  supported,  and 
the  more  fruitful  will  be  the  activities  which  follow.  This  may  be 
otherwise  illustrated  by  the  erosive  action  of  the  swift  current  as 
against  the  sluggish  stream.  The  illustration,  so  far  as  the  premise 
is  correctly  stated,  would  seem  to  be  explanatory  of  the  subject  of 
this  sketch ;  and  yet  there  is  still  something  more  to  be  said  by  way 
of  explanation.  Colonel  MacChesney  does  not  yield  to  the  seduc- 
tions of  the  motor,  he  is  not  a  yachtsman,  or  any  other  variety  of 
sportsman,  nor  does  he  strut  about  in  the  Faubourg  St.  Germain. 
His  surplus  energies  do  not  devise  for  him  ways  of  convenience, 
ease,  and  luxury,  but  lead  him  away  to  the  hard  cell  of  social  service. 
What  for  most  men  are  hours  of  relaxation,  are  for  him  vigils  of 
labor. 

Until  I  had  come  into  contact  with  Colonel  MacChesney  in  his 
activities  outside  his  professional  practice,  I  was  prepared  to  think 
of  his  multiplied  connections  as  decorations  accumulated  with  the 
same  care,  and  for  something  like  the  same  general  object,  as  men 
collect  first  editions,  Holbeins,  pipes,  or  postage-stamps ;  but  I  dis- 
covered when  the  opportunity  for  first-hand  observation  came,  so 
far,  at  least,  as  my  own  means  of  knowledge  went,  that  as  a  presi- 
dent he  presided,  that  as  a  director  he  directed,  and  that  as  a  trustee 
he  executed  his  trust.  That  his  alliance  with  undertakings  outside 
the  orbit  of  professional  money-making  is  not  a  mere  garland  to 
vanity  may  be  seen  very  readily  by  a  casual  inspection  of  the 
Reports  of  the  American  Bar  Association  where  Colonel  MacChes- 
ney has  proved  himself  a  working  factor  with  a  vision  and  a  will 
for  constructive  effort. 

Of  the  dry-as-dust  details  of  the  unfolding  life  of  Colonel  Mac- 
Chesney something:  may  be  read  at  the  beginning  of  this  sketch,  and 
more  may,  no  doubt,  be  found  elsewhere  where  such  facts  are  usu- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  439 

ally  collected.  I  call  attention  to  these  data  again  because  they  are 
in  and  of  themselves  highly  misleading  in  any  effort  to  penetrate  the 
mask  of  personality  of  this  dynamic  individual.  They  would  tell 
nothing  of  "the  incessant  care  and  labor  of  his  mind,"  his  scrupulous 
fidelity  to  obligation,  his  real  human  sympathies,  his  oratorical  gifts, 
his  judgment  ripe  far  beyond  his  years,  the  southern  flavor  of  his 
personal  bearing,  his  insight  into  and  patience  with  the  shifts  and 
turns  of  human  nature,  or  of  other  qualities  of  mind  and  manner 
which  have  contributed  to  provide  him  with  distinctions,  position, 
and  not  without  labors.  We  will  concede  that  he  is  an  ambitious 
man,  but  his  ambitions  are  legitimate;  and  we  believe  that  to  the 
extent  that  such  a  man  realizes  his  ambitions  the  moral  world  will 
gain. 

Mr.  MacChesney,  himself  has  said,  and  we  think  aptly,  that  no 
man  knows  what  he  is.  He  might  have  continued  that  no  one  else 
knows  either.  But  there  is  a  natural  curiosity  on  the  point  when 
individuals  are  concerned  who  stand  out  in  relief  from  the  common 
background  of  inertia  and  negativity.  Modern  psychology  has  done 
much  to  explain  away  individuality;  since  it  would  seem  that  any 
given  person  is  a  great  complex  of  heredity,  environment,  and  will. 
Individuals,  therefore,  cannot  be  fully  understood  or  explained, 
because  we  cannot  explain  all  of  heredity,  or  of  environment,  or  of 
autonomous  will.  But  adopting  such  standards  of  value  and  com- 
parison as  have  the  surest  non-technical  meaning,  we  may  be  satis- 
fied that  we  have  before  us  one  biologically  favored  with  the  vital 
spark  and  endurance  for  labor  and  leadership,  and  that  the  objective 
evidences  disclose  a  man  with  a  fundamentally  upright  and  generous 
mind — an  individual  who  is  able  to  fight  the  battle  of  existence  with 
the  sword  or  the  plowshare,  but  who  exerts  himself  in  accordance 
with  his  nature  as  becomes  a  tribal  member  in  the  interests  of  the 
tribe.  To  deny  favorable  recognition  to  that  attribute  of  the  mind 
which  seeks  leadership  with  service  would  be  to  depress  humanity 
again  to  the  level  of  the  bludgeon,  raw  flesh,  and  a  sunless  cave. 

Of  Colonel  MacChesney's  intellectual  creation,  I' am  unfortu- 
nately least  qualified  to  speak.  He  has  not,  I  believe,  written  prolific- 
ally,  nor,  so  far  as  I  am  aware,  opened  any  new  highways  with  his 
pen;  and  it  would  be  difficult  to  appraise  what  he  has  done  or 
attempted  in  view  of  the  fact  that  most  of  his  efforts  have  been 
de-personalized  in  the  work  of  commissions,  and  other  similar 
groups,  where  the  work  of  the  individual  is  merged  in  the  joint  pro- 
duction. I  had  already  discovered  that  he  is  not  likely  to  be  a 
dormant  partner  in  what  attracted  his  intellect,  or  his  sympathies ; 
and  I  have  taken  the  precaution  of  looking  further  on  my  own 
account  (since  one  who  is  to  be  inspected  in  this  somewhat  objective 
way  cannot  be  consulted  conveniently)  and  I  have  found,  as  for 
example  in  his  bar  association  activities,  evidence  of  thought  and 
labor  not  easily  reducible  to  quantitative  measurement,  but  of  im- 
portance for  the  just  solution  of  some  of  the  most  urgent  problems 


440  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

of  the  day.  The  best  indirect  evidence  of  his  capacity  and  willing- 
ness to  do  the  unselfish  work  which  is  to  stand  for  the  benefit  of 
others,  is  that  he  has  been  selected  by  those  competent  to  measure 
means  and  ends,  to  lift  the  burden  of  social  ministration,  as  already 
indicated,  in  a  variety  of  fields  of  effort. 

The  span  of  life  accomplished  by  Colonel  MacChesney  has  been 
interesting  as  we  have  attempted  briefly  to  point  out,  in  its  range  of 
interest,  its  activity,  and  dynamic  force,  all  of  which  are  conspicuous 
in  that  the  years  of  physical  and  mental  maturity,  and  likewise  the 
years  of  substantial  achievement  may  properly  be  expected,  as  yet 
to  come.  We  would  be  arrogating  something  beyond  the  power  of 
the  human  mind  to  lay  any  but  the  most  limited  claims  on  the 
future;  but  with  such  means  of  projection  as  are  allowable,  we 
would  expect  in  the  subject  of  our  sketch,  a  narrowing  and  deepen- 
ing of  interests  still  greater  human  usefulness  and  influence,  and,  as 
not  beyond  the  range  of  rightful  speculation,  high  public  and  social 
distinctions  coupled  with  comparable  public  and  social  service. 

ALBERT  KOCOUREK. 

STEPHEN  STRONG  GREGORY,  for  forty  years  a  member  of  the 
Chicago  bar,  was  born  at  Unadilla,  Otsego  County,  New  York, 
November  16,  1849.  His  father,  J.  C.  Gregory,  in  1858  took  the 
family  to  Madison,  Wisconsin,  where  the  son  attended  the  common 
schools  and  in  1866  entered  the  University  of  Wisconsin.  He  was 
graduated  A.  B.  in  1870,  took  his  law  degree  in  the  same  institution 
in  1871,  and  in  1873  received  the  Master  of  Arts  degree. 

After  his  admission  to  the  bar  in  1871  Mr.  Gregory  practiced  at 
Madison  until  the  summer  of  1874,  and  then  removed  to  Chicago. 
For  five  years  he  was  associated  in  partnership  with  Judge  A.  H. 
Chetlain,  the  latter  as  senior  partner,  and  both  members  then  joined 
the  firm  of  Tenney  &  Flower.  Later  the  firm  became  Flower, 
Remy  &  Gregory.  From  1888  to  1893  Mr.  Gregory  practiced  as 
head  of  the  firm  of  Gregory,  Booth  &  Harlan.  After  that  he  was 
alone  for  a  number  of  years.  He  then  organized  the  firm  of 
Gregory,  Poppenhusen  &  McNab.  A  new  firm  known  as  Gregory 
&  McNab  has  been  formed  from  this  and  of  this  he  is  the  senior 
partner.  The  offices  of  this  firm  are  at  69  West  Washington  Street, 
Chicago. 

Among  the  cases  of  some  possible  general  interest  with  which 
he  has  been  connected  are  the  Lake  Front  case,  in  which  he  appeared 
as  special  counsel  for  the  City  of  Chicago  before  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  United  States ;  the  case  as  to  the  constitutionality  of  the  law 
creating  the  sanitary  district  of  Chicago ;  the  defense  of  Prender- 
gast,  the  assassin  of  Mayor  Harrison  of  Chicago ;  the  defense  of 
Eugene  V.  Debs  in  the  famous  conspiracy  case  against  that  labor 
leader;  and  the  case  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States 
involving  the  validity  of  the  will  of  Jennie  McGraw  Fisk,  by  which 
a  large  amount  of  property  was  left  to  Cornell  University.  The  only 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  441 

political  office  Mr.  Gregory  ever  held  was  that  of  election  commis- 
sioner in  Chicago  for  two  years. 

In  professional  circles  he  has  been  frequently  honored.  He  was 
elected  president  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  in  1900,  president 
of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  in  1904,  and  in  1911  president 
of  the  American  Bar  Association.  Mr.  Gregory  is  a  former  presi- 
dent of  the  Law  Club,  and  a  number  of  years  ago  was  president  of 
the  Iroquois  Club.  He  is  a  democrat  in  politics  and  an  Episco- 
palian in  religious  faith.  Among  his  clubs  are  the  Chicago,  the 
Church,  the  Skokie  Country,  and  the  Lawyers  Club  of  New  York. 
November  25,  1880,  he  married  at  Madison,  Wisconsin,  Janet  M. 
Tappan.  Their  three  children  are :  Charlotte  Camp,  Arthur  Tap- 
pan  and  Stephen  Strong,  Jr. 

JOHN  McAuLEY  PALMER.  As  a  lawyer,  military  leader  and 
statesman,  the  position  of  General  Palmer  must  be  among  those 
eminent  and  distinguished  Illinois  men  who  during  the  middle 
period  of  the  last  century  indelibly  impressed  their  influence  not 
only  on  the  life  of  the  state  but  on  that  of  the  nation.  In  his  long 
life,  which  came  to  a  close  September  25,  1900,  General  Palmer 
had  associated  on  terms  of  intimacy  and  professional  and  political 
relationship  with  all  the  notable  characters  of  Illinois  history  from 
Lincoln  and  Douglas  down. 

Of  Kentucky  birth  and  family,  John  McAuley  Palmer  was  born 
in  Scott  County,  September  13,  1817.  His  father,  Louis  D.  Palmer, 
was  born  in  Virginia,  June  3,  1781,  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Ann  (Mc- 
Auley) Palmer,  who  were  born  in  the  same  county  and  both  in 
the  year  1747.  General  Palmer's  mother  was  Ann  Hansford  Tutt, 
who  was  born  in  Culpeper  County,  Virginia,  a  daughter  of  Louis 
and  Isabella  (Yancey)  Tutt.  General  Palmer's  grandfather  served 
as  a  minuteman  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  In  Christian  County, 
Kentucky,  where  the  Palmer  family  lived  from  1818  to  1-831,  John 
M.  Palmer  received  his  first  instruction  from  the  schools  of  that 
time.  One  of  his  teachers  was  named  Boone,  a  relative  of  the 
famous  Daniel  Boone.  In  his  reminiscences  of  this  time  General 
Palmer  said :  "I  received  my  fair  share  of  instruction  and  punish- 
ment and  do  not  distinctly  recollect  when  I  could  not  read."  As  a 
boy  in  Kentucky  he  became  familiar  with  the  local  politics  of  the 
time  and  with  some  of  the  great  names  in  Kentucky  history,  par- 
ticularly that  of  Henry  Clay. 

In  1831  his  father  moved  to  Illinois,  settling  about  ten  miles  from 
Alton  and  an  equal  distance  from  Edwardsville.  Here  General 
Palmer  came  to  know  by  personal  experience  the  rugged  toil  and 
hardships  of  pioneering.  He  helped  to  clear  the  forests,  also  drove 
a  prairie  team  of  four  yoke  of  oxen  and  in  other  ways  made  him- 
self generally  useful  about  the  old  home. 

Of  his  independent  start  in  the  world  which  began  in  1834 
when  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age,  General  Palmer  has  this  to 


442  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

say  in  his  reminiscences :  "One  evening,  while  my  father,  myself 
and  younger  brother  were  discussing  the  subject  of  education  and 
matters  of  that  kind,  my  father  said  to  me,  in  reply  to  some  expres- 
sion of  a  wish  to  obtain  a  good  education :  'Very  well,  you  owe 
me  four  years  of  service  yet ;  I  will  give  you  that ;  go  and  get  an 
education.'  I  looked  at  him  with  an  expression  of  surprise,  no 
doubt,  and  asked  in  an  excited,  trembling  voice,  'When  may  I  go 
sir?'  He  seemed  amused  and  said,  'Tomorrow  morning,  if  you 
like.'  I  remember  that  I  left  the  room  to  conceal  my  feelings. 
After  recovering  my  composure  I  returned  to  the  room  where  my 
father  was  seated,  and  sat  for  some  time  in  silence,  when  he  said, 
with  signs  of  emotion,  'I  have  no  money  to  expend  on  your  educa- 
tion, but  a  healthy  boy  as  you  are  needs  no  help;  you  may  go 
to-morrow  morning.  1  give  you  your  time.  Do  not  disgrace  me. 
May  God  bless  you.' ''' 

On  the  following  morning  young  Palmer  started  for  the  old 
college  at  Upper  Alton,  arid  during  the  next  year  combined  hard 
physical  labor  with  the  prosecution  of  his  studies.  In  the  spring 
of  1835  he  planned  to  go  South  and  join  the  Revolutionists  in 
Texas,  but  was  prevented  by  being  served  with  a  summons  for  a 
debt  which  he  owed  and  which  he  had  arranged  with  his  cousin 
to  pay,  but  the  arrest  caused  his  detention  so  that  he  was  unable 
to  embark  upon  the  steamboat  and  thus  he  remained  in  Illinois 
instead  of  becoming  a  soldier  of  fortune  in  the  far  Southwest. 
In  September,  1836,  he  again  entered  school  at  Upper  Alton,  and 
paid  his  board  by  employment  in  a  private  family  of  the  town. 
In  December,  1838,  he  began  a  term  of  school  teaching  in  Fulton 
County,  and  while  in  that  school  began  the  reading  of  Blackstone's 
Commentaries  and  McNally  on  Evidence.  The  following  spring 
he  entered  the  office  of  John  S.  Greathouse  as  a  student.  Mr. 
Greathouse  was  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  Carlinville,  and  his 
office  contained  a  considerable  law  library  for  the  time,  containing 
such  treatises  as  Coke  on  Littleton,  and  the  Reports  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Illinois,  which  at  that  time  embraced  only  one  volume. 

Of  his  methods  of  law  study  General  Palmer  wrote:  "It  may 
be  useful  to  students  to  state  for  their  benefit  my  methods  of  study. 
I  read  carefully,  with  a  glossary  of  law  terms,  and  made  full 
notes ;  I  did  not,  in  my  notes,  as  a  rule,  merely  quote  the  language 
of  the  author,  but  my  effort  was  to  grasp  the  subject  and  state  it 
in  my  own  language.  My  conceptions  of  the  meaning  of  what  I 
read  were  often  inaccurate,  but  I  think,  on  the  whole,  the  method 
was  preferable  to  any  other.  It  promoted  brevity  and  terseness 
and  aided  in  systematizing  the  knowledge  acquired,  and  I  think 
my  experience  justifies  me  in  saying  that  knowledge  of  the  law, 
acquired  by  the  method  I  refer  to,  is  much  longer  retained  and 
more  easily  and  intelligently  applied  to  practical  use  than  it  can 
be  when  the  student  merely  masters  the  words  of  his  author  or 
instructor.  *  *  *  I  was  aided  in  my  studies  by  that  great 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  443 

promoter  of  diligence,  poverty ;  I  was  compelled  to  earn  something, 
and  as  there  was  some  sales  of  land,  and  the  volumes  of  the 
record  were  few,  I  examined  titles  and  prepared  deeds,  and  soon 
found  some  employment  before  justices  of  the  peace.  It  was  not 
long  before  I  found  myself  able  to  meet  my  expenses,  which,  with 
board  at  one  dollar  or  one  dollar  and  a  quarter  per  week,  did  not 
exceed  one  hundred  dollars  a  year.  The  only  interruption  of  my 
studies  was  that  my  friends  insisted  that  I  should  become  candidate 
for  county  clerk,  and  I  now  know  that  the  leaders  of  my  party 
(democratic)  when  they  insisted  upon  my  candidacy,  had  no  ex- 
pectation that  I  would  succeed.  After  the  election  I  pursued  my 
studies  with  great  industry  and  made  great  progress  in  the  acquisi- 
tion of  the  mysteries  of  the  law,  so  that  in  December,  1839,  I  bor- 
rowed five  dollars  from  a  friend  to  pay  my  expenses,"  and  went  to 
Springfield  to  obtain  admission  to  the  bar.  He  found  a  friend  in 
need  at  Springfield  in  the  person  of  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  who  with 
J.  Young  Scammon  obtained  appointment  from  the  court  as  exam- 
iners for  the  young  applicant,  and  he  was  soon  afterwards  enrolled 
among  the  lawyers  of  the  state.  General  Palmer  first  met  Mr. 
Douglas  in  1838  while  traveling  in  Hancock  County.  At  an  inn 
at  Carthage  he  was  aroused  from  his  sleep  by  the  landlord,  who 
compelled  him  to  share  his  room  with  a  fellow  traveler,  and  on 
the  following  morning  found  that  his  bedfellow  was  "the  little 
giant  of  the  West."  The  acquaintance  and  friendship  between 
these  two  men  continued  uninterrupted  until  Senator  Douglas  cham- 
pioned the  Kansas-Nebraska  bill  in  1854,  refusing  to  support  Gen- 
eral Shields  for  the  United  States  senate,  General  Palmer,  who 
was  then  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Legislature,  came  into  open 
rupture  with  Douglas,  and  their  friendship  was  not  renewed  until 
1861. 

Following  his  admission  to  the  bar  General  Palmer  was  soon 
busied  with  a  comfortable  practice  and  his  successful  handling  of 
cases  soon  gave  him  a  distinction  in  the  circuit  where  most  of  his 
work  as  a  lawyer  was  performed.  On  December  20,  1842,  he 
married  Miss  Malinda  Ann  Neeley.  Though  he  was  already  a  suc- 
cessful lawyer  according  to  the  standards  of  the  time,  he  and  his 
young  wife  began  housekeeping  with  what  seems  now  the  utmost 
simplicity,  and  it  is  said  that  the  entire  cost  of  furniture  and  every- 
thing necessary  for  the  household  was  less  than  fifty  dollars. 

In  1888,  (after  the  death  of  his  first  wife  in  1885),  he  married 
Mrs.  Hannah  Lamb  Kimball,  who  survives  him. 

In  August,  1843,  General:  Palmer  was  elected  to  the  office  of 
probate  justice  of  the  peace,  with  jurisdiction  in  probate  cases  as 
well  as  the  work  of  the  ordinary  justice  of  the  peace.  He  was 
defeated  for  this  office  in  1847,  but  was  again  elected  in  the  spring 
of  1848,  and  the  following  November  resigned  to  take  the  office 
of  county  judge  of  Macoupin  County.  In  1852  he  was  elected  to 
fill  a  vacancy  in  the  state  senate,  and  was  re-elected  in  1854  as  an 


444  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

anti-Nebraska  democrat.  Up  to  that  time  General  Palmer  had 
been  a  firm  adherent  of  the  democratic  party,  but  was  a  strong 
anti-slavery  man,  and  in  the  realignment  of  political  parties  during 
the  middle  '505  found  himself  naturally  working  with  the  republican 
party  after  its  organization  in  1856.  In  that  year  he  resigned  his 
seat  in  the  state  senate,  and  was  president  of  the  first  republican 
convention  which  assembled  in  Illinois.  In  1859  he  was  an  unsuc- 
cessful candidate  for  Congress,  and  in  1860  was  one  of  the  electors 
at  large  pledged  to  vote  for  Mr.  Lincoln. 

Early  in  the  year  1861  he  was  a  member  of  the  peace  confer- 
ence which  assembled  at  Washington,  but  about  three  months  later 
he  raised  the  Fourteenth  Regiment  of  Illinois  Infantry  at  Jack- 
sonville, and  by  unanimous  vote  of  the  men  was  elected  its  colonel. 
He  went  into  the  services  of  the  United  States  for  three  years, 
and  remained  with  the  armies  of  the  Union  until  he  resigned  as 
major-general  of  volunteers  September  i,  1866.  His  gallant  con- 
duct as  a  soldier  and  his  efficiency  as  a  leader  brought  him  one 
promotion  after  the  other,  and  for  a  time  he  commanded  an  army 
.  corps,  and  in  February,  1865,  President  Lincoln  assigned  him  to 
the  command  of  the  department  of  Kentucky.  He  afterwards 
declined  an  appointment  as  brigadier-general  in  the  regular  army, 
and  on  resigning  his  commission  as  major-general  soon  afterwards 
returned  to  Illinois  to  take  up  the  practice  of  law.  In  1867  Gen- 
eral Palmer  removed  his  family  to  Springfield,  and  that  city  was 
his  home  thereafter  until  his  death. 

In  the  political  annals  of  the  state  he  is  best  remembered  for 
his  term  as  governor,  to  which  office  he  was  elected  in  November, 
1868,  and  he  served  four  years  with  marked  ability.  He  was  a 
strong  and  independent  executive,  and  his  administration  is  per- 
haps most  notable  for  the  many  vetoes  which  he  placed  upon  bills 
that  he  regarded  as  unjust  or  in  violation  of  the  constitution. 

The  present  constitution  of  the  State  of  Illinois  was  adopted 
during  General  Palmer's  term  of  office.  As  governor,  while  the 
constitutional  convention  was  in  session,  he  took  the  greatest  inter- 
est in  its  work,  scrutinized  every  provision  and  was  in  constant 
consultation  with  the  framers  of  the  organic  law. 

After  the  war  General  Palmer  had  returned  to  the  ranks  of  the 
democratic  party,  and  in  1888  was  again  its  candidate  for  governor. 
In  1890  his  name  was  prominently  suggested  as  a  candidate  for 
United  States  senator,  and  the  election  involved  one  of  the  memor- 
able contests  in  the  Illinois  Legislature.  He  was  finally  elected  on 
the  1 54th  ballot  in  1891.  During  his  six  years  in  the  service  he 
was  one  of  the  most  distinguished  members  of  that  body.  Over 
the  nation  at  large  General  Palmer's  name  is  probably  most  famil- 
iarly associated  with  the  "Palmer  and  Buckner  Sound  Money 
Ticket"  during  the  memorable  campaign  of  1896,  when  the  con- 
servative element  in  the  democratic  party  chose  General  Palmer  as 
the  presidential  candidate  to  express  the  views  of  that  large  body 


445 

of  democrats  devoted  to  the  principles  of  sound  finance.  In  the 
intervals  of  these  political  activities  General  Palmer  was  for  a 
great  many  years  devoted  to  his  practice  as  a  lawyer  at  Springfield 
and  for  some  time  before  his  death  was  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  Palmer,  Shutt,  and  Graham. 

His  widow  and  three  daughters  survive  him.  The  daughters 
are  Mrs.  Elizabeth  A.  Matthews,  Carlinville,  Illinois  ;r  Mrs.  Harriet 
Palmer  Crabbe,  Corpus  Christi,  Texas;  and  Mrs.  Jessie  Palmer 
Weber,  Springfield,  Illinois,  secretary  of  the  Illinois  State  Histor- 
ical Society. 

JOHN  MAYO  PALMER.  The  oldest  son  of  Gen.  John  M.  Palmer 
and  Malinda  A.  (Neely)  Palmer,  the  late  John  Mayo  Palmer  like- 
wise realized  some  of  the  highest  possibilities  in  the  legal  profession. 
He  was  active  in  the  law  and  in  public  affairs  for  nearly  thirty 
years. 

Born  at  Carlinville,  Illinois,  March  10,  1848,  he  died  in  the 
sanitarium  at  Battle  Creek,  Michigan,  July  10,  1903.  On  the  break- 
ing of  the  Civil  war,  though  a  lad  of  but  thirteen  years,  he  made 
several  visits  to  his  father  at  the  front,  and  although  of  course  not 
an  enlisted  soldier  what  he  saw  of  army  life  gave  him  an  appreciation 
of  the  courage  and  self-sacrifice  of  the  soldiers.  His  enthusiasm 
and  interest  in  military  affairs  were  almost  a  matter  of  heritage,  as 
were  also  his  brilliant  talents  in  the  law.  He  was  a  great-grand- 
son of  Isaac  Palmer,  who  served  with  distinction  with  the  Virginia 
troops  in  the  American  Revolution  and  was  at  the  siege  of  York- 
town.  He  was  also  a  grandson  of  Louis  D.  Palmer,  who  served  in 
the  War  of  1812,  as  a  member  of  the  Kentucky  Volunteers,  and  was 
at  the  battle  of  River  Raisin.  His  father,  as  is  well  known,  was 
distinguished  as  a  soldier  during  the  Civil  war,  having  raised  the 
Fourteenth  Regiment  of  Illinois  Infantry  in  1861,  was  promoted 
from  colonel  to  brigadier  general,  to  major  general,  and  during 
1865-66  was  commander  of  the  Fourteenth  Army  Corps,  Department 
of  Kentucky. 

John  Mayo  Palmer  was  educated  at  Blackburn  University  in 
Carlinville,  at  Shurtleff  College  at  Alton,  and  in  1868  graduated 
from  the  law  school  of  Harvard  University  with  the  degree  LL.  B. 
He  was  a  natural  lawyer,  his  excellent  education  and  training  re- 
enforcing  his  native  talent,  so  that  he  was  recognized  as  one  of  the 
best  equipped  lawyers  in  the  West,  and  was  so  considered  by  his 
colleagues  at  the  Springfield  bar,  where  he  practiced  for  more  than 
twenty  years  as  the  partner  of  his  father.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1868  at  the  age  of  twenty,  he  practiced  at  Carlinville  until  1873, 
and  in  1870  was  elected  city  attorney.  In  1873  he  formed  the  law 
partnership  with  his  father,  Governor  Palmer,  upon  the  latter's 
retirement  from  the  executive  office.  The  firm  was  first  John  M. 
and  John  Mayo  Palmer,  and  later  became  Palmers,  Robinson  & 
Shutt,  when  Hon.  James  C.  Robinson  and  Hon.  William  E.  Shutt 


446  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

became  members  of  the  firm.  John  Mayo  Palmer  practiced  in 
that  partnership  until  1889,  when  for  the  benefit  of  his  health  he 
went  to  the  State  of  Washington,  spending  two  years  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  At  Tacoma,  Washington,  he  was  associated  in  prac- 
tice with  James  Wickersnam,  who  is  now  delegate  in  Congress 
from  Alaska  Territory.  His  health  being  practically  restored  Mr. 
Palmer  returned  to  Illinois  and  resumed  practice  at  Chicago,  as 
a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Doolittle,  Palmer  &  Tollman.  In 
1893  Carter  Harrison  the  elder  appointed  him  assistant  corpor- 
ation counsel  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  and  a  year  later  Mayor  John 
P.  Hopkins  appointed  him  corporation  counsel.  His  record  of 
public  service  in  Illinois  was  as  city  attorney  of  Carlinville  from 
1870  to  1872;  member  of  the  general  assembly  of  Illinois  from 
1875  t°  J^77 ">  alderman  of  Springfield  and  corporation  counsel  of 
Chicago  from  1893  to  1895.  As  a  lawyer  he  was  engaged  in  many 
famous  cases,  among  which  may  be  mentioned  the  Macoupin  County 
bond  cases,  the  so-called  Pekin  Whiskey  Ring  case,  and  the  Snycarte 
Levee  cases. 

Like  his  father,  he  was  a  sturdy  democrat,  and  belonged  to  the 
Methodist  Church.  At  Carlinville,  Illinois,  July  7,  1869,  John 
Mayo  Palmer  married  Ellen  Clark  Robertson,  daughter  of  Dr.  Wil- 
liam R.  and  Nancy  (Holliday)  Robertson.  Of  this  union  there  were 
three  children.  The  oldest  Major  John  Me Auley  Palmer  of  the 
United  States  Army,  who  was  married  in  1893  to  Maude  Laning, 
daughter  of  C.  B.  Laning  of  Petersburg,  Illinois,  and  they  have 
a  child  named  Mary  Laning  Palmer.  Robertson  Palmer,  the  sec- 
ond son,  is  an  attorney  at  law  at  Ocean  Springs,  Mississippi,  and 
married  Nettie  Colby  of  Chicago.  The  third  son  is  Dr.  George 
Thomas  Palmer  of  Springfield,  who  married  in  1898  Maude  Gregg 
of  Alton,  Illinois. 

Louis  JAMES  PALMER.  One  of  the  younger  children  of  Gen. 
eral  John  M.  and  Malinda  A.  (Neely)  Palmer,  the  late  Louis 
James  Palmer,  who  died  at  Springfield  December  28,  1901,  was 
identified  with  the  Illinois  bar  as  a  practicing  lawyer  for  a  number 
of  years,  though  most  of  his  professional  career  was  spent  in  the 
West. 

Born  at  Carlinville,  Illinois,  June  25,  1865,  he  possessed  many 
of  the  talents  and  capabilities  which  have  made  his  ancestry  famous. 
He  was  educated  in  the  Springfield  grammar  and  high  schools, 
under  private  tutors,  and  at  Blackburn  University  at  Carlinville. 
Before  old  enough  to  be  admitted  to  the  bar,  he  passed  brilliant 
examination  in  the  law  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  went  West  to 
Cheyenne,  Wyoming.  He  was  youngest  member  of  the  constitu- 
tional convention  which  drafted  the  constitution  for  the  new  State 
of  Wyoming.  From  1887  to  1893  he  practiced  law  at  Rock  Springs, 
Wyoming,  and  then  returned  to  Springfield  and  was  engaged  in 
active  practice  there  until  his  death  in  1901. 

He  served  as  a  member  of  the  Fifth  Regiment,  Illinois  National 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  447 

Guard,  and  later  was  a  member  of  the  Engineer  Corps  until  his 
death.  In  politics  he  was  always  a  democrat  and  a  Baptist  in 
church  affiliations.  At  Springfield  on  January  19,  1901,  he  married 
Josephine  La  Bonte. 

ALONZO  K.  VICKERS.  During  his  service  on  the  Supreme  Bench 
of  Illinois  from  1906  until  his  death  on  January  21,  1915,  the  pro- 
found learning  and  broad  experience  of  Judge  Vickers  were  read 
into  a  majority  of  the  decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court.  Judge 
Vickers  was  identified  with  the  Illinois  bar  and  bench  for  more  than 
thirty  years,  came  up  to  professional  prominence  from  a  boyhood 
spent  on  a  farm  and  with  many  struggles  to  secure  an  education.  He 
possessed  the  experienced  judgment  of  one  who  knew  all  sorts  of 
men,  was  discriminating  observer  of  character  and  motives,  and  had 
that  qualification  so  essential  to  the  good  judge — the  judicial  tem- 
perament. His  death  was  a  distinct  loss  to  the  profession  and  the 
state  which  he  had  served  so  loyally  and  with  such  integrity  for 
many  years. 

It  was  on  a  farm  in  Massac  County,  Illinois,  that  Alonzo  Knox 
Vickers  was  born  September  25,  1853,  a  son  of  James  I.  and  Celia 
(Smith)  Vickers,  the  former  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  the  latter  of 
Alabama.  His  father  came  to  Illinois  in  1840,  settled  on  Govern- 
ment land  in  Massac  County,  and  that  land  continued  in  the  owner- 
ship of  the  Vickers  family  until  recent  years.  The  father  died  in 
1 86 1  at  the  age  of  forty-five  and  the  mother  in  1874  at  the  age  of 
seventy- four. 

The  second  of  four  children,  Judge  Vickers  as  a  boy  attended  the 
country  schools  of  Massac  County,  and  led  by  a  vision  of  better 
things  later  secured  some  training  in  the  city  high  school  and  in  the 
summer  normal,  and  after  being  qualified  taught  school  for  several 
terms.  His  studies  in  law  were  pursued  during  his  work  as  a 
teacher,  and  gave  him  admittance  to  the  bar  in  1882.  Judge  Vickers 
throughout  his  active  practice  as  a  lawyer  was  located  at  Vienna  in 
Johnson  County. 

His  first  public  service  was  as  a  member  of  the  Illinois  House 
of  Representatives,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  1886.  In  1891  he  was 
elected  circuit  judge  of  the  first  judicial  circuit,  re-elected  in  1897 
and  again  in  1903,  and  finally  resigned  after  fifteen  years  of  work 
on  the  circuit  bench.  During  that  time  he  also  served  on  the  appellate 
bench  at  Ottawa.  In  1906  Judge  Vickers  was  elected  judge  of  the 
Supreme  Court  from  the  first  district,  and  thereafter  kept  his  resi- 
dence in  East  St.  Louis.  Judge  Vickers  was  a  republican,  a  member 
of  the  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois  State  and  American  Bar  associations, 
was  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  Order  up  to  and  including  the  Knight 
Templar  degrees,  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  t,he  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  of  St.  Louis  and 
the  Country  Club  of  East  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  trustee  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 


448  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Judge  Vickers  was  married  at  Metropolis,  Illinois,  November  18, 
1880,  to  Miss  Leora  E.  Armstrong,  daughter  of  William  and  Anna 
Armstrong,  now  deceased.  There  are  three  children  :  Jay  F.  Vickers, 
born  in  1885,  and  now  a  rising  yoimg  attorney  at  East  St.  Louis ; 
Hazel,  who  lives  at  Carbondale,  Illinois ;  and  Louise  Vickers,  born 
in  1893,  and  living  with  her  mother  at  East  St.  Louis. 

EDWARD  O.  BROWN.  First  elected  a  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court 
of  Cook  County  in  1903,  Judge  Brown  has  served  by  appointment 
as  justice  of  the  Appellate  Court  of  the  First  Illinois  District  since 
1904.  Judge  Brown  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Illinois  bar 
more  than  fo.rty  years,  and  an  extensive  experience  as  a  prominent 
lawyer  and  the  qualities  of  a  splendid  mind  have  enabled  him  to 
adorn  and  dignify  the  high  judicial  office  he  has  held  for  over  ten 
years. 

Edward  Osgood  Brown  was  born  in  the  historic  city  of  Salem, 
Massachusetts,  August  5,  1847.  His  family  is  of  English  origin, 
was  settled  in  Massachusetts  about  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth 
century,  and  several  of  its  members,  including  his  grandfather  and 
his  father,  contributed  to  the  fame  of  Salem  as  one  of  the  most 
important  centers  of  the  early  American  merchant  marine.  Judge 
Brown  is  a  son  of  Edward  and  Eliza  Osgood  (Dalton)  Brown.  He 
attended  the  Salem  public  schools,  and  graduated  A.  B.  from  Brown 
University  in  1867.  The  following  year  was  spent  as  a  teacher  in 
Southboro,  Massachusetts,  and  he  began  his  law  studies  with  a  firm 
at  Salem,  and  in  1869  was  graduated  from  the  law  department  of 
Harvard  University,  winning  first  prize  for  an  essay  on  Punitive 
Damages.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870,  and  during  1870-71 
was  assistant  clerk  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Rhode  Island,  and  was 
in  practice  at  Providence  until  April,  1872. 

Judge  Brown  came  to  Chicago  with  a  college  classmate,  Orville 
Peckham,  and  the  associations  of  these  two  prominent  Chicago  law- 
yers were  maintained  until  the  elevation  of  Judge  Brown  to  the 
bench.  The  partners  began  their  practice  in  Chicago  the  year  fol- 
lowing the  great  Chicago  fire,  and  their  exceptional  ability  soon 
gave  their  services  a  wide  demand.  Much  of  their  practice  was  in 
the  field  of  corporation  and  commercial  law,  and  for  a  number  of 
years  they  were  attorneys  for  the  First  National  Bank  of  Chicago. 
Some  of  the  cases  in  which  Mr.  Brown  won  his  reputation  as  a 
lawyer  may  be  briefly  mentioned:  He  was  an  attorney  in  People 
vs.  Knickerbocker,  called  the  Probate-Court  Case,  involving  the 
constitutionality  of  that  court;  in  the  Sanitary  District  cases,  in- 
volving the  constitutionality  of  the  Sanitary  District  laws;  in  Zirn- 
gibl  vs.  Calumet  Company,  involving  a  large  amount  of  real  estate 
on  the  Calumet  River;  and  from  1894  to  1897  was  counsel  of  the 
Xincoln  Park  commissioners,  and  among  other  matters  represented 
the  commissioners  in  the  McKee  scrip  matter,  where  claimants 
under  congressional  scrip  undertook  to  locate  their  warrant  on  mil- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  449 

lions  of  dollars'  worth  of  property  along  the  lake  shore  on  the  north 
side  of  Chicago. 

Judge  Brown  in  1893  was  candidate  for  judge  of  the  Superior 
Court.  In  1903  he  was  elected  a  judge  of  the  Cook  County  Circuit 
Court,  his  first  term  covering  the  years  from  1903  to  1909,  and  was 
reelected  in  1910.  In  1904  he  was  appointed  a  justice  of  the  Appel- 
late Court  in  the  First  District,  and  was  reappointed  in  1910,  the 
office  which  he  now  holds.  Judge  Brown  has  long  been  active  in 
the  democratic  party,  and  is  well  known  both  at  home  and  in  the 
nation  for  his  prominence  in  the  single  tax  movement,  and  was  a 
personal  friend  of  the  late  Henry  George.  Judge  Brown  possesses 
a  distinctive  literary  style,  and  it  has  been  impressed  not  only  in  his 
decisions  found  in  the  reports  of  the  Appellate  Court,  but  in  numer- 
ous articles  on  the  single  tax  and  other  political  and  economic 
themes,  and  is  also  found  in  articles  on  medico-legal  subjects,  and 
in  several  monographs  on  the  early  history  of  Michigan  and  Illinois. 
Judge  Brown  is  a  member  of  the  University,  the  City,  the  Chicago 
Literary,  the  Mid-Day,  the  Press  and  Iroquois  clubs.  He  is  also 
held  in  high  esteem  in  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  and  the  Chicago 
Law  Club.  On  June  25,  1884,  Judge  Brown  married  Helen  Ger- 
trude Eagle,  of  an  old  Detroit  family.  To  their  marriage  were  born 
five  children :  Edward  Eagle,  Helen  Dalton,  Walter  Elliott,  Robert 
Osgood,  and  Mary  Wilmarth.  Judge  Brown  became  a  convert  to 
the  Catholic  faith  in  his  early%  youth.  In  1893  ne  served  as  presi- 
dent of  the  Massachusetts  Society  in  Chicago. 

CHARLES  ADLAI  EWING.  Distinguished  for  his  intellectual 
attainments,  for  his  profound  knowledge  of  the  law,  for  his  business 
acumen  and  social  gifts,  the  late  Charles  Adlai  Ewing  was  no  less 
noted  for  his  solidity  of  character  that  made  his  public  services, 
at  different  times,  of  inestimable  value  to  his  fellow  citizens.  In  his 
death,  while  yet  in  the  prime  of  life,  the  Decatur  bar  lost  one  of  its 
distinguished  members  and  Macon  County  a  man  hard  to  replace. 
He  was  one  of  a  family  of  four  children  born  to  Fielding  N.  and 
Sarah  Ann  (Powers)  Ewing,  and  was  ever  a  dutiful  son. 

Charles  Adlai  Ewing  became  a  resident  of  Decatur  in  1864  and 
this  city  remained  his  home  throughout  life.  He  was  a  student  in 
the  old  Chicago  University  and  later  entered  Princeton  University, 
from  which  he  carried  off  the  honors  of  his  class  in  1867,  subse- 
quently attending  the  Albany  Law  School,  where  he  was  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1870.  He  entered  into  practice  at  Decatur  and  it  was 
in  the  courts  of  Macon  County  that  he  pleaded  and  won  his  first 
case.  As  an  exponent  of  the  law  he  stood  very  high,  natural  ability 
combined  with  thorough  preparation  bringing  professional  success 
early  in  his  career,  and  his  first  legal  victories  but  presaged  the  later 
triumphs  which  brought  about  his  recognition  as  a  great  lawyer.  He 
continued  in  active  practice  until  his  death,  which  occurred  Novem- 
ber 6,  1896.  As  a  thoughtful  and  conscientious  citizen  he  became 
interested  in  politics  but  never  as  an  office  seeker  nor  for  financial 


450  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

gain.  The  basic  principles  of  the  democratic  party  appealed  to  his 
reason  and  he  was  willing  to  make  personal  sacrifices  when  he  saw 
indications  of  his  party  turning  aside  from  these  principles.  In 
1894  he  became  identified  with  that  branch  of  the  party  known  as 
sound  money  democrats  and  took  an  active  part  in  a  conference  held 
at  Chicago  in  August,  1895,  the  object  of  which  was  to  establish  a 
literary  bureau  for  the  education  of  the  voters.  He  was  subse- 
quently made  chairman  of  the  Democratic  State  Committee,  in 
which  position  he  toiled  night  and  day,  and  when  the  campaign  was 
at  its  height  volunteered  his  services  and  took  the  stump  and  through 
his  splendid  oratory  and  convincing  arguments  rendered  invaluable 
service.  His  many  talents  and  his  sterling  character  served  to 
bring  him  before  the  public  in  several  important  and  responsible 
capacities.  During  the  last  administration  of  Governor  Oglesby  he 
was  honored  by  appointment  as  a  member  of  a  commission  to  revise 
the  revenue  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  his  associates  on  this  board 
being  some  of  the  oldest  and  ablest  public  men  of  the  state. 

On  June  15,  1871,  Mr.  Ewing  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Mary  Giselle  Palmer,  a  member  of  an  exceedingly  prominent  family 
of  New  York.  Mrs.  Ewing  is  a  daughter  of  Ambrose  Wells  and 
Mary  (Bradley)  Palmer,  and  a  niece  of  Hon.  Joseph  P.  Bradley, 
who  was  a  United  States  Supreme  Court  judge  from  New  Jersey. 
The  father  of  Mrs.  Ewing  was  born  in  New  York,  October  2,  1814, 
for  many  years  was  a  prosperous  merchant  in  Albany,  and  died 
August  15,  1889.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  Ewing  survived  until  April 
17,  1909.  Mrs.  Ewing  was  their  only  child.  Seven  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ewing,  five  of  whom  survive,  one  son,  who 
worthily  bears  his  father's  honored  name,  being  a  member  of  the 
prominent  law  firm  of  Outten,  Ewing,  McCullough  &  Wierman, 
with  offices  over  the  National  Bank  Building  at  Decatur.  The  late 
Charles  A.  Ewing  was  a  valued  member  of  both  County  and  State 
Bar  associations,  and  was  the  first  president  of  the  Decatur  Club. 
He  possessed  a  winning  personality,  was  very  companionable  and 
thus  was  welcome  in  social  circles  and  additionally  was  known  to 
those  who  were  nearest  to  him  as  considerate,  tender,  strong  and 
courageous. 

Charles  Adlai  Ewing,  son  of  the  late  Charles  A.  Ewing,  was 
born  at  Decatur,  Illinois,  April  18,  1878.  His  primary  education 
was  secured  in  the  public  schools  and  after  attending  both  the  High 
School  and  a  collegiate  preparatory  school,  he  entered  his  father's 
alma  mater,  Princeton  University,  and  the  University  of  Illinois, 
and  was  graduated  in  June,  1903.  He  was  at  Princeton  while  Presi- 
dent Woodrow  Wilson  was  at  the  head  of  the  institution.  Mr. 
Ewing  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  May,  1903,  and  as  an  attorney 
has  rtiade  rapid  progress  and  more  than  justified  his  choice  of  career. 
On  April  14,  1904,  Mr.  Ewing  was  married  to  Miss  Idelle  Kerrick, 
who  is  a  daughter  of  L.  H.  Kerrick,  of  Bloomington,  Illinois,  and 
they  have  two  daughters,  Sarah  E.  and  Mary  I.  The  family  belongs 
to  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Like  his  father,  Mr.  Ewing  finds  con- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  451 

genial  his  membership  in  the  Country  Club.    The  family  resides  at 
No.  509  Ewing  Avenue,  Decatur. 

JUDGE  CHARLES  J.  SCOFIELD  has  practiced  law  or  has  been  on 
the  bench  in  Hancock  County  for  forty  years.  For  twelve  years 
he  was  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Sixth  Judicial  Circuit,  and  for  four 
years  of  that  time  was  a  member  of  the  Appellate  Court.  By  his 
work  as  a  lawyer  and  judge,  by  his  abilities  as  a  public  speaker,  his 
service  to  church  and  in  the  public  interests,  Judge  Scofield  is  one 
of  the  most  prominent  lawyers  of  Illinois.  Possessed  of  scrupulous 
honesty  and  a  fine  sense  of  justice,  his  associates  unite  in  declaring 
him  to  have  been  one  of  the  most  competent  men  who  ever  sat  on 
the  Circuit  Court  bench  in  that  district. 

Charles  J.  Scofield  was  born  at  Carthage,  Illinois,  December  25, 
1853.  His  parents  were  Charles  R.  and  Elizabeth  (Crawford)  Sco- 
field. The  Scofield  ancestors  came  from  England  and  settled  about 
Stamford,  Connecticut,  during  the  seventeenth  century,  while  on  the 
maternal  side  the  Crawfords  came  from  Scotland  and  were  early 
settlers  in  Kentucky.  Charles  R.  Scofield,  who  was  born  in  Dewitt- 
ville,  New  York,  in  1821,  was  a  former  lawyer  in  Hancock  County, 
having  come  to  that  county  in  1851,  and  joining  his  brother,  Bryant 
T.  Scofield,  who  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  early  attorneys 
of  Carthage.  He  read  law  under  his  brother,  and  subsequently 
became  his  partner  in  practice.  Later  Charles  R.  Scofield  entered 
partnership  with  David  Mack  under  the  firm  name  of  Mack  &  Sco- 
field, and  that  firm  was  without  doubt  during  its  existence  the  strong- 
est legal  combination  in  Hancock  County.  This  relation  was  dis- 
solved by  the  death  of  Mr.  Scofield  in  January,  1857. 

Charles  J.  Scofield  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Carthage,  and  in  1868  entered  the  Christian  University  at 
Canton,  Missouri,  where  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  Bachelor 
of  Arts  in  the  class  of  1871.  The  following  three  years  were  spent 
as  a  teacher  in  the  Carthage  high  schools,  and  during  his  spare 
time  he  read  law  with  his  uncle,  Bryant  T.  Scofield,  and  also  with 
William  C.  Hooker  and  George  Edmunds,  who  occupied  the  same 
office.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  June,  1875,  Judge  Scofield  in  the 
following  October  was  appointed  master  in  chancery  for  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Hancock  County,  and  held  that  office  until  his  elevation 
to  the  bench.  In  February,  1879,  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
Henry  W.  Draper,  under  the  firm  name  of  Draper  &  Scofield,  and 
that  partnership  was  dissolved  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Draper  July  8, 
1 88 1.  His  next  associate  was  Timothy  J.  Scofield,  a  brother  now 
practicing  law  at  Chicago,  who  had  been  recently  admitted  to  the 
bar,  and  the  firm  of  Scofield  &  Scofield  was  for  several  years  well 
and  favorably  known  to  the  Hancock  County  bar.  In  the  fall  of 
1884  A.  W.  O'Harra  was  admitted  to  the  firm,  which  became  Sco- 
field, O'Harra  &  Scofield.  In  June,  1885,  Charles  J.  Scofield  was 
elected  one  of  the  three  judges  of  what  was  then  the  Sixth  Judicial 
Circuit  of  Illinois,  comprising  the  seven  counties  of  Hancock,  Adams, 


452  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Pike,  McDonough,  Fulton,  Schuyler  and  Brown.  Thus  began  Judge 
Scofield's  long  career  on  the  bench.  At  the  expiration  of  the  first 
term  of  six  years,  he  was  re-elected,  and  thus  gave  twelve  years  of 
able  and  impartial  service  to  the  courts  of  justice  of  the  state.  In 
1897  Judge  Scofield  was  urged  to  accept  another  term,  but  declined 
in  order  to  devote  his  time  to  private  practice.  In  1893  he  was 
appointed  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  state  as  one  of  the  judges 
of  the  Appellate  Court  for  the  Fourth  District,  and  sat  upon  that 
bench  for  four  years,  until  the  close  of  his  second  term  as  circuit 
judge.  Since  retiring  from  the  bench  Judge  Scofield  has  been 
engaged  in  practice  with  offices  in  Carthage,  though  his  practice  is 
one  of  unusual  importance  and  takes  him  all  over  the  state  and  to 
other  states. 

Judge  Scofield,  had  he  not  devoted  himself  to  the  law,  would 
undoubtedly  have  made  a  name  in  church  affairs,  and  as  it  is  has 
filled  many  pulpits  as  assistant  minister,  and  holds  the  degree  of 
LL.  D.  from  Eureka  College  and  from  Christian  University  at  Can- 
ton, Missouri.  He  has  long  been  a  student  of  theology  and  practical 
religion,  and  among  other  distinctions  is  the  author  of  two  works, 
both  on  religious  themes,  one  dealing  with  the  temperance  question, 
under  the  title  "A  Subtle  Adversary,"  and  the  other  a  discussion  of 
various  problems  of  Christian  faith,  under  the  name  of  "Altar 
Stairs."  Both  volumes  have  had  large  sales.  Judge  Scofield's  ability 
as  an  orator  has  brought  his  services  into  demand  for  public  ad- 
dresses before  many  conventions  and  meetings  in  Boston,  Denver, 
Chicago,  and  elsewhere.  Judge  Scofield  in  April,  1909,  formed  a 
partnership  for  the  general  practice  of  law  with  J.  Paul  Califf.  Their 
law  library  is  conceded  to  be  one  of  the  finest  private  libraries  out- 
side the  city  of  Chicago.  Judge  Scofield  is  a  democrat  in  politics, 
and  was  one  of  the  electors  of  the  State  of  Illinois  who  cast  the 
electoral  vote  of  the  state  for  Wilson  and  Marshall  for  president 
and  vice  president.  Judge  Scofield  has  been  a  man  of  large  affairs 
and  interests,  and  though  much  of  his  time  has  been  given  to  relig- 
ious work,  he  has  never  accepted  any  remuneration  for  his  services 
in  the  pulpit  of  the  Christian  Church. 

Judge  Scofield  was  married  September  12,  1876,  to  Miss  Rose 
Spitler,  daughter  of  Dr.  Adam  Spitler,  of  Carthage.  Mrs.  Scofield 
was  graduated  from  Carthage  College  with  the  degree  A.  B.,  in 
1876,  and  both  she  and  her  husband  were  awarded  the  degree  Master 
of  Arts.  She  is  an  active  member  of  the  Woman's  Club,  and  is 
prominent  in  both  church  and  charitable  affairs.  Their  home  is  at 
744  East  Main  Street,  Carthage.  Judge  Scofield  is  affiliated  with 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

JUDGE  RICHARD  S.  TUTHILL.  By  his  continued  service  on  the 
circuit  bench  of  Cook  County  since  1887  and  by  the  fine  care,  un- 
derstanding and  patience  with  which  he  administered  the  Juvenile 
Court  of  Chicago  from  its  inception  until  it  had  become  an  institu- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  453 

tion  of  recognized  value  throughout  America,  Judge  Richard  S. 
Tuthill  has  undoubted  rank  among  the  foremost  of  Illinois  jurists. 

Richard  S.  Tuthill  was  born  November  10,  1841,  at  Tuthill's 
Prairie,  Jackson  County,  Illinois,  a  son  of  Daniel  Braley  and  Sally 
(Strong)  Tuthill.  His  Puritan  ancestors  emigrated  to  New  England 
prior  to  1640.  His  father  in  1829  moved  from  Vermont  to  Southern 
Illinois,  and  was  a  prominent  educator.  Judge  Tuthill's  maternal 
great-uncle,  Maj.-Gen.  Samuel  Strong,  commanded  the  Vermont 
Volunteers  in  the  Battle  of  Plattsburg  during  the  War  of  1812. 

Judge  Tuthill  was  liberally  educated,  being  graduated  A.  B.  from 
Middlebury  College  in  Vermont  in  1863.  He  received  his  A.  M. 
from  the  same  institution  in  1868,  and  several  colleges,  including 
his  alma  mater,  have  since  bestowed  upon  him  the  honorary  title 
of  LL.  D.  Immediately  after  his  graduation  in  1863  Judge  Tuthill 
went  to  Vicksburg,  where  his  father's  friend,  Gen.  John  A.  Logan, 
was  commanding  a  division,  and  he  had  his  first  service  under  that 
leader  as  a  volunteer  citizen  scout.  General  Logan  afterward  se- 
cured for  him  a  commission  in  Company  H  of  the  first  Michigan 
Light  Artillery,  one  of  the  most  efficient  batteries  in  the  western 
army.  He  served  as  second  and  first  lieutenant  in  this  company, 
which  was  attached  to  the  Seventeenth  Army  Corps  in  the  Army 
of  Tennessee,  and  served  until  he  resigned,  May  29,  1865,  at  the 
close  of  the  war.  Judge  Tuthill  had  begun  the  study  of  law  before 
he  entered  the  army,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  i860,  and  from 
that  year  until  1873  was  in  practice  at  Nashville  and  served  as 
attorney-general  of  the  Nashville  Circuit  during  1867-71. 

Judge  Tuthill  has  been  a  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  since  1873, 
and  from  1875  to  1879  was  city  attorney  of  Chicago.  Under  ap- 
pointment from  President  Arthur  he  served  as  United  States-  dis- 
trict attorney  for  the  Northern  District  of  Illinois  from  1884  *° 
1886.  In  1887  he  was  elevated  to  the  bench  as  judge  of  the  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Cook  County,  and  has  been  regularly  re-elected  to 
that  office,  his  last  endorsement  by  the  people  being  in  June,  1915. 
Of  his  career  as  a  jurist  it  will  be  appropriate  to  quote  an  estimate 
written  by  one  who  has  long  been  familiar  with  his  services  on  the 
bench :  "The  judicial  office  is  ordinarily  not  fruitful  of  events  long 
remembered  or  upon  which  historians  are  likely  to  dwell.  Indeed, 
it  may  be  said  that,  as  a  rule,  the  less  conspicuous  the  work  of  the 
judge  is  and  the  more  transient  the  comment  which  his  judicial  acts 
produce,  the  better  it  is  for  the  land  in  which  he  serves.  Judges  are 
not  ordained  to  make,  but  to  administer  the  law.  Nevertheless  it  is 
the  case  that  in  the  discharge  of  judicial  duties  imposed  by  law  upon 
him.  Judge  Tuthill  has  become  known  and  honored  not  only  through- 
out the  United  States  but  in  the  greater  part  of  Europe.  In  1899 
what  is  now  known  as  the  Juvenile  Court  of  Illinois  was  created  by 
act  of  the  legislature  and  by  the  unanimous  vote  of  his  associates 
upon  the  bench,  Judge  Tuthill  was  selected  to  preside  over  that 
court.  As  afterwards  proved,  a  better  choice  could  not  have  been 
made.  Patient,  considerate,  ready  to  listen  to  all  that  the  humblest 


454  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

had  to  say,  broad  minded  and  sympathetic,  he  took  up  the  work  as 
a  labor  of  love.  The  report  of  inspectors  and  policemen,  the  plaint 
of  fathers  and  mothers,  the  appeal  of  the  poor  and  the  outcast,  the 
little  child  and  the  hardened  hoodlum  were  heard  by  him  with  that 
tender  consideration  and  intelligent  regard  to  the  welfare  of  the 
community,  parent,  friend  and  child,  which  only  a  man  of  his  great 
learning,  wide  experience  and  profound  knowledge  of  human  nature 
could  give.  The  Juvenile  Court  was,  from  the  outset,  under  his 
administration  a  triumphant  success,  vindicating  the  faith  of  its  pro- 
jectors and  realizing  the  hopes  of  the  humane  men  and  women  who 
had  called  it  into  being.  An  incident  worthy  to  be  remembered  in 
this  connection  was  the  raising  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars 
with  which  a  spacious  farm  of  nearly  a  thousand  acres  was  bought 
and  presented  to  the  State  as  a  site  for  the  St.  Charles  School  for 
Boys.  This  much  needed  and  admirable  institution  will  serve  to 
perpetuate  the  memory  of  the  work  done  by  Richard  S.  Tuthill  for 
the  youth  of  our  country.  Judge  Tuthill  became  in  universal  de- 
mand as  a  writer,  speaker  and  counselor  for  those  who  wished  to 
establish  a  tribunal  wherein  could  be  judicially  determined  what 
had  best  be  done  for  neglected,  dependent  and  delinquent  children ; 
and  to  his  efforts,  his  zeal  and  experience  more  than  to  any  other 
person  is  due  the  painstaking,  intelligent,  humane  and  tender  care 
which  juvenile  courts  now  exercise '  concerning  the  multitude  of 
juvenile  waifs  living,  growing  and  dying  about  us.  Of  him  most 
truly  is  it  said  'justum  virum  fortiter  in  re.' 5: 

Judge  Tuthill  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
St.  Charles  School  for  Boys  until  a  change  in  the  law  gave  the  ad- 
ministration into  other  hands.  He  has  served  as  president  of  the 
Chicago  Law  School,  and  is  a  member  of  the  various  legal  associa- 
tions. He  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois,  the  Hamilton,  University 
and  Evanston  Golf  clubs,  is  active  in  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public and  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  having  served 
as  commander  of  the  latter  in  1893,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Army  Hall  and  Memorial  Association.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason,  and  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  Judge  Tuthill  was 
a  delegate  in  1880  to  the  Republican  National  Convention,  and  was 
one  of  the  306  delegates  who  voted  to  the  last  for  the  nomination 
of  General  Grant. 

On  August  24,  1868,  Judge  Tuthill  married  Jane  Frances  Smith 
of  Vergennes,  Vermont.  She  died  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  Decem- 
ber 22,  1872,  leaving  a  daughter,  Eliza  S.,  who  married  Frank  D. 
Ketcham.  On  January  2,  1877,  Judge  Tuthill  married  Harriet  Mc- 
Key,  daughter  of  Edward  McKey,  a  merchant  of  Janesville,  Wiscon- 
sin, who  died  April  29,  1909.  In  September,  1911,  Judge  Tuthill 
married  Susan  Payne  Trimble.  By  his  second  wife  Judge  TuthilPs 
children  were :  Zoe  Gertrude,  wife  of  J.  M.  Fiske,  Jr. ;  Mary  Eliz- 
abeth, wife  of  Alfred  Borden ;  Lilian  McKey,  wife  of  Thomas  Hill 
Sidley;  Genevieve  Harmon,  wife  of  James  A.  Linn,  Jr.;  Richard 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  455 

S.,  Jr.,  and  Harriet  McKey  Tuthill.    He  has  thirteen  grandchildren. 
His  residence  is  in  Evanston,  Illinois. 

RICHARD  S.  TUTHILL,  JR.  The  only  son  of  Judge  Tuthill  is 
now  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  and  on  his  individual 
ability  has  proved  himself  a  worthy  member  of  the  profession  which 
his  father  has  so  distinctly  honored. 

Richard  S.  Tuthill,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Chicago  November  19,  1885, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  in  the  Lewis  Institute  of  Chi- 
cago and  in  Whipple  Academy  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  graduating 
in  1903.  He  gained  his  higher  education  at  Williams  College,  Wil- 
liamstown,  Massachusetts,  graduating  A.  B.  in  1907,  and  on  return- 
ing to  Chicago  entered  the  law  department  of  Northwestern 
University,  and  finished  the  course  and  received  the  degree  LL.  B. 
in  June,  1910.  While  at  law  school  he  entered  the  office  of  Walter 
W.  Ross,  and  remained  as  his  associate  for  2^/2  years  after  being 
admitted  to  the  bar.  For  the  past  three  years  he  has  been  associated 
with  Winston,  Payne,  Strawn  &  Shaw,  with  offices  in  the  First 
National  Bank  Building.  Mr.  Tuthill  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Bar  Association,  the  University  Club,  the  Military  Order  of  the 
Loyal  Legion,  the  Evanston  Country  Club,  and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi 
Law  Fraternity. 

Mr.  Tuthill  was  married  in  May,  1915,  to  Caroline  Elizabeth 
Garrett  of  St.  Louis.  He  lives  in  Evanston. 

WILLIAM  EMIL  TRAUTMANN  has  been  a  prominent  lawyer  in 
Southern  Illinois  many  years,  and  gained  special  prominence  over 
the  state  in  the  office  of  United  States  attorney  for  the  Eastern  Dis- 
trict of  Illinois.  President  Roosevelt  appointed  him  to  that  posi- 
tion May  27,  1905,  and  on  February  22,  1910,  he  was  reappointed 
by  President  Taft.  , 

He  was  born  at  Caseyville,  Illinois,  August  15,  1872,  a  son  of 
Frederick  and  Dorothea  (Deck)  Trautmann.  Mr.  Trautmann 
received  his  higher  education  in  McKendree  College  at  Lebanon, 
Illinois,  where  he  graduated  LL.  B.  from  the  law  department  in 
1893,  and  subsequently  continued  his  studies  in  the  literary  depart- 
ment, graduating  Bachelor  of  Science  in  1895  and  Master  of 
Science  in  1898.  In  the  meantime  he  had  been  admitted  to  the  bar, 
and  has  been  in  active  practice  at  East  St.  Louis  since  1897.  For 
four  terms  Mr.  Trautmann  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois  House  of 
Representatives,  from  1898  to  1906,  and  he  took  a  prominent  part 
in  the  deliberations  of  the  legislative  body  and  was  one  of  the 
republican  leaders  in  the  House.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois 
State  Bar  Association  and  other  professional  organizations,  is  a 
Methodist,  a  Mason,  and  belongs  to  the  East  St.  Louis  Commer- 
cial and  St.  Clair  Country  clubs.  On  November  25,  1910,  he  mar- 
ried Evelyn  L.  Kinne  of  Bloomington,  Illinois. 

JUDGE  ARTHUR  H.  FROST.  Few  members  of  the  Illinois  bar  are 
more  secure  in  the  honors  of  the  profession  and  the  esteem  of  their 


456  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

associates  than  Judge  Frost,  who  for  more  than  twenty  years  has 
been  identified  with  public  office  at  Rockford,  and  is  now  serving  in 
the  office  of  circuit  judge,  a  position  through  which  he  is  known  all 
over  Northern  Illinois. 

Arthur  Henry  Frost  was  born  at  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont,  May 
12,  1855,  was  brought  to  Rockford  in  1861,  and  finished  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  Illinois.  His  law  studies  were  pursued 
in  the  office  of  Norman  C.  Warner,  and  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1878.  Thus  his  connections  with  the  Illinois  bar  make  him  one 
of  the  older  rrien  in  active  practice  in  Northern  Illinois. 

Judge  Frost  was  in  active  practice  until  1892,  and  was  then 
elected  state's  attorney  and  served  for  ten  years.  He  resigned  dur- 
ing his  third  term  in  1902  to  become  candidate  for  the  office  of  cir- 
cuit judge,  was  elected  and  by  re-election  remains  on  the  bench, 
one  of  the  most  popular  circuit  judges  in  north  Central  Illinois. 

Judge  Frost  is  a  director  of  the  Forest  City  National  Bank,  is  a 
member  of  the  Winnebago  County  Bar  Association  and  the  State 
Bar  Association,  and  belongs  to  the  Hamilton  Club  of  Chicago,  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Masonic  order  and 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Rockford  Country  Club. 

JOHN  F.  VOIGT  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Illinois  State 
Bar  Association,  and  is  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  the  law 
at  Chicago  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Richards,  Voigt  &  Darby, 
with  offices  at  72  West  Adams  Street. 

Mr.  Voigt  came  into  prominence  in  the  Illinois  bar  by  a  suc- 
cessful career  as  a  lawyer  in  Coles  County,  and  by  four  years  of 
service  as  assistant  United  States  attorney  at  Chicago,  from  1909  to 
1913.  In  1912  Mr.  Voigt  was  assigned  to  the  handling  of  the 
anti-trust  cases.  He  is  professor  of  equity  in  the  Hamilton  Col- 
lege of  Law  at  Chicago. 

John  F.  Voigt  was  born  September  7,  1869,  at  Mattoon,  Illi- 
nois, a  son  of  John  F.  and  Anna  C.  (Hess)  Voigt.  In  1888  he 
graduated  from  the  Mattoon  High  School,  was  a  student  in  the 
Illinois  College  at  Jacksonville  during  1890-91,  and  in  1896  took 
his  degree  Ph.  B.  from  the  University  of  Chicago  and  also  his  de- 
gree in  law  from  the  Chicago  College  of  Law.  After  his  admis- 
sion to  the  bar  Mr.  Voigt  returned  to  his  home  city  of  Mattoon, 
where  he  served  as  city  attorney  and  was  also  state's  attorney  of 
Coles  County  until  accepting  the  appointment  as  assistant  United 
States  attorney. 

For  a  number  of  years  he  has  been  active  in  republican  party 
affairs.  He  is  affiliated  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, as  past  grand,  with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks,  and  with  the  various  Masonic  bodies  including  the  Oriental 
Consistory  and  the  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  Mr. 
Voigt  is  a  member  of  the  Hamilton  Club,  the  Illinois  Athletic 
Club  and  the  Chicago  Literary  Club,  and  his  church  is  the  Pres- 
byterian. 


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COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  457 

December  7,  1912,  at  Mattoon,  he  married  Florence  Edna  Bell, 
daughter  of  Dr.  F.  E.  Bell,  mayor  of  Mattoon.  They  have  one 
daughter,  Marian  Edna  Voigt. 

EDWARD  J.  BRUNDAGE.  Senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Brundage, 
Landon  &  Holt,  with  offices  in  the  Westminster  building,  Edward 
J.  Brundage  has  been  a  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  since  1892,  and 
outside  of  the  courts  and  the  bar  his  name  is  widely  familiar 
through  his  service  as  president  of  the  Board  of  County  Com- 
missioners of  Cook  County,  and  as  former  corporation  counsel  of 
Chicago.  In  many  cases  of  general  public  interest  in  the  past  fif- 
teen years  the  name  of  Mr.  Brundage  has  appeared  as  one  of  the 
chief  Counsel.  His  high  standing  as  a  lawyer  and  citizen  is  -thor- 
oughly appreciated,  and  his  services  and  influence  have  helped  to 
mold  the  Chicago  of  this  century. 

Edward  Jackson  Brundage  was  born  at  Campbell,  New  York, 
May  13,  1869,  a  son  of  Victor  and  Maria  L.  (Armstrong)  Brundage. 
In  1880  his  parents  removed  to  Detroit,  Michigan,  and  his  educa- 
tion, previously  acquired  through  attendance  at  the  public  schools 
of  Campbell,  was  continued  in  Detroit  until  1883.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen  he  became  self  supporting  and  is  an  example  of  a  success- 
ful lawyer  who  created  his  own  early  opportunities.  He  began 
working  in  a  railroad  office  in  Detroit  at  the  age  of  fourteen  and 
when  the  general  office  was  removed  to  Chicago  two  years  later  he 
followed  it,  and  by  1888  had  risen  to  the  position  of  chief  clerk. 
He  studied  law  in  the  intervals  of  other  duties,  and  by  1892  was 
qualified  and  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar.  Mr.  Brundage  was 
graduated  from  the  Chicago  College  of  Law,  LL.  B.  in  1893. 

Mr.  Brundage  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Illinois  House  of 
Representatives  from  the  Sixth  District  in  the  Forty-first  and  Forty- 
third  General  Assemblies,  and  in  November,  1904,  was  elected 
president  of  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  of  Cook  County 
and  reelected  in  November,  1906.  With  the  possible  exception  of 
the  office  of  mayor  of  Chicago,  no  other  position  in  Cook  County 
carries  with  it  graver  responsibilities  than  that  of  president  of  the 
County  Board.  That  office  involves  heavier  duties  than  the  posi- 
tion of  governor  in  many  states.  The  charity  service  alone  involves 
the  administration  of  several  great  institutions  and  the  expenditure 
of  millions  of  dollars  of  public  money.  Mr.  Brundage  came  into 
the  office  with  a  reputation  as  a  hard  worker  and  a  public  adminis- 
trator with  certain  definite  ideals  as  to  efficiency  and  honesty  in  the 
handling  of  public  office  as  a  public  trust.  The  introduction  of 
business-like,  competent  and  honest  methods  into  the  administra- 
tion of  the  county  commissioner's  office  is  in  an  important  degree 
credited  to  the  work  of  Mr.  Brundage.  When  at  the  beginning  of 
his  term  he  stated  that  "politics  has  no  business  in  a  charitable  in- 
stitution where  the  poor,  the  sick  and  the  insane  are  being  cared 
for,"  he  set  up  a  standard  which  was  typical  of  all  his  subsequent 
work  and  acts  as  president  of  the  County  Board.  He  introduced 


458  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

a  modified  form  of  civil  service  in  the  appointment  of  members 
to  the  county  hospital  staff  and  throughout  his  administration 
was  an  earnest  worker  in  behalf  of  an  institutional  service  that 
should  not  be  hampered  by  political  expedients. 

Besides  the  administration  of  the  various  county  institutions 
the  term  of  Mr.  Brundage  was  made  noteworthy  as  a  constructive 
enterprise  in  the  erection  of  the  splendid  new  county  building.  The 
efficiency,  economy  and  thoroughness  with  which  this  task  was 
carried  out  under  his  and  subsequent  administrations  have  fre- 
quently been  commended  with  due  reflection  of  credit  upon  Mr. 
Brundage.  When  he  came  into  office  the  old  courthouse  was  little 
more  than  a  disreputable  ruin.  A  proposal  to  remodel  the  old 
building  at  a  cost  of  half  a  million  dollars  had  been  vetoed  in  a 
previous  election,  but  President  Brundage  determined  the  county 
should  have  an  entirely  new  building  to  cost  five  million  dollars. 
He  appointed  a  committee  of  leading  Chicago  business  men  who 
examined  the  old  building,  reported  that  it  was  not  worth  repairing, 
and  recommended  the  proposed  bond  issue  for  a  new  structure. 
The  bond  issue  was  approved  at  the  following  city  election,  and 
five  months  later  the  work  had  begun  in  demolishing  the  old  ruin 
and  the  plans  for  the  new  building  were  already  perfected. 
Throughout  the  course  of  planning  and  construction  of  the  new 
courthouse,  Mr.  Brundage  was  the  man  whose  hard  common  sense 
and  insistence  upon  efficiency  and  economy  finally  gave  Chicago 
what  has  been  pronounced  as  the  finest  county  building  in  America, 
which  was  completed  without  a  hint  of  extravagance  and  with  such 
rapidity  that  the  building  was  ready  for  occupancy  soon  after  Mr. 
Brundage  retired  from  the  presidency  of  the  board.  The  Cook 
County  Courthouse  is  a  beautiful  architectural  monument,  yet  dig- 
nity and  classical  outline  have  not  been  secured  at  the  expense 
of  such  perfect  adaptation  to  use  and  convenience  as  are  found 'in 
modern  business  office  buildings.  Another  feature  of  his  adminis- 
tration as  president  of  the  County  Board  was  the  carrying  out  of 
his  plan  to  provide  a  permanent  individual  home  for  the  Juvenile 
Court. 

Mr.  Brundage  resigned  his  office  as  president  of  the  Board  of 
County  Commissioners  April  16,  1907,  to  accept  the  office  of  cor- 
poration counsel  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  and  continued  his  duties 
in  that  capacity  until  a  change  of  administration  from  a  republican 
to- a  democratic  mayor  in  1911.  Again  in  that  office  his  counsel 
was  invaluable  in  solving  the  legal  problems  connected  with  a 
progressive  and  constructive  period  of  the  city's  affairs.  Since 
leaving  the  office  of  corporation  counsel  Mr.  Brundage  has  been 
devoted  to  the  general  practice  of  law.  It  is  characteristic  of  the 
habits  and  nature  of  the  man  that  while  in  public  office  he  made 
his  office  distinctive  on  account  of  the  capable  performance  of  its 
functions,  and  now  that  he  is  once  more  a  private  citizen,  and 
while  handling  with  rare  judgment  and  ability  his  work  as  a  law- 
yer, seldom  allows  his  name  to  come  into  public  print  and  desires 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  459 

only  the  recognition  and  rewards  of  the  plain  and  unassuming  in- 
dividual man  of  affairs. 

He  was  vice  president  for  Illinois  of  the  Pan  American  Exposi- 
tion at  Buffalo,  and  in  many  ways  has  made  himself  a  useful  factor 
in  the  progressive  citizenship  of  Chicago.  Mr.  Brundage  is  a 
Knight  Templar  Mason,  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the 
Royal  League,  and  the  Columbian  Knights,  and  belongs  to  the 
Chicago  Athletic,  the  University,  and  the  Industrial  clubs.  He 
was  married  December  17,  1913,  to  Germaine  Vernier. 

BURNETT  M.  CHIPPERFIELD.  While  Mr.  Chipperfield  has  for 
many  years  been  actively  identified  with  the  Illinois  Bar,  and  is  now 
senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Chipperfield  &  Chipperfield  at 
Canton,  his  name  and  services  are  at  once  recognized  all  over  the 
state  because  of  his  important  work  as  a  legislator.  In  the  field 
of  social  and  industrial  welfare  legislation,  it  is  doubtful  if  any 
name  is  associated  with  more  valuable  bills  and  amendments  now 
in  operation  in  the  body  of  Illinois  statutes,  than  that  of  Mr.  Chip- 
perfield. Mr.  Chipperfield's  partner  in  the  practice  of  law  at  Canton 
is  his  brother,  Judge  C.  E.  Chipperfield. 

Burnett  M.  Chipperfield  is  a  native  of  the  old  town  of  Dover 
in  Bureau  County,  Illinois,  and  was  born  there  June  17,  1870.  His 
father  was  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  as 
the  rules  of  the  church  at  that  time  permitted  a  pastor  to  remain 
in  one  location  not  more  than  three  years,  the  son  spent  his  child- 
hood and  youth  in  many  different  localities  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Sandwich,  Sterling,  Marseilles,  Seneca,  Rock 
Falls,  Kankakee,  Chillicothe  and  Chicago,  and  also  in  Hamlin  Uni^ 
versity,  a  Methodist  institution  at  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  For  a  time 
he  was  associated  with  the  Commercial  National  Bank  of  Chicago, 
now  consolidated  under  the  name  of  the  Continental  and  Com- 
mercial Bank,  the  largest  bank  west  of  New  York.  Later  he  made 
a  surveying  trip  to  the  northwest,  and  for  a  time  taught  in  the 
Green  Prairie  schools  in  Minnesota,  and  for  a  year  was  assistant 
principal  of  the  school  at  Cuba,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Chipperfield  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  Bar.  In  1894 
he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Canton,  and  that  was  his  first  im- 
portant office.  His  one  term  proved  a  revelation  of  his  progressive 
attitude  in  all  matters,  subsequently  best  illustrated  in  his  legislative 
career.  One  of  the  results  of  his  administration  while  in  the  office 
of  city  attorney  was  a  complete  revision  of  the  city  ordinances  and 
a  thorough  systematization  of  the  city  legal  department.  It  is  due 
to  him  that  the  system  originated  of  suspending  fines  for  misbe- 
havior and  suspending  sentences  with  the  understanding  that  the 
favored  individuals  seek  in  other  fields  an  opportunity  to  begin  life 
anew.  In  disposing  of  five  hundred  criminal  cases  the  city  won  all 
but  two  or  three,  and  Mr.  Chipperfield  was  attorney  for  the  muni- 
cipality in  litigation  involving  more  than  a  total  of  $150,000. 

At  the  expiration  of  his  term  as  city  attorney  Mr.  Chipperfield 


460  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

was  elected  states  attorney  of  Fulton  County,  and  was  the  first 
republican  elected  to  that  office.  His  service  in  the  General  Assem- 
bly was  during  the  Forty-third  Legislature,  representing  both  Knox 
and  Fulton  counties.  Of  primary  importance  in  mentioning  his 
legislative  record  was  the  bill  reforming  the  convict  system  of  the 
state.  Mr.  Chipperfield  introduced  the  bill,  and  it  passed  the  house 
by  unanimous  vote,  and  proved  so  far  reaching  and  valuable  in  its 
operation  that  it  proved  a  model  for  similar  legislation  undertaken 
in  many  other  states.  He  made  a  close  study  of  safety  regulations 
in  various  industries,  and  was  author  of  the  bill  regulating  the  firing 
of  shot  in  coal  mines,  a  measure  which  did  much  to  minimize  the 
danger  from  explosions.  He  also  introduced  a  bill  increasing  the 
death  limit  from  five  thousand  dollars  to  ten  thousand  dollars,  and 
various  other  amendments  to  the  mining  laws.  Another  beneficial 
bill  which  he  steered  through  both  the  house  and  senate  prevented 
employers  from  compelling  men  to  remain  in  their  employ  by  with- 
holding a  portion  of  their  wages.  He  was  also  an  advocate  of  and 
consistently  supported  all  measures  prescribing  more  sanitary  shops 
and  better  inspection  under  the  child  labor  law,  and  also  supported  a 
free  employment  bureau.  He  worked  for  the  abolition  of  the  intol- 
erable conditions  of  the  sweat  shops  maintained  by  clothing  manu- 
facturers, and  voted  against  the  increase  of  salaries  of  members  of 
the  Legislature  and  other  state  officers.  During  his  presence  in 
the  Legislature  Mr.  Chipperfield  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
penal  and  reformatory  institutions,  a  member  of  the  committee  on 
corporations,  on  fish  and  game,  on  judiciary  and  judicial  apportion- 
ments, military  affairs,  mines  and  mining,  railroads,  rules,  and  also 
a  member  of  the  republican  steering  committee. 

Partly  through  his  legislative  record,  his  recognized  knowledge 
of  social  and  industrial  and  general  political  conditions,  and  his 
forceful  ability  as  a  speaker  Mr.  Chipperfield  has  been  much  in 
demand  as  an  orator,  and  there  is  not  a  county  in  Illinois  nor  a 
state  in  the  Middle  West  in  which  he  has  not  been  urged  to  speak. 
For  years  Mr.  Chipperfield  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  the  Western  Illinois  State  Normal  School  at  Macomb. 

Mr.  Chipperfield  was  married  in  1895  to  Miss  Clara  L.  Ross  of 
Canton.  They  have  a  son  and  daughter.  Mr.  Chipperfield  is 
affiliated  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  the  Fraternal  Order 
of  Eagles,  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  in 
politics  is  a  republican. 

RUDOLPH  MATZ.  Born  in  Chicago,  December  n,  1860,  the  son 
of  the  prominent-  architect,  Otto  H.  Matz,  Rudolph  Matz  has 
been  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  since  1887,  and  for 
many  years  has  divided  his  time  among  important  legal  and  busi- 
ness interests  and  various  benevolent  and  civic  agencies. 

As  a  boy  Rudolph  Matz  was  a  student  in  the  Sheldon,  the 
Ogden  and  the  Haven  public  schools  and  the  Central  High  School 


461 

of  Chicago,  and  in  1882  graduated  A.  B.  from  Williams  College. 
For  two  years  following  his  collegiate  course  he  was  an  instructor 
in  the  Higher  School  for  Boys,  later  the  University  School  of 
Chicago,  and  in  1886  graduated  with  valedictorian  honors  from 
the  Northwestern  University  Law  School.  During  1885-86  he  was 
also  a  student  in  the  office  of  Dexter,  Herrick  &  Allen,  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1886,  and  the  following  year  was  spent  in 
travel  abroad,  during  which  he  went  around  the  world.  He  then 
became  an  assistant  in  the  firm  of  Barnum,  Rubens  &  Ames,  and 
in  1888  became  associated  in  practice  with  Walter  L.  Fisher,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Matz  &  Fisher.  In  1897  William  C.  Boyden  was 
admitted  to  the  partnership,  which  continued  as  Matz,  Fisher  & 
Boyden,  and  within  the  last  few  years  there  has  been  added  to  the 
firm  William  Warren  Case  and  Laird  Bell.  Though  Mr.  Fisher 
withdrew  from  active  practice  in  Chicago  in  March,  1911,  to  ac- 
cept appointment  from  President  Taft  as  Secretary  of  the  Inte- 
rior, the  firm  style  remained  unchanged  and  he  has  since  resumed 
an  active  partnership.  Illinois  lawyers  generally  recognize  this 
as  one  of  the  strongest  legal  combinations  in  the  state.  For  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century  its  professional  relations  have  been  of 
a  varied  and  important  nature,  too  extensive  for  any  brief  outline. 
It  may  be  mentioned  that  Matz  &  Fisher  were  attorneys  for  the 
Ways  and  Means  Committee  of  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition 

Mr.  Matz  is  a  director  and  president  of  the  Legal  Aid  Society 
of  Chicago,  and  has  membership  in  the  Chicago,  the  Illinois  State 
and  the  American  Bar  associations,  and  is  a  trustee  of  the  Civic 
Federation  of  Chicago.  As  executor  of  the  estate  of  the  late  Charles 
M.  Henderson,  he  served  as  vice  president  and  director  of  that 
wholesale  boot  and  shoe  company  from  1896  until  1902,  and  is 
now  a  director  in  the  United  Shoe  Machinery  Company,  and  a  di- 
rector of  the  Chicago  Savings  Bank  and  Trust  Company,  and  a 
director  in  the  Chicago  Auditorium  Association.  He  has  also 
served  as  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Western 
Society  for  the  Suppression  of  Vice.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican. 
While  a  resident  of  Chicago,  Mr.  Matz  was  a  trustee  of  the  Second 
Presbyterian  Church  from  1902  to  1904,  and  is  now  a  trustee  of 
the  Winnetka  Congregational  Church,  his  home  being  in  Hubbard 
Woods.  Mr.  Matz  is  a  member  of  the  University,  the  Indian  Hill 
Country,  the  Chicago  Literary,  the  Chicago  Law  and  the  City 
clubs,  and  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  and  Williams  clubs  of  New  York 
City.  He  belongs  to  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  and  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
college  fraternities. 

His  father,  Otto  H.  Matz,  has  been  an  architect  in  Chicago  since 
1854,  and  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  members  of  his 
profession.  Otto  H.  Matz  was  born  in  Berlin,  Germany,  March 
8,  1830.  During  the  '505  he  was  architect  for  the  Illinois  Central 
and  the  Chicago  &  Alton  railways,  and  built  the  Illinois  Central 
depot  at  Chicago  that  was  destroyed  in  the  fire  of  1871.  During 
the  war  he  was  a  civil  engineer,  with  the  rank  of  major,  serving 


462  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

on  the  staff  of  Generals  Fremont,  Halleck  and  Grant.  He  worked 
with  General  Wilson  in  the  preparation  of  the  plans  for  the  cap- 
ture of  Vicksburg,  and  rode  into  that  city  with  General  Grant. 
From  1869  to  1871  he  was  school  architect  of  Chicago,  and  in 
1892,  while  county  architect,  erected  the  present  Criminal  Court 
Building.  After  the  Chicago  fire  he  was  awarded  first  prize  in 
competition  with  other  architects  for  plans  for  the  City  Hall  and 
County  Building.  Otto  H.  Matz  was  married  October  26,  1857, 
to  Mary  Elizabeth  Lewis,  who  was  born  in  Pulaski,  Oswego  County, 
N.  Y.,  December  13,  1837,  and  came  to  Chicago  in  1852.  Her 
brother,  Hiram  LaMotte  Lewis,  was  for  many  years  a  prominent 
Chicago  lawyer,  a  partner  of  the  late  Thomas  Hoyne.  Mrs.  Matz, 
who  died  November  13,  1911,  was  a  leader  in  charitable  and  edu- 
cational work,  was  for  many  years  president  of  the  Mary  Thomp- 
son Hospital  for  women  and  children,  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Fortnightly  Club,  and  at  one  time  president  of  the  Chicago  Wo- 
man's Club. 

Rudolph  Matz  married  November  19,  1890,  Miss  Florence 
Humphrey  Henderson,  daughter  of  Charles  M.  and  Emily  (Hol- 
lingsworth)  Henderson.  Mrs.  Matz  is  interested  in  charitable 
work  and  a  director  of  the  Illinois  Training  School  for  Nurses, 
and  of  the  Legal  Aid  Society  of  Chicago.  Her  father,  Charles 
Mather  Henderson,  who  was  born  in  Connecticut  in  1834,  a  direct 
descendant  of  Cotton  Mather,  was  a  prominent  business  man  of 
Chicago  from  1853  until  his  death  in  1896.  He  was  president  of 
the  C.  M.  Henderson  £  Company,  one  of  the  largest  boot  and  shoe 
houses  in  the  West,  and  was  also  active  in  banking  and  civic  affairs. 
After  the  fire  of  1871  he  assisted  in  the  reorganization  of  the  Chi- 
cago Fire  Department,  was  at  one  time  president  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association,  for  many  years  superintendent  of  the 
Railroad  Chapel  Sunday  School,  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Citizens  Association  and  of  the  Chicago  Relief  and  Aid  Society, 
and  a  trustee  of  the  Home  for  Incurables  and  of  the  Children's  Aid 
Society.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Matz  have  three  children:  Ruth  Hen- 
derson, Charles  Henderson  and  Emily  Florence. 

HON.  WALTER  REEVES.  While  the  late  Walter  Reeves  was  for 
more  than  thirty  years  identified  with  the  Illinois  bar,  and  gained 
many  of  the  best  distinctions  and  rewards  of  the  successful  and 
high-minded  lawyer,  his  name  is  probably  most  familiar  over  the 
state  at  large  through  his  eight  years  of  service  in  Congress.  In  his 
home  city  of  Streator  and  in  La  Salle  County  he  had  few  peers  as 
a  lawyer,  public  leader  and  public-spirited  citizen. 

Walter  Reeves  was  born  near  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania,  Sep- 
tember 25,  1848,  and  died  April  9,  1909.  He  was  a  son  of  Harrison 
and  Maria  (Leonard)  Reeves.  His  father  was  of  Scotch-English 
descent,  a  Pennsylvania  farmer  before  coming  to  Illinois,  and  the 
mother  gave  to  the  late  congressman  a  strain  of  German  and  Welsh 
blood.  The  family  located  on  a  farm  in  La  Salle  County,  Illinois, 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  463 

in  1856.  Walter  Reeves  grew  to  manhood  in  the  country  district 
of  La  Salle  County,  gained  his  education  by  attending  the  public 
schools  and  through  private  study,  and  like  many  other  successful 
lawyers,  had  an  experience  as  a  teacher.  He  studied  law  as  oppor- 
tunity offered,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  the  June  term  of  the 
Supreme  Court  in  1875.  Throughout  his  professional  career  his 
home  was  at  Streator,  where  he  showed  remarkable  talent  either  as 
counselor  or  as  a  jury  advocate,  and  for  a  number  of  years  had  the 
choice  of  the  most  important  and  profitable  litigation  in  the  local 
courts.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court  in  1884. 

Walter  Reeves  was  a  splendid  type  of  the  political  leader  when 
the  republican  party  was  supreme  in  Illinois.  In  1894  he  was 
nominated  to  succeed  the  late  Gen.  Thomas  J.  Henderson  as 
candidate  for  Congress  for  the  Eleventh  Illinois  District,  and  in 
the  election  received  a  plurality  of  nearly  5,000  votes,  and  a  major- 
ity over  his  three  opponents.  His  majorities  were  increased  in 
the  three  succeeding  elections.  Of  his  work  in  Congress  the  fol- 
lowing has  been  said :  "Regarding  himself  as  a  public  servant  whose 
duty  it  was  to  advance  the  best  interests  of  those  he  represented,  he 
began  devoting  his  energies  to  the  work  of  internal  improvement 
in  the  country  and  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  committee  on 
rivers  and  harbors.  In  the  river  and  harbor  bill  passed  by  the 
fifty-fourth  congress  he  obtained  from  the  general  government  for 
improvements  in  the  State  of  Illinois  between  eight  and  nine  million 
dollars.  His  position  was  that  'in  the  midst  of  exceedingly  hard 
times  the  laboring  people  should  be  assisted  through  providing  work 
in  these  internal  improvements  and  that  the  farmers  and  business 
men  would  also  be  benefited  by  the  internal  development  of  our 
country.  Thus  he  accomplished  more  for  the  internal  improvements 
of  the  state  by  general  government  than  had  been  accomplished  for 
a  score  of  years.  He  also  prepared  and  introduced  a  bill  in  congress 
to  control  the  patent  system  of  the  United  States,  and  while  it  was 
under  consideration  the  leading  labor  paper  of  New  York  said  that 
if  it  passed  it  would  accomplish  more  for  the  laboring  people  of  the 
United  States  than  any  other  bill  ever  introduced  in  congress.  He 
stood  for  progress,  disapproving  of  useless  expenditure.  He  did 
not  believe  in  the  practice  of  economy  to  the  extent  of  hindering  the 
onward  march  of  progress.  Realizing  that  a  nation  like  an  indi- 
vidual, must  advance  or  retrogression  follows." 

In  1876  Mr.  Reeves  married  Miss  Metta  M.  Cogswell,  of  Wash- 
ington, Connecticut,  a  daughter  of  Lucius  T.  Cogswell  and  a  mem- 
ber of  a  very  old  and  prominent  New  England  family.  Mrs.  Reeves 
was  graduated  from  Mount  Holyoke  Seminary  of  Massachusetts. 
In  personality  the  late  Mr.  Reeves  was  described  as  a  man  of  modest 
demeanor  and  entire  absence  of  all  parade  and  ostentation,  together 
with  a  simple  dignity  born  of  innate  virtue  and  self-respect.  His 
own  experience  and  natural  kindness  gave  him  a  practical  sympathy 


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with  all  young  men  who  were  struggling  for  an  education  and  a 
higher  life. 

WILLIAM  H.  BOYS.  For  many  years  one  of  the  acknowledged 
leaders  of  La  Salle  County  bar,  William  H.  Boys,  was  admitted  to 
the  Illinois  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  at  Mount  Vernon  in  1886, 
and  since  1887  has  been  in  almost  continuous  practice  at  Streator. 
In  1891  he  became  associated  with  the  late  Hon.  Walter  Reeves, 
and  until  their  association  was  dissolved  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Reeves 
in  1909,  their  firm  controlled  the  largest  corporation  and  general 
practice  in  La  Salle  County.  Mr.  Boys  has  been  unusually  honored 
both  in  his  profession  and  as  a  citizen  of  Streator  and  of  the  state. 

William  H.  Boys  was  born  in  Marshall  County,  Illinois,  Decem- 
ber 1 8,  1862,  a  son  of  John  and  Catherine  (Long)  Boys.  Both  his 
parents  were  natives  of  Marshall  County,  and  his  father,  who  was 
a  farmer,  died  in  1865  at  the  age  of  thirty-two.  The  mother  subse- 
quently married  John  S.  Smith,  who  died  in  1875,  and  she  passed 
away  at  the  age  of  seventy-four.  The  two  children  were  William 
H.  Boys  and  Lillian,  now  the  wife  of  Fred  Towner. 

William  H.  Boys  lived  on  the  home  farm  in  Marshall  County 
until  1871,  when  he  went  with  his  mother  to  Streator,  attended  the 
public  schools  of  that  city,  and  finished  his  literary  education  in 
Hedding  College  at  Abingdon,  Illinois.  He  studied  law  in  the  office 
of  Judge  Thomas  Shaw  and  Robert  Edwards  at  Lacon,  Illinois,  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  the  Illinois  .courts  in  1886,  and  in  1906  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  the  United  States  District  and  Supreme 
Courts.  His  first  work  as  a  lawyer  was  done  in  Norton  in  Western 
Kansas,  but  in  the  fall  of  1887  he  returned  to  Streator,  and  in  April, 
1889,  was  elected  city  attorney  for  a  term  of  two  years.  In  1891 
he  was  elected  mayor  of  Streator,  and  held  that  office  two  years. 
From  1894  to  1903  Mr.  Boys  attended  to  all  the  legal  business  of 
the  firm  of  Reeves  &  Boys,  while  Mr.  Reeves  was  in  Congress  and 
during  that  time  the  firm  were  local  attorneys  for  the  Chicago, 
Burlington  &  Quincy  Railway,  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad,  the 
Santa  Fe  and  the  Wabash  railroads  as  well  as  the  New  York  Cen- 
tral lines.  Since  the  death  of  the  senior  partner,  Mr.  Boys  has 
continued  to  act  as  counsel  to  these  different'  railways,  and  for 
twenty  years  their  interests  have  formed  a  large  share  of  his  legal 
practice.  He  has  also  been  attorney  and  still  represents  the  more 
prominent  corporations  doing  business  in  Streator.  After  the  death 
of  Mr.  Reeves  Mr.  Boys  took  into  partnership  Russell  C.  Osborn 
and  Edward  M.  Griggs,  and  he  is  now  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  Boys,  Osborn  &  Griggs. 

In  January,  1905,  Mr.  Boys  was  appointed  first  assistant  attor- 
ney-general under  Atty.-Gen.  W.  H.  Stead,  and  held  that 
office  eight  months.  From  1906  to  January  i,  1909,  he  was  chair- 
man of  the  Illinois  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Commission,  and  dur- 
ing that  time  maintained  his  residence  in  Springfield.  He  has  always 
been  ready  both  as  a  lawyer  and  as  a  citizen  to  respond  to  the  needs 


465 

of  his  home  city,  and  for  six  years  was  president  of  the  high  school 
board. 

Mr.  Boys  is  a  member  of  the  La  Salle  County  Bar  Association, 
the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Associa- 
tion. Fraternally  he  is  affiliated  with  Streator  Lodge,  No.  607,  A. 
F.  &  A.  M.;  Streator  Chapter,  No.  168,  R.  A.  M.;  Streator  Com- 
mandery,  No.  70,  K.  T. ;  Streator  Lodge,  No.  591,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and 
with  Findley  Lodge,  No.  82,  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  in  Chicago,  and  is 
a  charter  member  of  the  Streator  Club.  Politically  his  activities  have 
identified  him  with  the  republican  party. 

October  15,  1885,  Mr.  Boys  married  Miss  Althea  Stire,  who  was 
born  in  Marshall  County  April  i,  1865,  daughter  of  Francis  H.  and 
Lydia  (Dey)  Stire,  her  father  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  her 
mother  of  New  York.  Her  father  came  to  Illinois  in  the  early  '503, 
was  a  farmer,  and  during  the  war  was  for  three  years  a  soldier. 
After  the  war  he  was  engaged  in  the  grain  business  at  Lacon,  later 
a  clothing  merchant  there,  and  finally  removed  to  Indianapolis.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Boys  have  one  son,  Thomas  L.,  who  was  born  in  1887,  was 
educated  in  Lake  Forest  University,  and  is  now  assistant  superin- 
tendent of  the  Barr  Clay  Company  at  Streator. 

JESSE  HOLDOM.  Since  1898  Judge  Holdom  has  employed  his 
judicial  office  in  Cook  County  as  a  means  of  broad  and  able  service 
to  the  community  and  during  that  time  has  sat  on  the  bench  of  the 
Superior,  Appellate  and  Circuit  Courts  of  Cook  County.  It  is 
through  his  position  and  service  as  a  judge  that  his  name  is  most 
familiar  to  Chicago  people,  though  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Chicago  bar  more  than  forty  years,  served  one  term  as  president 
of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  both  in  his  profession  and  in 
his  civic  interests  has  found  many  opportunities  for  useful  work. 

Born  in  London,  England,  August  23,  1851,  Jesse  Holdom  is  a 
son  of  William  and  Eliza  Holdom.  His  European  ancestors  were 
refugees  from  the  massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew,  and  in  1572  set- 
tled at  Spitalfield  in  London,  and  for  300  years  the  Holdoms  were 
all  born  in  the  same  parish.  Judge  Holdom  was  educated  at  the 
Homerton  College,  London,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  has  had  his  home  in  Chicago  since  July  of  that 
year.  He  studied  law,  part  of  the  time  with  Joshua  C.  Knicker- 
bocker, and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  September  13,  1873.  He  con- 
tinued with  Judge  Knickerbocker  until  1876,  then  became  chief 
clerk  with  Tenneys,  Flower  &  Abercrombie,  and  in  1878  became 
associated  with  the  brother  of  Judge  Knickerbocker  under  the  firm 
name  of  Knickerbocker  &  Holdom,  a  law  firm  of  substantial  repu- 
tation and  with  influential  connections  during  its  existence  of  ten 
years.  Judge  Holdom  after  that  practiced  alone  until  his  election 
to  the  bench  as  a  judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Cook  County  in 
1898.  In  June,  1906,  he  became  a  justice  of  the  Appellate  Court  in 
the  First  Illinois  District.  In  the  recent  judicial  elections  of  June, 

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466  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

1915,  the  vote  given  to  Judge  Holclom  as  a  candidate  for  the  Cir- 
cuit Court  placed  him  high  in  the  list  of  the  sitting  judges  who  were 
continued  in  office.  As  a  lawyer  perhaps  his  best  reputation  rests  on 
his  work  in  chancery  and  probate  cases  and  in  litigations  involving 
wills  and  titles  to  real  estate. 

Judge  Holdom  is  a  republican,  and  during  1897-98  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Hamilton  Club,  and  in  1909  was  president  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  and  for  several  years  was  a  member  of  its  committee 
on  political  action.  He  was  president  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Asso- 
ciation in  1901-02.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, the  Chicago  Law  Club  and  the  Chicago  Law  Institute.  He 
has  also  been  identified  with  the  Chicago  Art  Institute  and  his  other 
interests  outside  of  his  profession  are  indicated  by  his  membership 
in  such  organizations  as  the  Bibliophile  Society  of  Boston  and  the 
Caxton  Club  of  Chicago.  Judge  Holdom  is  a  book  lover  and  has  a 
large  general  library  and  also  a. collection  of  rare  and  old  books.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  National  Geographic  Society  and  the  American 
Forestry  Association.  He  is  warden  of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church. 

HON  JAMES  M.  GRAY.  Among  the  distinguished  men  whose 
achievements  in  different  directions  brought  honor  to  themselves  and 
reflected  credit  upon  the  State  of  Illinois,  no  one  is  more  easily 
recalled  or  is  more  sincerely  mourned  than  the  late  James  M.  Gray, 
of  Decatur.  He  had  the  sound  learning  and  all  the  versatile  abilities 
of  the  true  lawyer,  and  supplementing  these  were  the  wisdom  and 
efficiency  of  disinterested  statesmanship.  Largely  to  this  combina- 
tion is  due  the  fact  that  many  admirable  laws  have  been  placed  on 
the  statute  books  of  the  State  of  Illinois  within  the  last  decade. 

From  the  beginning  of  his  practice  until  his  death  Mr.  Gray's 
home  was  in  Decatur.  There  he  won  eminent  success  as  a  lawyer, 
for  a  number  of  years  being  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  brilliant 
criminal  attorneys  in  the  judicial  district.  Whether  regarded  in  the 
light  of  a  lawyer,  legislator  and  public  leader,  or  as  an  accomplished 
gentleman,  the  late  James  M.  Gray  well  deserves  the  memory  and 
gratitude  of  his  native  state.  He  was  born  in  Ramsey,  in  Fayette 
County,  Illinois,  June  i,  1862,  one  of  the  five  children  of  Richard 
H.  and  Emily  (Hall)  Gray.  His  father  moved  from  Fayette  into 
Coles  County,  Illinois,  and  there  became  a  prosperous  farmer. 

The  wholesome  environment  of  the  country  and  the  rugged  dis- 
cipline of  the  home  farm  were  factors  of  importance  during  the 
formative  period  of  James  M.  Gray's  life.  He  attended  the  high 
schools  of  Ramsey  and  Vandalia,  Illinois,  and  later  the  university  at 
Valparaiso,  Indiana.  Following  this  came  three  years  of  school 
teaching,  by  which  means  he  secured  capital  with  which  to  continue 
his  studies  through  the  scientific  course  at  Valparaiso,  until  graduat- 
ing with  an  A.  B.  degree  in  the  class  of  1886.  Those  were  years  of 
hard  work  when  his  earnestness  of  purpose  was  well  tested  in  over- 
coming numerous  obstacles  in  the  path  of  his  ambition  for  the  law. 
Meanwhile  he  had  begun  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Henry  & 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  467 

Foulke,  of  Vandalia,  Illinois,  but  later  returned  to  the  university  to 
complete  his  course.  He  graduated  from  the  law  department  in  the 
class  of  1890,  with  the  well-deserved  degree  LL.  B.  His  intellectual 
powers  came  to  be  thoroughly  appreciated  even  during  his  college 
course,  and  while  there  he  led  his  class  and  during  his  senior  year 
at  university  was  class  president.  He  came  to  Decatur  in  June,  1890, 
and  in  the  following  fall  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  was  not  long 
in  winning  recognition  and  a  profitable  clientage.  For  one  year  he 
practiced  in  partnership  with  James  M.  Lee,  and  after  this  associa- 
tion was  discontinued  he  was  in  practice  alone  for  fourteen  years. 
His  skill  in  the  handling  of  criminal  cases  was  demonstrated  early 
in  his  career,  and  he  soon  found  this  class  of  practice  absorbing  his 
time  and  energies.  Through  his  keen  perception,  knowledge  of  law, 
and  brilliant  oratory,  he  acquired  a  reputation  as  the  leading  criminal 
lawyer  in  his  part  of  the  state.  He  possessed  wonderful  powers  as 
a  speaker,  and  at  all  times  and  under  all  circumstances  was  an  honest 
and  fearless  advocate  of  the  right.  In  1904  Mr.  Gray  formed  a 
second  law  partnership,  associating  himself  with  I.  A.  Buckingham, 
a  well-known  attorney  of  Decatur.  This  professional  connection 
was  still  existing  at  the  time  of  Mr.  Gray's  death,  which  occurred 
at  his  home  in  Decatur  June  6,  1912.  He  was  then  fifty  years  of  age, 
in  the  prime  of  his  powers,  and  his  solid  achievements  entitle  him 
to  lasting  recognition  among  the  eminent  lawyers  of  Central  Illinois, 
and  his  death  could  only  be  regarded  as  premature  because  of  the 
brilliant  work  which  continued  life  would  have  enabled  him  to  per- 
form. In  spite  of  his  many  public  activities  and  his  personal  affairs, 
Mr.  Gray  was  never  too  busy  or  occupied  to  decline  to  give  advice 
and  legal  opinion  to  younger  members  of  the  bar,  and  this  helpful- 
ness is  gratefully  recalled  by  many  lawyers  now  in  practice  in  the 
City  of  Decatur. 

In  early  manhood  Mr.  Gray  became  interested  in  politics,  and  he 
grew  into  great  influence  in  this  field.  His  efforts  for  the  demo- 
cratic party  first  came  into  notice  in  1884,  while  in  1888  he  was 
chosen  as  a  leading  campaign  speaker.  In  1890  he  served  as  chair- 
man of  the  democratic  city  organization,  and  in  1891  of  the  county 
committee,  in  the  meanwhile  being  elected  a  delegate  to  the  state 
convention.  He  was  elected  a  delegate  to  each  succeeding  state  con- 
vention as  long  as  he  lived.  In  1898  Mr.  Gray  was  first  elected  to  the 
State  Legislature,  and  subsequently  re-elected  in  1900,  1902  and  1904. 
During  his  third  term  he  was  chairman  of  the  democratic  caucus  and 
also  chairman  of  the  democratic  steering  committee.  Although  his 
representative  district  has  long  been  dominated  by  a  large  republican 
majority,  Mr.  Gray  gained  the  unique  distinction  of  being  the  only 
man,  republican  or  democrat,  who  was  ever  elected  by  the  district 
for  four  terms  in  the  Legislature.  In  his  public  work  as  in  his  prac- 
tice as  a  lawyer,  he  was  a  fearless  champion  of  every  cause  he 
believed  to  be  right,  and  his  name  appears  conspicuously  with  the 
passing  of  admirable  laws  in  the  interests  of  the  people.  His  loyal 
defense  of  his  honest  convictions  was  one  of  the  strongest  elements 


468  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

of  his  popularity.  He  continued  in  public  life  as  long  as  he  lived, 
and  was  an  influential  factor  always  in  democratic  ranks,  where  he 
was  universally  recognized  as  a  leader.  For  many  years  he  was 
chairman  of  Macon  County's  Democratic  Executive  Committee,  and 
in  1908  was  a  delegate  to  the  Democratic  National  Convention  in 
Denver.  In  1912  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  State  Central 
Committee.  While  his  interests  and  activities  thus  covered  a  wide 
outside  field,  he  never  neglected  those  pertaining  to  Decatur  or 
Macon  County,  being  ever  ready  to  lend  his  influence  and  the  pres- 
tige of  his  name  to  forward  laudable  movements  for  the  general 
welfare.  He  was  a  prime  factor  in  locating  the  James  Millikin 
University  at  Decatur,  securing  the  passage  of  the  bill  through  the 
Legislature  providing  for  its  location.  He  was  a  highly  respected 
member  of  the  State  Bar  Association  as  well  as  of  the  Macon 
County  bar,  and  was  always  proud  of  his  position  as  a  director  in 
the  latter. 

Mr.  Gray  was  united  in  marriage  June  14,  1894,  to  Miss  Lillie  M. 
Belt,  a  daughter  of  the  late  James  M.  Belt,  formerly  a  prominent 
banker  of  Bunker  Hill,  Illinois,  where  he  died  February  4,  1906. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gray  became  the  parents  of  two  children,  James  M. 
and  Lucile  B.  The  former  is  now  attending  the  University  of  Illi- 
nois at  Champaign.  The  family  belongs  to  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  at  Decatur,  of  which  congregation  Mr.  Gray  was  a  liberal 
supporter  for  its  many  avenues  of  usefulness.  He  was  a  thirty- 
second  degree  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  was 
also  identified  with  the  Elks.  The  Decatur  Chamber  of  Commerce 
found  in  him  an  active  worker,  while  his  social  qualities  made  him 
a  welcome  member  of  the  Decatur  and  the  Country  Clubs.  Perhaps, 
after  all,  it  is  in  the  home  circle  that  his  most  admirable  traits  were 
shown,  for  surely  no  greater  praise  can  be  accorded  anyone  than  to 
say  that  he  was  a  devoted  and  tender  husband,  a  careful  and 
judicious  father,  a  dependable  friend,  and  a  loyal  citizen.  All  these 
relations  and  obligations  of  private  life  the  late  James  M.  Gray 
effectively  performed.  He  was  a  man  whose  character  as  well  as 
attainments  may  well  be  held  up  to  the  world  as  a  stimulating 
example. 

SIGMUND  ZEISLER  has  been  one  of  the  distinguished  members  of 
the  Chicago  bar  for  thirty  years,  and  besides  his  prominence  in  the 
profession  has  exerted  his  influence  as  a  vigorous  thinker  and  a 
courageous  public  leader  in  behalf  of  many  reform  movements  in 
political  and  social  life. 

Sigmund  Zeisler  was  born  at  Bielitz,  Silesia,  Austria,  April  n, 
1860,  a  son  of  Isaac  L.  and  Anna  (Kanner)  Zeisler.  He  is  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Imperial  College  (Gymnasium)  at  Bielitz,  and  received 
the  degree  of  Dr.  Juris  (Doctor  of  Jurisprudence)  in  1883  from  the 
University  of  Vienna.  He  soon  afterwards  came  to  America,  and 
in  1844  graduated  from  the  Northwestern  Law  School  of  Chicago 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  469 

with  the  degree  LL.  B.,  being  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  the  same 
year. 

Mr.  Zeisler  was  associate  counsel  for  the  defense  in  the  anarchist 
cases  in  1886-87.  ^e  was  chief  assistant  corporation  counsel  of 
Chicago  in  1893-94,  but  with  that  exception  has  been  chiefly  engaged 
in  private  practice,  and  is  now  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Zeisler,  Friedman  &  Zeisler  with  offices  in  the  Straus  Building.  Since 
1904  he  has  served  as  Master  in  Chancery  of  the  Circuit  Court. 

Mr.  Zeisler  was  prominent  as  a  sound  money  democrat  in  the 
-campaign  of  1896.  He  was  one  of  the  speakers  at  the  first  anti- 
imperialist  meeting  held  west  of  the  Alleghanies,  in  Central  Music 
Hall  at  Chicago,  April  30,  1899.  He  became  a  member  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  American  Anti-Imperialists  League  in 
October,  1899,  and  was  acting  chairman  during  the  entire  business 
session  of  the  National  Liberty  Congress  of  the  anti-imperialists  at 
Indianapolis  on  August  16,  1900.  In  the  campaign  of  1900  he  went 
all  over  the  country  as  a  speaker  under  the  auspices  of  the  National 
Democratic  Campaign  Committee,  favoring  the  election  of  Mr. 
Bryan  on  the  anti-imperialist  issue.  In  1904  he  was  president  of  the 
German-American  Parker  League.  Since  1904  he  has  been  vice 
president  of  the  American  Free  Trade  League  and  is  one  of  the 
strong  advocates  of  the  more  important  economic  issues  embodied 
in  the  platforms  of  the  democratic  party. 

From  1899  to  1905  Mr.  Zeisler  was  a  member  of  the  executive 
committee,  and  since  1905  has  been  on  the  advisory  committee  of 
the  Municipal  Voters  League  of  Chicago.  He  is  first  vice  president 
of  the  Civil  Service  Reform  Association  of  Chicago ;  a  member  of 
the  executive  committee  of  the  Illinois  Constitutional  Convention 
League  1914-15  ;  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the,  Chicago 
Society  of  Advocates ;  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association, 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  Chicago  Bar  Association,  and  .the 
Chicago  Law  Institute. 

Mr.  Zeisler  is  a  member  of  the  following  clubs :  Law,  Chicago 
Literary,  Quadrangle,  Iroquois,  City,  South  Shore  Country,  Cliff 
Dwellers,  The  Little  Room,  Book  and  Play  (president  since  1907). 
He  has  been  occasional  contributor  to  reviews  and  law  journals. 
His  residence  is  at  5749  Woodlawn  Avenue.  Mr.  Zeisler  was  mar- 
ried in  Chicago  October  18,  1885,  to  Fannie  Bloomfield,  recognized 
as  one  of  the  greatest  living  pianists.  Their  children  are :  Leonard, 
Paul  and  Ernst. 

DAVID  B.  LYMAN.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  April  8,  1914,  David 
B.  Lyman  was  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  the  Chicago  bar.  He 
had  located  in  Chicago  soon  after  the  close  of  the  Civil  war,  and 
together  with  a  large  practice  as  a  lawyer  combined  extensive  busi- 
ness interests,  and  from  1895  to  1902  was  president  of  the  Chicago 
Title  &  Trust  Company.  For  many  years  he  was  one  of  the  out- 
standing figures  in  Chicago  commercial  and  professional  life. 

Of  his  work  as  a  lawyer,  no  better  estimate  perhaps  can  be 


470  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

found  than  one  which  appeared  in  Palmer's  "Bench  and  Bar  of 
Illinois,"  about  fifteen  years  ago :  "From  the  beginning  Mr.  Lyman's 
career  at  the  bar  has  been  one  of  marked  success.  He  is  an  untir- 
ing worker,  preparing  his  cases  with  the  utmost  precision,  exhaustive 
in  research,  clear  and  concise  in  thought  and  logical  in  argument, — 
and  such  qualities  predestined  him  for  a  foremost  place  in  his  pro- 
fession. The  history  of  the  cases  with  which  he  has  been  connected 
would  comprise  a  record  of  much  of  the  important  civil  litigation 
that  has  been  heard  in  the  courts  of  Cook  county  for  almost  thirty 
years,  and  yet  his  legal  business  is  somewhat  peculiar  in  that  much 
of  it  seldom  finds  its  way  into  the  courts.  Mr.  Lyman  may  be  said 
to  be  more  of  a  counselor  than  advocate,  and  it  has  become  known 
to  the  business  community  that  he  will  not  advise  the  bringing  of 
a  suit  except  in  strong  cases,  and  this  only  when  there  is  no  remedy 
save  in  litigation.  While  real  estate  and  corporation  law  has  claimed 
much  of  his  attention,  he  is  equally  proficient  in  other  branches  of 
practice  and  is  always  ready  for  attack  or  defense.  A  firm  believer 
in  the  maxim  that  there  is  no  excellence  without  labor,  he  is  noted 
for  his  untiring  industry  and  his  painstaking  preparation  and  man- 
agement of  his  cases,  no  less  than  for  his  ability  and  learning  in 
the  law.  The  one  class  of  cases  which  he  refuses  altogether  is  that 
which  comes  under  the  general  designation  of  criminal  practice. 
Though  he  has  probably  a  higher  reputation  as  an  able  and  learned 
counselor  than  as  an  advocate,  his  arguments  carry  more  weight 
from  the  very  honesty  of  his  character  than  those  of  some  more 
eloquent  but  less  trusted  lawyers." 

Varied  experience  in  interesting  environment  filled  the  early 
years  of  the  late  David  B.  Lyman,  and  his  mature  life  was  one  of 
exceptional  achievement.  He  was  born  at  Hilo,  Hawaii,  March  27, 
1840,  and  spent  the  first  twenty  years  of  his  life  in  the  picturesque 
surroundings  of  those  Pacific  islands.  .  His  parents  were  of  old  New 
England  and  Pilgrim  stock.  His  father,  Rev.  D.  B.  Lyman,  was  in 
early  life  a  resident  of  New  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  was  a 
graduate  from  Williams  College  and  the  Andover  Theological  Semi- 
nary. In  1831  he  married  Miss  Sarah  Joiner  of  Royalton,  Vermont, 
and  soon  afterward  as  missionaries  for  the  American  Board  of 
Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions  they  sailed  for  the  'Sandwich 
Islands,  where  they  labored  in  the  cause  of  Christianity  more  than 
fifty  years. 

In  Hawaii  David  Brainerd  Lyman  had  the  advantage  of  instruc- 
tion from  his  parents,  and  also  acquired  business  training  through 
service  in  several  governmental  posts,  a  training  that  was  not  only 
a  part  of  his  practical  education  but  also  gave  him  the  means  for 
a  higher  education  in  the  United  States.  In  1859  Mr.  Lyman 
embarked  on  a  vessel  at  Honolulu,  sailed  around  Cape  Horn  and 
arrived  in  Massachusetts  in  May,  1860.  In  September  of  the 
same  year  he  was  enrolled  as  a  student  in  Yale  College  and  was 
graduated  A.  B.  in  1864.  Then  followed  a  course  in  the  Harvard 
Law  School,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1866,  and  won  one  of  the 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  471 

two  prizes  for  the  best  legal  essays.  During  1864-65  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  Sanitary  Commission  as  hospital  visitor,  and  had 
charge  of  the  Fifth  Corps  Hospital  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac, 
and  also  of  the  hospital  at  the  Point  of  Rocks,  Virginia.  Later  he 
had  supervision  of  the  Sanitary  Commission  station  for  the  forces 
concentrated  about  Washington.  Mr.  Lvman  was  admitted  to  the 
Massachusetts  bar  in  18,66.  In  1874  he  received  the  degree  Master 
of  Arts  from  Yale  University. 

A  few  months  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  Mr.  Lyman  came 
to  Chicago,  spent  two  years  as  clerk  in  the  office  of  Waite  &  Clark, 
and  on  July  I,  1869,  became  associated  with  Col.  Huntington  W. 
Jackson  in  the  firm  of  Lyman  &  Jackson.  When  this  firm  -was 
dissolved  in  1895  it  was  said  to  be  the  oldest  law  firm  in  the  city  in 
point  of  continuous  existence  under  one  organization.  For  several 
years  before  his  death  Mr.  Lyman  was  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  Lyman,  Lyman  &  O'Connor.  One  evidence  of  his  high  stand- 
ing in  the  profession  was  his  service  by  election  in  1893  as  president 
of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association. 

The  late  Mr.  Lyman  was  a  republican,  but  was  never  in  politics, 
and  his  chief  official  service  was  as  member  for  nearly  twenty-five 
years  of  the  LaGrange  School  Board,  and  he  was  one  of  the  effective 
leaders  in  the  campaign  which  brought  about  the  establishment  of 
the  Lyons  Township  High  School  at  LaGrange,  in  which  city  he 
had  his  home  for  many  years.  Mr.  Lyman  was  at  one  time  presi- 
dent of  the  Church  Club,  and  also  belonged  to  the  Chicago,  the 
Union  League  and  the  University  clubs.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Episcopal  church.  October  5,  1870,  Mr.  Lyman  married  Miss  Mary 
E.  Cossitt,  daughter  of  F.  D.  Cossitt  of  LaGrange.  Their  children 
were  David  B.,  Jr.,  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago  bar,  and  Mary 
C.,  now  Mrs.  Murray  M.  Baker,  of  Peoria,  Illinois.  Outside  of  his 
professional  and  business  interests  the  late  Mr.  Lyman  was  devoted 
to  his  home  and  church.  At  LaGrange  he  indulged  his  taste  in 
horticulture  and  other  outdoor  recreation.  He  served  as  senior 
warden  of  the  LaGrange  Episcopal  Church  from  its  organization  in 
1873,  and  held  several  important  lay  positions  in  the  church  affairs 
of  his  diocese  and  in  the  general  convention. 

DAVID  B.  LYMAN,  JR.  A  son  of  the  prominent  Chicago  lawyer 
and  business  man  whose  career  has  been  sketched  in  preceding 
paragraphs,  David  B.  Lyman,  Jr.,  has  been  a  member  of  the  Chi- 
cago bar  since  1897,  and  is  now  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Lyman, 
Adams  &  Bishop,  with  offices  in  the  Chicago  Title  &  Trust  Building. 

David  Brainerd  Lyman,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Chicago  July  n,  1871. 
He  attended  the  university  which  was  his  father's  alma  mater, 
Yale,  and  graduated  A.  B.  in  1895.  He  took  his  law  course  in  the 
Northwestern  University  College  of  Law,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  August,  1897.  He  practiced  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Jackson,  Busby  &  Lyman  during  1899-1901,  of  Lyman,  Busby  & 


472  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Lyman  from  1901  to  1907,  and  as  a  junior  member  of  Lyman, 
Lyman  &  O'Connor  from  December,  1907,  until  the  retirement  of 
his  father  and  the  formation  of  the  present  professional  partner- 
ship. 

Mr.  Lyman  is  a  trustee  of  the  Grant  Land  Association,  and  is 
a  director  in  Charles  H.  Beasly  &  Company  and  in  the  Duntley 
Pneumatic  Sweeper  Company.  He  inherited  some  of  the  philan- 
thropic and  civic  interests  of  his  father,  and  on  his  own  account 
has  taken  much  interest  in  various  benevolent  organizations.  He 
has  served  as  treasurer  of  the  Chicago  Home  for  Boys  since  its 
incorporation,  and  is  a  director  of  Lawrence  Hall,  a  home  for 
boys.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  Waterman  Hall,  an  Episcopal  school 
for  girls,  and  is  active  in  the  work  of  the  Episcopal  church.  In 
politics  he  is  a  republican.  Mr.  Lyman  served  three  successive 
terms  as  secretary  of  the  Union  League  Club  of  Chicago,  was  for 
three  years  secretary  of  the  Yale  Club  and  also  a  director  two  years 
and  vice  president  one  year  of  that  organization,  and  is  now  one 
of  the  five  trustees  of  the  Yale  Scholarship  Trust  of  Chicago  and 
a  member  of  the  Yale  Club  of  New  York  City.  Other  social  rela- 
tions are  with  the  Suburban  and  LaGrange  Country  Clubs  at  La- 
Grange.  Mr.  Lyman  was  married  in  New  York  City  May  10, 
1894,  to  Miss  Edith  Oliver  Rowe.  They  have  one  son,  David 
Brainerd  IV. 

MITCHELL  DAVIS  FOLLANSBEE.  The  name  of  Follansbee  has 
been  known  at  the  Chicago  bar  for  almost  fifty  years.  George 
Alanson  Follansbee  was  born  in  Cook  County  on  February  26,  1843, 
a  son  of  Horatio  N.  and  Emeline  (Sherman)  Follansbee.  He  was 
graduated  from  Lawrence  University  at  Appleton,  Wisconsin,  and 
later  in  law  at  Harvard,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  on  March  17, 
1867,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced  law  on  LaSalle  Street.  He 
served  as  president  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  in  1898,  president 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Village  of  Hyde  Park  before  it 
became  a  part  of  Chicago,  as  trustee  of  the  State  University  at 
Urbana,  and  is  now  associated  as  counsel  with  the  law  firm  of 
Adams,  Follansbee,  Hawley  &  Shorey.  During  his  career  at  the 
bar  he  has  been  identified  with  a  number  of  notable  causes  and  has 
been  known  as  a  hard  and  consistent  worker,  enjoying  in  an  unusual 
degree  the  confidence  of  his  clients  and  the  esteem  of  the  members 
of  the  bar.  He  is  a  Unitarian,  a  republican,  and  lives  at  Winnetka. 

His  son,  Mitchell  Davis  Follansbee,  was  born  in  Chicago,  on 
January  23,  1870.  He  was  educated  in  the  Chicago  public  schools, 
Harvard  University,  and  the  Northwestern  University  Law  School, 
being  admitted  to  the  bar  June  I,  1894,  and  is  now  a  member  of 
the  law  firm  of  Adams,  Follansbee,  Hawley  &  Shorey. 

He  is  general  counsel  and  chairman  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  Bucyrus  Company,  a  director  of  the  Erie  Railroad  and 
Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company,  and  other  corporate  enter- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  473 

prises,  and  has  lately  been  honored  by  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  from 
the  Northwestern  University  in  recognition  of  his  long  devotion  to 
the  Law  School,  in  which  he  taught  for  many  years.  He  was 
president  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  for  the  year  1914-1915, 
and  belongs  to  professional  and  social  organizations  in  Chicago  and 
New  York. 

He  was  married  on  April  14,  1903,  to  Miss  Julia  Rogers  Mc- 
Connell,  daughter  of  Hon.  Samuel  P.  and  Sarah  R.  McConnell. 
Her  father  was  a  former  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County, 
Illinois,  and  one  of  her  grandfathers,  Judge  John  M.  Rogers,  was  a 
judge  on  the  same  bench,  and  a  great-grandfather  was  Chief  Justice 
Crenshaw  of  Kentucky. 

HON.  HORACE  S.  CLARK.  To  achieve  marked  success  in  one  line 
of  human  endeavor  is  a  consummation  that  all  men,  from  their  best 
efforts,  do  not  realize,  but  to  achieve  along  every  line  of  exertion 
gives  indication  of  superior  mentality  and  unusual  personality. 
Among  the  men  so  distinguished  in  Coles  County  was  the  .late 
Horace  S.  Clark,  lawyer,  judge,  soldier  and  statesman,  a  great  part 
of  whose  particularly  useful  life  was  spent  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 

Horace  S.  Clark  was  born  at  Huntsburg,  Ohio,  August  12,  1840, 
and  was  a  son  of  Joseph  M.  P.  and  Charlotte  Clark,  the  father  a 
native  of  Vermont  and  the  mother  of  Ohio.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  in  Geauga  county  and  entered  the  high  school  at  Huntsburg, 
but  when  sixteen  years  of  age,  with  youthful  love  of  adventure  and 
a  man's  dependence  on  himself,  he  started  out  to  seek  his  fortune, 
as  it  were,  in  other  fields.  He  is  next  found  working  on  a  farm  in 
Kane  County,  Illinois,  but  he  was  formed  for  other  than  agricul- 
tural pursuits  and  shortly  afterward  he  made  his  way  to  Iowa  City, 
Iowa.  In  the  meanwhile,  realizing  that  his  ambitious  hopes  for  a 
future  professional  life  could  not  be  brought  to  fruition  without 
further  educational  preparation,  he  devoted  all  his  spare  time  to 
study  and  afterwards,  in  Missouri,  engaged  in  teaching  school  for  a 
time  and  then  returned  to  Ohio  and  became  a  student  of  law  in  the 
office  of  Smith  &  Page,  at  that  time  a  prominent  law  firm  at  Circle- 
ville.  His  law  studies  were  interrupted,  however,  by  the  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  war,  and  in  1861  he  tendered  his  services  as  a  soldier, 
enlisting  in  Company  E,  Seventy-third  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 
He  \vas  rapidly  promoted,  serving  first  as  orderly  sergeant,  then  as 
second  and  later  as  first  lieutenant,  participating  in  many  of  the  most 
serious  battles  of  the  great  struggle,  including  Bull  Run  and  Gettys- 
burg, remaining  in  active  service  until  disabled  and  was  honorably 
discharged  on  October  i,  1863.  All  through  his  subsequent  life  he 
was  interested  in  military  affairs  and  later  became  identified  with 
the  Illinois  National  Guard  and  by  Governor  Tanner  was  appointed 
commander,  with  rank  of  general,  of  the  Second  Brigade,  in  which 
position  he  continued  until  his  resignation,  on  account  of  other 
pressing  duties,  in  1903.  He  was  deeply  interested  also  in  the  affairs 


474  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

and  welfare  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  during  1891-2 
served  as  department  commander  of  the  Illinois  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic.  In  this  as  in  other  prominent  positions,  he  became  widely 
known  and  thoroughly  esteemed. 

General  Clark,  after  completing  his  law  course,  came  to  Illinois 
and  on  February  25,  1865,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  for  many 
years  afterward  made  his  home  at  Mattoon,  where  he  built  up  a 
large  and  substantial  practice  and  became  one  of  the  stable  citizens. 
In  1870  he  was  elected  to  the  bench  as  judge  of  the  Common  Pleas 
Court,  and  through  the  entire  period  of  judicial  life  sustained  the 
reputation  his  earlier  course  had  established.  Nature  and  harsh 
experience  had  qualified  him  well  to  read  human  faces  and  determine 
hidden  motives,  while  equally  well  was  he  equipped  with  that  sense 
of  justice  which  made  him  firm  but  impartial,  conscientious  but  in- 
flexible. Politics  inevitably  claimed  the  attention  and  interest  of 
such  a  man  as  General  Clark  and  throughout  life  his  affiliation  was 
with  the  republican  party.  In  1880  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  State  Senate,  and  during  his  term  of  service  once  more 
proved  his  high  abilities  and  his  usefulness  as  a  public  man,  so  much 
so  that  subsequently  he  was  selected  as  his  party's  candidate  for 
the  office  of  governor.  Numerous  prominent  positions  were  tendered 
him  and  in  1888  he  served  as  a  delegate  at  large  to  the  National 
Republican  Convention,  and  in  1896  was  chosen  an  elector  at  large. 

General  Clark  was  married  on  May  3,  1864,  to  Miss  Lizzie  Betts, 
of  Pickaway  County,  Ohio.  Four  children  were  born  to  them,  three 
of  whom  survive:  Russel  S:,  who  is  a  prominent  attorney  at 
Chicago;  Horace  W.,  who  is  one  of  the  leading  business  men  of 
Mattoon ;  and  Czarina,  who  is  the  widow  of  Dr.  Charles  H.  Tillison. 
Dr.  Tillison,  who  was  one  of  the  best  known  dental  practitioners  at 
Mattoon,  died  in  this  city  April  9,  1914.  One  son  of  General  and 
Mrs.  Clark,  George  B.,  died  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years.  Mrs. 
Clark  and  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Tillison,  are  well  known  in  the  pleasant 
social  life  of  Mattoon.  Here  are  preserved  many  of  the  personal 
possessions  of  General  Clark  on  which  he  set  high  value  during  life, 
but  there  is  one  that  no  price  could  take  from  them,  this  being  a  bit 
of  deadly  shell  that  struck  him  on  the  battle  field,  his  life  being  pre- 
served by  its  glancing  off  and  falling  harmlessly  in  his  shoe. 

General  Clark  was  prominent  in  Masonic  circles  and  belonged 
also  to  the  Elks.  For  many  years  he  was  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent public  men  in  the  Fifth  Judicial  District,  but  it  is  probable  that 
his  greatest  value  to  his  community  was  in  his  character.  His  deeds 
and  words,  whether  in  public,  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  or  in 
private  life  were  the  simple,  direct,  true  expressions  of  his  intellec- 
tual and  moral  integrity.  Loyal  to  his  country,  just  in  the  adminis- 
tration of  office,  considerate  in  friendship  and  tender  in  family  life, 
such  is  the  record  of  one  who  will  long  be  remembered  in  Coles 
County  and  in  Illinois. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  475 

GEORGE  W.  MANIERRE.  Admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  fifteen 
years  ago,  George  W.  Manierre  has  since  been  in  active  practice 
at  Chicago,  and  is  now  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Manierre 
&  Pratt,  with  offices  in  the  Harris  Trust  Building.  Mr.  Manierre 
represents  a  name  which  has  been  prominent  in  Chicago  since  pio- 
neer times.  He  was  born  in  Chicago,  a  son  of  Edward  and  Ella 
(Willard)  Manierre.  His  father  was  one  of  Chicago's  early  set- 
tlers, having  come  to  the  city  in  1835,  and  was  one  of  the  foremost 
citizens  of  Chicago  from  that  time  until  his  death  in  1890. 

Mr.  Manierre  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  graduating 
from  the  Hyde  Park  High  School,  and  took  his  law  studies  in  the 
Northwestern  University  Law  School,  graduating  LL.  B.  in  1899. 
After  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  practiced  alone  until  1902,  and 
was  then  associated  with  William  T.  Underwood  until  the  latter's 
death  on  December  8,  1910.  Mr.  Manierre  was  then  in  partnership 
with  Thornton  M.  Pratt  until  February,  1912,  when  the  firm  of 
Holdom,  Manierre  &  Pratt  was  organized.  This  firm  was  dissolved 
December  i,  1914,  when  the  new  firm  of  Manierre  &  Pratt  was 
formed.  Mr.  Manierre's  practice  is  of  a  general  nature. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illinois 
State  Bar  Association,  and  the  American  Bar  Association.  His 
clubs  are  the  Union  League,  the  South  Shore  Country,  and  the 
Hamilton.  He  is  affiliated  with  Covenant  Lodge  No.  526,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  and  with  Chicago  Chapter  No.  127,  R.  A.  M. ;  and  is  a 
past  grand  regent  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  of  Illinois.  Mr.  Manierre 
married  in  1900  Miss  Irene  Beardsley  of  Chicago.  They  have  one 
daughter,  Harriet.  The  family  reside  at  5760  Harper  Avenue. 

JUDGE  HARRY  OLSON.  In  all  the  critical  comment  from  the 
profession  and  the  general  public,  both  favorable  and  otherwise, 
directed  upon  the  personnel  of  the  Municipal  Court  judiciary  of 
Chicago,  there  has  been  a  remarkable  concordance  in  the  apprecia- 
tion and  estimate  of  the  splendid  services  of  Harry  Olson,  the  chief 
justice,  who  has  been  formal  head  of  the  institution  since  it  was 
organized  in  the  fall  of  1906. 

It  is  difficult  to  conceive  how  any  man  could  have  better  realized 
the  hopes  entertained  of  this  new  office.  A  great  opportunity  for 
public  service  was  presented,  and  Harry  Olson  was  the  man  with 
the  character,  training  and  ability  to  assume  and  discharge  the 
responsibilities  and  make  the  Municipal  Court  a  model  institution  of 
its  kind  in  America.  As  chief  justice  he  is  both  a  judicial  and  admin- 
istrative officer — a  sort  of  general  manager  of  the  entire  system  with 
its  thirty  associate  justices.  Though  he  hears  and  decides  cases,  his 
most  important  work  is  executive.  He  has  been  called  the  dominant 
figure  in  the  court  since  its  organization.  Besides  the  systematizing 
of  its  records,  under  his  direction  its  procedure  has  been  simplified, 
and  its  handling  of  cases  has  been  rapid  and  less  hampered  by  legal 
technicalities  than  other  courts.  In  order  the  better  to  perfect  and 


476  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

expedite  the  workings  of  the  "people's  court,"  Judge  Olson  has  intro- 
duced a  classification  of  cases,  each  class  assigned  to  the  jurisdiction 
of  a  special  branch  court.  Those  that  have  become  most  familiar  are 
the  court  of  domestic  relations,  the  speeders'  court,  the  morals  court, 
the  boys  court  and  the  night  court.  Perhaps  a  more  important  inno- 
vation, for  which  he  is  responsible,  was  the  establishment  of  a 
psychopathic  laboratory,  under  the  direction  of  an  expert  psycholo- 
gist, for  the  examination  of  prisoners  who  manifest  a  defective 
mentality  rather  than  criminal  nature. 

Though  Harry  Olson  is  a  native  of  Chicago  and  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  its  bar  near  a  quarter  of  a  century,  most  of  his  childhood  and 
youth  were  spent  in  Kansas,  and  he  is  to  a  large  degree  a  representa- 
tive of  that  sturdy  class  known  as  "country  bred."  His  parents, 
Olof  and  Clara  C.  (Oberg)  Olsen,  were  immigrants  from  Sweden, 
his  father  a  stonemason  and  bricklayer  by  trade,  who  while  in  Chi- 
cago was  employed  in  the  construction  of  the  old  water  tower  on 
Chicago  Avenue,  long  a  landmark.  The  Olson  home  was  on  the 
north  side  on  old  Market  Street,  and  there  Harry  Olson  was  born 
August  4,  1867. 

When  he  was  three  years  old  his  father  moved  out  to  Kansas, 
still  a  new  and  undeveloped  state,  and  became  a  pioneer  farmer,  and 
with  his  family  faced  the  hard  conditions  that  prevailed  to  such  an 
extent  as  to  justify  the  belief  of  many  that  there  was  "something 
the  matter  with  Kansas,"  and  continued  to  fight  an  uphill  struggle 
until  he  died  ten  years  later.  The  mother  then  called  her  son  and 
told  him  impressively  that  he  was  the  head  of  the  family.  Thus  at 
the  age  of  thirteen  he  assumed  a  responsibility  which  was  probably 
one  of  the  chief  factors  in  the  development  of  his  positive  and 
aggressive  character.  He  has  never  prayed  for  an  easy  life,  but  for 
greater  strength  to  bear  increasing  labors  and  responsibilties,  and 
there  has  been  a  logical  progress  in  the  development  of  his  power 
and  ability,  fitting  him  for  the  performance  of  each  duty  as  it  came, 
and  finally  for  the  competent  direction  of  an  office  that  measured 
in  terms  of  real  service  is  higher  than  a  seat  on  the  supreme  bench. 

Needless  to  say,  he  was  not  sent  to  college  as  the  son  of  a 
prosperous  father.  Between  thirteen  and  twenty-four  he  managed 
to  acquire  the  equivalent  of  a  fairly  liberal  education,  but  he  worked 
for  it,  economized,  and  paid  his  way  at  every  step.  While  attending 
the  high  school  at  Pecatonica,  Illinois,  he  learned  the  trade  of  car- 
riage painter  and  worked  at  it  during  vacations.  Soon  after  getting 
his  high  school  diploma  in  1885,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  he  was  ap- 
pointed principal  of  schools  at  St.  Marys,  Kansas,  near  his  father's 
old  home,  and  was  the  youngest  school  principal  in  the  state  at  the 
time.  During  the  years  1887-88  he  was  a  student  at  Washburn 
College  in  Topeka.  While  there  he  heard  a  speech  by  the  late 
Senator  Ingalls  which  influenced  him  to  give  up  his  college  career 
and  come  to  Chicago  to  study  law.  \Vhile  in  the  old  Union  College 
of  Law,  then  a  department  of  Northwestern  University,  he  paid 
his  way  by  teaching  in  the  night  public  schools. 


477 

Graduating  in  1891  and  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  the  same 
year,  a  few  years  sufficed  to  give  him  practice  and  standing  among 
Chicago  attorneys.  Then  another  speech,  this  time  by  the  late  Carl 
Schurz,  helped  him  to  decide  to  give  up  a  promising  and  profitable 
private  practice  and  take  a  position  as  assistant  to  the  prosecuting 
attorney  of  Cook  County.  Former  Governor  Deneen  was  then  state's 
attorney,  and  the  two  men  had  become  acquainted  while  teaching  in 
the  night  schools  and  studying  law.  For  eight  years  he  served  as 
assistant  state's  attorney  under  Charles  S.  Deneen  and  for  two  years 
under  John  J.  Healy.  During  most  of  the  time  he  was  the  chief 
trial  lawyer,  having  developed  remarkable  powers  in  cross-examina- 
tion. He  had  charge  of  many  of  the  most  important  criminal  cases 
in  the  Cook  County  courts,  and  was  occasionally  detailed  for  service 
as  special  prosecutor  in  outlying  courts. 

After  the  adoption  of  the  Municipal  Court  Act,  he  was  elected 
chief  justice  in  1906  and  helped  establish  and  organize  the  new 
system.  In  1912  he  was  re-elected  chief  justice.  His  work  in  the 
Municipal  Court  has  given  Judge  Olson  a  national  reputation,  at 
least  among  lawyers  and  people  specially  interested  in  court  reform. 
His  experience  as  judge  and  lawyer  confers  weight  and  value  on  his 
opinions  off  the  bench,  and  he  has  taken  an  active  part  in  various 
sociological  organizations  and  has  been  a  popular  speaker  and  lec- 
turer both  at  home  and  in  other  states.  Judge  Olson  is  a  member  of 
the  International  Prison  Congress,  the  National  Congress  of  Char- 
ities and  Corrections,  the  Chicago  Vice  Commission,  the  American 
Institute  of  Criminal  Law  and  Criminology,  and  has  served  as  vice 
president  of  the  Society  of  Mental  Hygiene  of  Illinois.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Chicago  Law  Club,  and 
the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association.  In  politics  he  has  been  identified 
with  the  republican  organization,  though  his  service  and  ideals  are 
above  partisanship,  and  he  was  recently  accepted  by  both  the  pro- 
gressive republicans  and  the  progressives  as  fusion  choice  for  the 
nomination  as  mayor  of  Chicago. 

He  has  served  as  trustee  of  the  Northwestern  University,  and  is 
a  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church.  He  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason, 
a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  and 
belongs  to  the  Press  and  University  clubs.  He  has  a  hobby  for 
farming,  and  has  a  place  in  the  country  where  he  indulges  it  and 
spends  his  holidays.  Judge  Olson  was  married  June  i,  1902,  to 
Bernice  Miller,  of  Pecatonica,  Illinois.  They  have  three  children : 
Harry  Jr.,  Sanford  and  Jane. 

COLONEL  CHARLES  L.  WALKER.  Senior  member  of  the  law  firm 
of  Walker,  Ingram  &  Sweeney  of  Rock  Island,  Colonel  Walker  has 
made  his  professional  career  of  nearly  forty  years  notable  for  his 
many  successes  as  general  attorney  and  counsel  and  has  also  ren- 
dered a  great  amount  of  disinterested  and  capable  public  service  to 
his  home  city  and  state. 


478  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

A  native  of  Illinois,  born  in  McHenry  County,  December  27, 
1851,  he  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Leander  S.  and  Miriam  L.  (Palmer) 
Walker,  natives  of  New  Hampshire  and  Ohio,  respectively.  His 
father  was  a  Methodist  clergyman  and  for  forty  years  a  member 
of  the  Rock  River  Conference. 

Colonel  Walker  entered  the  law  only  after  a  varied  experience 
in  other  lines  and  gained  most  of  his  education  through  his  own 
efforts.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  Mount  Morris  and  in 
other  towns  where  his  father  resided,  and  in  1870  finished  the  classi- 
cal course  of  the  Mount  Morns  Seminary.  He  paid  his  expenses 
while  there  by  teaching  school  and  by  working  as  a  laborer  on  rail- 
road construction.  He  also  learned  telegraphy,  was  made  agent 
for  the  Burlington  Road  at  Hinsdale,  Illinois,  also  at  several  other 
points,  and  became  familiar  with  all  branches  and  classes  of  railroad 
operating  service.  In  1873,  having  concluded  to  give  up  railroad 
business  and  become  a  lawyer,  he  removed  to  Rock  Island  and  began 
study  under  Sweeney  &  Jackson,  and  continued  to  apply  himself 
diligently  until  his  admission  to  the  bar  by  the  Illinois  Supreme 
Court  at  Springfield  in  January,  1878.  He  was  then  accepted  as  a 
partner  by  the  firm  of  Sweeney  &  Jackson,  whose  new  title  became 
Sweeney,  Jackson  &  Walker.  After  many  years  of  practice  Mr. 
Jackson  retired  from  the  firm  owing  to  poor  health  and  Sweeney  & 
Walker  then  continued  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Sweeney.  Mr.  Walker 
then  reorganized  the  partnership  by  taking  in  John  J.  Ingram,  and 
Mr.  Sweeney's  son,  William  J.,  thus  evolving  the  present  firm  name 
of  Walker,  Ingram  &  Sweeney.  This  firm  acts  as  general  attorneys 
for  the  Davenport,  Rock  Island  &  Northwestern  Railroad  Com- 
pany, as  division  attorneys  for  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy, 
as  local  attorneys  for  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  and  other 
railroads  and  corporations. 

On  April  13,  1881,  Colonel  Walker  married  Miss  Anna  G.  Stod- 
dard  of  Rock  Island.  Their  daughter,  Miriam  A.  Walker,  born  Feb- 
ruary 21,  1897,  has  completed  the  course  of  the  public  schools  and 
is  now  a  student  in  Vassar  College.  Colonel  Walker  is  affiliated 
with  Trio  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  with  Barret  Chapter,  R.  A.  M., 
and  Rock  Island  Commandery,  K.  T. 

From  1893  to  I9°7  Colonel  Walker  was  president  of  the  Rock 
Island  Public  Library  Board,  and  his  administration  was  made  not- 
able among  other  things  by  the  construction  of  the  present  library 
building,  costing  over  $100,000.  On  January  28,  1901,  Governor 
Yates  appointed  him  aide  de  camp  on  his  general  staff  with  rank  of 
colonel  in  the  Illinois  National  Guard.  In  April,  1901,  the  governor 
selected  him  as  attorney  for  the  Illinois  &  Michigan  canal,  and  he 
was  retained  in  the  same  position  by  Governor  Deneen  as  long  as 
he  was  content  to  serve.  He  resigned  in  1911,  after  rounding  out  a 
full  ten  years  of  service. 

JOHN  SANBORN  STEVENS.  One  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent 
members  of  the  Illinois  Bar  was  the  late  John  Sanborn  Stevens, 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  479 

who  died  at  Peoria  March  4,  1912.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he 
was  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Stevens,  Miller  &  Elliott.  He 
had  been  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1865  and  for  forty-seven  years  con- 
tinued an  active  representative  of  the  legal  profession,  his  ability  and 
his  industry  maintaining  him  in  a  foremost  position  among  the  law- 
yers of  the  state.  The  high  regard  he  enjoyed  among  his  profes- 
sional associates  is  illustrated  by  the  fact  that  in  1902  he  was  elected 
president  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association. 

John  Sanborn  Stevens  was  born  in  Bath,  New  Hampshire,  Sep- 
tember 16,  1838,  a  son  of  Joshua  and  Abigail  (Walker)  Stevens, 
natives  of  the  same  state.  His  father  was  of  English  lineage  and 
his  mother  of  Scotch  stock,  and  they  were  -married  at  Bath,  New 
Hampshire,  lived  there  until  1849,  and  then  removed  to  Vermont. 
John  S.  Stevens  prepared  for  college  as  a  student  in  Caledonia  Aca- 
demy in  Vermont.  He  provided  for  his  own  support  by  working  on 
a  farm  and  teaching  during  vacations  in  the  district  schools.  In  1858 
he  enrolled  as  a  student  in  Dartmouth  College,  was  graduated  A.  B. 
with  honors  in  the  class  of  1862,  and  later  received  the  degree 
Master  of  Arts  from  the  same  school. 

It  was  as  a  young  college  graduate  that  he  came  to  Peoria,  where 
he  spent  two  years  as  a  teacher,  one  year  in  the  grammar  schools 
and  one  year  in  the  high  school.  At  the  same  time  he  carried  on  his 
studies  of  law,  having  long  cherished  a  design  to  take  up  that  pro- 
fession. He  began  reading  under  Alexander  McCoy,  a  prominent 
Peoria  attorney,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June,  1865.  He 
was  associated  in  practice  with  Mr.  McCoy  until  1870,  and  then 
became  a  partner  of  Judge  David  McCulloch.  He  continued  thus 
until  1876,  when  without  solicitation  on  his  part  he  was  appointed 
postmaster  by  President  Grant,  and  during  the  following  four  years 
gave  most  of  his  attention  to  the  duties  of  that  office.  In  1877 
Senator  John  S.  Lee  had  become  associated  with  Mr.  Stevens,  and 
other  subsequent  associates  were  P.  W.  Gallagher  and  Walter  S. 
Horton.  For  several  years  the  firm  was  Stevens,  Lee  &  Horton,  and 
later  Wrilliam  T.  Abbott  became  a  partner.  Several  years  before 
the  death  of  Mr.  Stevens  the  firm  of  Stevens,  Miller  &  Elliott  came 
into  existence. 

Mr.  Stevens  in  June,  1868,  married  Miss  Sarah  M.  Bartlett,  who 
was  born  in  Peoria,  daughter  of  Amos  P.  Bartlett,  a  pioneer  mer- 
chant. The  two  children  of  their  marriage  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
Stevens  was  a  member  of  Christ's  Church,  Reform  Episcopal,  and 
was  always  a  moral  force  in  his  community.  Politically  he  was  iden- 
tified with  the  republican  party  since  its  organization,  and  was  fre- 
quently offered  nominations  to  the  State  Legislature,  but  declined. 
He  was  interested  in  the  success  of  the  party,  and  was  delegate  to 
various  conventions  and  a  member  of  the  state  committee  of  1900. 
In  Peoria  he  served  on  the  board  of  school  inspectors.  His  labor  at 
all  times  constituted  an  element  in  promoting  progress  and  improve- 
ment along  the  lines  which  affect  general  interests  of  society  and 


480  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

at  the  same  time  his  devotion  to  his  profession  brought  him  to  a 
position  of  distinction  as  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Bar.  He  was  a 
man  entirely  free  from  ostentation  or  display.  He  lived  his  life 
quietly,  yet  he  held  to  profound  convictions  of  right  and  wrong  and 
strove  to  reach  the  high  ideals  of  manhood  and  citizenship  which  he 
set  up.  The  nobility  of  his  character  was  found  in  this  very  simplic- 
ity, the  strength  of  his  position  as  a  leading  member  of  the  bar  had 
its  root  in  the  fact  that  he  was  always  direct  in  his  work  and  never 
sought  to  lead  the  court  astray  in  the  matter  of  fact  or  law.  His 
entire  life  record  was  as  an  open  book  which  all  might  read  and  on 
its  pages  there  was  found  no  stain  nor  dishonor.  While  he  himself 
held  to  high  ideals  he  was  slow  in  condemnation  of  others  and  his 
hand  at  all  times  reached  out  in  ready  sympathy  to  assist  those  who 
were  attempting  to  climb  upward. 

Some  extracts  from  the  resolutions  passed  by  the  Peoria  County 
Bar  Association  will  serve  to  supplement  the  general  facts  of  his 
career  already  given :  "The  character  of  the  good  citizen,  as  meas- 
ured after  his  decease,  is  always  determined  by  his  life's  history;  by 
his  faithfulness,  integrity  and  uprightness  in  his  dealings ;  by  the 
confidence  and  esteem  in  which  he  was  ever  held  by  his  associates 
and  the  general  public,  and  their  estimate  of  him  as  a  man  and  citi- 
zen. Additional  elements  enter  into  the  requisites  of  a  true  lawyer. 
We  measure  him  not  only  by  his  ability  and  his  knowledge  of  the 
law  and  of  the  fundamental  principles  of  jurisprudence,  but  further 
by  his  individual  uprightness  and  by  his  conscientious  elevation  of 
right,  and  truth  and  justice;  by  his  condemnation  of  wrong;  by 
his  honest  and  faithful  discharge  of  duty  to  his  clientage ;  by  his 
fearless  advocacy  of  his  honest  convictions  and  by  his  constant 
remembrance  that  he  is  part  and  parcel  of  the  machinery  under 
our  system  of  government  charged  with  the  administration  of  justice. 

"Mr.  Stevens  was  a  typical  lawyer  and  had  an  unusually  exalted 
idea  of  the  requirements  of  his  profession,  and  never  faltered  in 
the  expression  of  his  opinions  regarding  legal  ethics,  and  particularly 
with  reference  to  those  high  principles  of  justice  and  equities  re- 
quired in  the  administration  of  the  law.  It  has  been  given  to  com- 
paratively few  lawyers  to  possess  in  so  large  a  degree  so  many  of  the 
high  qualities  required  in  a  perfect  lawyer  as  were  found  concen- 
trated in  Mr.  Stevens;  and  after  a  service  of  continuous  practice 
of  over  forty-five  years,  with  a  large  clientage  during  the  entire 
period,  the  fact  that  such  clientage  at  all  times  had  in  him  the  high- 
est degree  of  confidence  and  esteem  and  continued  faithful  to  him 
until  the  end  is  a  sufficient  testimonial  of  his  legal  ability,  faithful- 
ness and  integrity. 

"With  his  associates  in  the  practice  and  particularly  with  the 
younger  members  of  the  bar  he  at  all  times  exhibited  the  same  genial 
and  kindly  spirit.  He  was  ever  ready  to  give  to  others  the  benefit 
of  his  own  long  experience  and  his  counsel.  He-  was  never  ruffled 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  481 

save  when  confronted  with  a  case  of  wrong,  oppression  or  injustice ; 
and  for  such  cases  he  never  failed  to  forcibly  express  his  convictions 
of  disapproval  and  hatred. 

"Apart  from  his  profession  of  law,  Mr.  Stevens  had  great  ad- 
ministrative ability  and  excelled  in  good  common  sense  and  sound 
judgment,  and  had  a  broad  comprehensive  knowledge  of  business 
affairs.  It  was  his  well-earned  reputation  for  honesty,  integrity  and 
good  business  ability  that  rendered  him  a  favorite  instrument  for 
the  conduct  of  large  and  important  trusts,  and  it  can  be  truly  said 
that  the  beneficiaries  of  said  trusts  never  failed  to  find  in  him  a 
faithful,  able  and  conscientious  servant  and  trustee. 

"In  every  department  of  life  Mr.  Stevens  at  all  times  stood,  and 
was  recognized  throughout  the  entire  state  as  a  lawyer,  citizen  and 
man  of  distinguished  character ;  and  by  his  decease  not  only  the  bar 
of  Peoria,  but  our  city  and  state,  have  lost  a  capable,  honest  and 
conscientious  lawyer  and  a  distinguished  and  highly  esteemed 
citizen." 

FRANK  T.  MILLER.  Few  Illinois  lawyers  have  a  record  of  life 
experience  more  -fruitful  in  inspiration  than  that  of  Frank  T.  Miller, 
one  of  the  recognized  leaders  of  the  Peoria  Bar.  He  has  been  in 
practice  at  Peoria  over  fifteen  years,  and  was  one  of  the  associates 
of  the  late  John  S.  Stevens,  a  distinguished  pioneer  lawyer  of  Illi- 
nois, until  the  latter's  death. 

Frank  T.  Miller  was  born  at  Muehlheim,  near  Cologne,  Ger- 
many, January  i,  1873,  a  son  of  Theodore  D.  and  Clara  A.  Miller, 
natives  of  the  same  province.  In  July,  1882,  the  family  came  to 
America,  and  the  household  of  six  children  that  accompanied  their 
parents  was  later  increased  by  the  birth  of  five  others  in  America. 
The  father  was  a  carpenter,  and  when  working  steadily  at  his  trade 
earned  only  about  fifty  dollars  a  month.  In  Germany  he  had  been 
compelled  to  render  military  service  in  the  German  army,  and  was 
on  duty  during  the  Franco-Prussian  war  of  1870.  As  a  family 
when  they  arrived  in  America  they  possessed  absolutely  nothing  in 
material  goods,  and  yet  brought  to  the  New  World  industrious  habits 
and  character  which  are  the  finest  qualities  of  citizenship.  It  is  one 
of  the  tributes  to  American  opportunities  that  in  spite  of  poverty 
and  inability  to  speak  or  read  a  word  of  English  language  the  family 
secured  a  foothold,  and  one  at  least  has  come  to  a  considerable 
degree  of  fame  and  fortune.  Frank  Miller  was  about  ten  years 
old  at  the  time,  and  as  a  poor  German  boy  was  often  subjected  to 
ill  treatment  by  his  American  companions.  He  had  secured  three 
years  of  education  in  the  German  schools,  and  for  three  years  was  a 
pupil  in  the  grade  schools  in  Champaign  and  Bloomington,  Illinois. 
At  the  age  of  twelve  he  began  the  battle  for  his  own  support. 
What  he  has  since  accomplished  is  an  illustration  of  the  fact  that 
it  is  only  under  the  pressure  of  adversity  and  the  stimulus  of  neces- 
sity that  the  strongest  and  best  qualities  in  man  are  brought  out  and 

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482 

developed.  His  first  regular  work  was  in  a  drug  store,  washing 
windows,  bottles,  floors  and  other  menial  work,  twelve  hours  a  day, 
at  wages  of  a  dollar  and  a  quarter  a  week,  all  of  which  went  to 
the  family.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  was  earning  two  dollars  a 
week  in  a  dry-goods  store.  He  had  an  ambition  for  better  things 
and  realized  that  an  education  was  the  first  pre-requisite.  Like 
many  German  lads  he  had  musical  talent,  and  had  been  encouraged 
and  had  had  some  opportunity  in  playing  the  violin.  He  began  sell- 
ing Sunday  papers  on  an  agreement  with  his  father  that  the  money 
thus  earned  should  go  to  violin  instruction.  In  addition  to  other 
duties  he  kept  up  a  constant  practice  and  bought  the  services  of  a 
capable  instructor  on  the  violin,  and  thus  at  the  age  of  sixteen  was 
given  an  opportunity  to  play  in  a  theater  for  experience.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  he  was  in  demand  as  a  musician,  and  at  twenty 
had  become  a  recognized  factor  in  musical  circles  in  his  home  city. 
In  the  meantime  he  had  continued  to  work  in  stores,  but  in  time  the 
earnings  from  his  violin  were  greater  than  the  regular  wages  of  the 
other  employments.  His  aims  and  ambitions  for  the  future  now 
became  concentrated  upon  the  profession  of  law.  He  left  his  work 
as  a  clerk  in  a  store,  entered  a  law  school,  and  with  his  night  work 
on  the  violin  made  his  way.  He  had,  however,  been  out  of  school 
more  than  eight  years,  and  in  consequence  did  not  know  how  to 
study.  His  early  examinations  proved  his  incapacity  in  that  direc- 
tion, but  at  the  end  of  two  years  he  stood  second  in  the  class  in 
examinations  covering  the  entire  course  and  drew  a  cash  prize.  The 
income  from  his  music  had  steadily  increased,  and  thus  enabled 
him  to  pursue  a  two  years'  special  literary  course,  followed  by  one 
year  in  a  law  office.  He  secured  his  education  in  the  Illinois  Wes- 
leyan  University  at  Bloomington,  graduating  LL.  B.  in  1896  and 
finishing  his  literary  work  in  the  same  institution  in  1898. 

In  May,  1899,  Frank  T.  Miller  opened  a  law  office  at  Peoria  with 
Judson  Starr.  At  the  outset  of  his  legal  career  he  resolved  to  give 
up  music  except  for  the  pleasure  of  it,  and  to  concentrate  his  efforts 
upon  the  law  with  no  side  issues,  and  placed  particular  emphasis 
upon  his  determination  not  to  enter  politics.  He  made  slow  progress 
during  the  first  year  as  a  lawyer,  was  obliged  to  live  most  economic- 
ally, but  the  tide  of  success  turned  in  his  favor,  and  for  the  past 
fifteen  years  his  practice  and  influence  have  been  steadily  growing, 
and  he  is  one  of  the  undoubted  leaders  of  the  Peoria  Bar.  In 
March,  1900,  he  entered  a  partnership  with  Daniel  R.  Sheen,  under 
the  name  Sheen  &  Miller.  On  July  I,  1909,  he  retired  from  this 
association  and  become  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Stevens,  Miller  & 
Elliott,  his  associates  being  John  S.  Stevens  and  J.  M.  Elliott.  He 
took  the  place  in  this  firm  vacated  by  W.  S.  Horton.  Although  Mr. 
Stevens,  senior  member  of  the  firm,  passed  away  in  1912,  the  firm 
name  remains  the  same,  and  is  rated  as  one  of  the  strongest  firms 
of  the  Peoria  Bar.  The  firm  represents  most  of  the  railroads  in 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  483 

Peoria  County;  also  several  banks  and  many  of  the  large  corpora- 
tions. 

Mr.  Miller  has  always  taken  a  leading  interest  in  the  Peoria  Bar 
Association  affairs,  and  is  now  the  president  of  that  association. 
He  has  also  interested  himself  in  the  business  and  civic  interests  of 
Peoria.  He  is  a  director  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  the  Mer- 
chants and  Illinois  National  Bank  of  Peoria;  of  the  Home  Savings  & 
State  Bank  of  Peoria ;  of  the  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce  and 
of  the  Peoria  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

To  some  extent  he  relaxed  his  strict  adherence  to  the  rule  not 
to  enter  politics.  He  has  been  staunch  and  stalwart  as  a  republican, 
did  active  campaign  work  in  1900  and  1904,  and  is  always  ready 
to  work  for  the  betterment  of  his  home  community.  In  1901  .he  was 
appointed  public  administrator  of  Peoria  County  by  Governor  Yates 
and  was  reappointed  by  Governor  Deneen  in  1905  and  again  in 
1909.  , 

Mr.  Miller  was  married  at  Peoria  September  16,  1903,  to  Miss 
Lillian  Bruce  Morgan,  daughter  of  H.  B.  Morgan.  Their  ties  of 
marriage  have  been  strengthened  by  a  kindred  interest  in  the  sphere 
of  music.  Mrs.  Miller  is  an  accomplished  musician  and  studied 
piano  four  years  in  Chicago  and  Berlin,  under  such  instructors  as 
Fannie  Bloomfield  Zeisler,  Leopold  Godowski  and  Xavier  Schar- 
wenka.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  daughters :  Jeannette  M., 
born  in  1906;  and  Lillian  Bruce,  born  September  8,  1911.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Miller  have  been  prominent  in  Peoria  musical  circles.  Frater- 
nally Mr.  Miller  is  active  in  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  since  1904 
has  taken  much  part  in  the  dramatic  branch  of  that  order,  the 
Knights  of  Khorassan.  He  is  affiliated  with  Schiller  Lodge  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Creve  Coeur  Club,  Peoria  Country 
Club  and  Kickapoo  Golf  Club. 

WILLIAM  WIRT  GURLEY.  Probably  no  other  Chicago  lawyer  has 
been  more  closely  identified  with  the  city's  traction  interests  than 
W.  W.  Gurley,  who  has  served  as  general  counsel  to  the  leading 
traction  companies  of  Chicago,  and  is  without  doubt  one  of  the 
ablest  of  the  corporation  lawyers  of  Illinois. 

William  Wirt  Gurley  was  born  at  Mount  Gilead,  Ohio,  January 
27,  1851,  and  is  a  son  of  a  lawyer.  His  parents  were  John  J.  and 
Anseville  C.  (Armentrout)  Gurley.  Mr.  Gurley  was  graduated 
A.  B.  from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  in  1870,  was  superin- 
tendent of  the  public  schools  at  Seville,  Ohio,  in  1871-72,  and  read 
law  in  his  father's  office,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June,  1873. 
Mr.  Gurley  has  been  in  active  practice  at  Chicago  since  September, 
1874,  a  period  of  more  than  forty  years.  His  practice  early  brought 
him  into  connection  with  corporations,  and  that  for  many  years  has 
been  his  almost  exclusive  business. 


484  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

William  W.  Gurley  is  general  counsel  for  the  Chicago  Surface 
Lines,  comprising  all  of  the  street  railroads  within  the  city  limits, 
and  various  other  corporations.  He  is  a  director  in  Lyon  Gary  & 
Co. ;  Wakem  &  McLaughlin,  Incorporated ;  Stearns  &  Culver  Lum- 
ber Company;  Lyon  Cypress  Lumber  Company;  Baker  Lumber 
Company. 

Mr.  Gurley  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago,  the  Exmoor,  and  the 
Chicago  Golf  clubs  of  Chicago,  and  of  the  Transportation  Club,  the 
New  York  Club,  and  the  Ohio  Society  of  New  York  in  New  York 
City.  On  October  30,  1878,  he  married  Mary  Eva  Turney,  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Hon.  Joseph  Turney,  of  Cleveland.  They  have  one 
daughter,  Helen  Kathryn.  Mr.  Gurley 's  law  offices  are  in  the 
Marquette  Building.  His  residence  is  at  1416  North  State  Street. 

WILL  HALSTEAD  CLARK.  A  leading  corporation  lawyer  of  Chi- 
cago, Will  H.  Clark  became  a  student  in  the  fall  of  1882  in  the  law 
firm  of  which  one  of  the  members  was  W.  W.  Gurley,  and  has 
had  active  associations  with  that  lawyer  ever  since  with  the  excep- 
tion of  two  years. 

Will  Halstead  Clark  was  born  at  Homer,  Cortland  County,  New 
York,  October  24,  1863,  a  son  of  Chester  M.  and  Rachel  Katherine 
(Haynes)  Clark.  His  parents  removed  to  Chicago  and  in  that  city 
he  attended  private  schools  in  1870-71,  the  Mosley  public  school  in 
1872-76,  and  was  a  student  in  the  Homer  Academy  of  New  York 
from  1876  to  1878.  During  1878-79  he  was  in  Professor  Taylor's 
private  school  at  Syracuse,  and  in  the  fall  of  1879  became  a  law 
student  in  the  office  of  Hiscock,  Gifford  &  Doheny  at  Syracuse. 
He  returned  to  Chicago  in  the  fall  of  1882  to  enter  the  office  of 
Cooper,  Packard  &  Gurley,  and  in  1885  was  graduated  LL.  B.  from 
the  Union  College  of  Law  of  Chicago. 

Mr.  Clark  has  served  as  a  director  on  the  board  of  the  Metropoli- 
tan Elevated  Railway  Company,  of  the  Rockford,  Beloit  &  Janes- 
ville  Railway  Company,  and  a  number  of  other  corporations.  He 
is  now  a  director  of  the  Chicago  Railways  Company.  Politically  he 
is  a  republican,  but  the  heavy  demands  of  practice  have  allowed  him 
little  time  for  participation  in  politics.  For  a  number  of  years  he 
was  active  in  the  Illinois  National  Guard,  serving  in  the  cadet  corps 
of  the  First  Infantry,  as  color  sergeant  in  the  First  Cavalry,  and  as 
lieutenant  and  judge  advocate  of  the  Chicago  Hussars  during  the 
World's  Fair.  Mr.  Clark  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  being 
affiliated  with  Chevalier  Bayard  Commandery  No.  52,  K.  T.,  Orien- 
tal Consistory,  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  served 
as  secretary  in  1898  of  the  Union  League  Club  and  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Forty  and  the  South  Shore  Country  clubs.  His  office  is 
in  the  Marquette  Building.  At  Cleveland,  Ohio,  June  19,  1889,  Mr. 
Clark  married  Cora  Belle  Turney.  Their  children  are  Margaret 
Alpha  and  Louise  Asenath.  His  residence  is  at  The  Plaza. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  485 

JOHN  S.  MILLER.  Illinois  lawyers  know  John  S.  Miller  as 
among  the  foremost  of  the  profession  in  the  state,  while  by  his 
services  in  some  of  the  most  conspicuous  cases  tried  in  the  state 
and  federal  courts  during  the  past  two  decades  he  also  stands  in  the 
front  rank  of  American  attorneys.  For  a  number  of  years  Mr. 
Miller  has  been  associated  in  practice  with  two  other  recognized 
leaders  of  the  Illinois  bar — George  R.  Peck,  now  retired,  and 
Merritt  Starr. 

John  Stocker  Miller  was  born  at  Louisville,  St.  Lawrence 
County,  New  York,  May  24,  1847,  a  son  °f  John  and  Jane  (McLeod) 
Miller.  He  attended  public  schools,  and  was  graduated  A.  B.  from 
St.  Lawrence  University  at  Canton,  New  York,  in  1869,  and  studied 
law  in  the  same  school  during  1869-70.  After  his  admission  to 
the  New  York  bar  at  Ogdensburg  in  1870,  Mr.  Miller  was  in  school 
work  for  several  years,  being  professor  of  mathematics  in  1871-72 
and  of  Latin  and  Greek  in  1872-74  at  St.  Lawrence  University. 

Since  1874  Mr.  Miller  has  been  identified  with  the  Chicago  bar. 
In  1876  the  firm  of  Herbert,  Quick  &  Miller  was  established,  his 
associates  being  George  Herbert  and  John  H.  S.  Quick.  With  the 
death  of  Mr.  Herbert  in  1882  the  firm  became  Quick  &  Miller,  and 
in  1886  Mr.  Miller  became  associated  with  Senator  Henry  W.  Le- 
man.  With  the  admission  of  Merritt  Starr  in  1890,  and  with  George 
R.  Peck  as  successor  of  Mr.  Leman,  the  firm  of  Peck,  Miller  & 
Starr  was  for  many  years  probably  without  a  peer  among  the  legal 
firms  of  Chicago.  George  R.  Peck  retired  a  year  or  so  ago  from 
active  practice,  and  since  then  the  firm  has  taken  its  present  form, 
Miller,  Starr,  Peckard  &  Peckham,  with  offices  in  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Building. 

For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Miller's  practice  has  been  in  chan- 
cery courts  and  as  counsel  for  large  corporations.  The  early  cases 
of  his  career  which  brought  him  into  prominence  were  those  known 
as  the  Flagler  litigation,  the  Riverside,  the  Phillips  and  South  Park 
suits.  In  1891  Mayor  Washburne  appointed  him  corporation  coun- 
sel, an  office  he  held  until  1893.  FJuring  his  term  he  argued  in  behalf 
of  the  city  the  celebrated  Lake  Front  case  against  the  Illinois  Cen- 
tral Railroad  Company,  and  procured  a  .decision  establishing  the 
principle  that  the  bed  of  navigable  waters  is  the  property  of  the 
people  and  is  held  in  trust  by  the  state  for  their  benefit.  In  later 
years  few  attorneys  have  been  so  active  as  Mr.  Miller  in  establish- 
ing, defining  and  modifying  state  and  national  jurisprudence  relat- 
ing to  the  conduct  of  great  business  and  industrial  corporations. 
He  was  the  leading  counsel  for  the  defense  in  the  noted  Packing 
House,  Standard  Oil  and  John  R.  Walsh  cases  before  the  Federal 
Court. 

Mr.  Miller  was  married  in  Chicago  December  12,  1887,  to  Miss 
Ann  Gross.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican,  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  James  Episcopal  Church,  and  of  the  Union  League,  the  Chi- 


486  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

cago,  the  University,  Wayfarers;  Hamilton,  Onwentsia  and  Exmoor 
clubs. 

GEN.  ELISHA  B.  HAMILTON.  One  of  the  most  distinguished 
citizens  and  lawyers  of  Illinois  during  the  last  half  of  the  nineteenth 
century  was  Gen.  Elisha  B.  Hamilton,  whose  long  and  active 
career  in  the  bar  was  largely  spent  at  Quincy.  As  a  lawyer,  soldier 
and  private  citizen  his  career  was  one  distinctly  deserving  of  a 
permanent  memorial  in  a  history  of  the  Illinois  courts  and  lawyers. 

Gen.  Elisha  B.  Hamilton  was  born  at  Carthage,  Illinois,  Octo- 
ber 5,  1838.  At  his  father's  home  in  that  city,  as  a  boy,  he  met 
Stephen  A.  Douglas,  Abraham  Lincoln  and  other  noted  lawyers  on 
the  circuit.  He  attended  Illinois  College  at  Jacksonville,  graduating 
in  the  class  of  1860,  and  shortly  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Rebellion 
enlisted  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Eighteenth  Illinois  Infantry.  He 
was  mustered  in  as  quartermaster's  sergeant,  and  in  1863  was  pro- 
moted to  first  lieutenant.  His  regiment  was  assigned  to  the  Army 
of  the  Tennessee  and  participated  in  Sherman's  first  attack  on  Vicks- 
burg,  and  was  next  with  General  McClernand  in  the  campaign 
against  Arkansas  Post,  participating  in  the  two  days'  fight  there.  In 
the  siege  of  Vicksburg  he  participated  in  the  battles  of  Port  Gibson, 
Champion  Hills  and  the  Black  River  Bridge,  where  an  entire  regi- 
ment of  Confederate  troops  was  captured.  General  Hamilton  re- 
mained with  his  regiment  at  Black  River  Bridge  until  the  surrender 
of  Vicksburg,  holding  the  rear  against  General  Johnston's  forces, 
with  which  there  was  almost  constant  skirmishing.  The  regiment 
joined  General  Sherman's  command  in  the  siege  and  capture  of 
Jackson,  Mississippi,  while  later  it  was  transferred  to  the  Depart- 
ment of  the  Gulf  and  was  in  numerous  engagements  in  Louisiana, 
where  it  was  on  duty  until  the  close  of  the  war.  In  the  Vicksburg 
campaign  he  was  on  the  field  staff  of  General  Fonda. 

Following  the  war  General  Hamilton  went  to  Quincy  in  1866, 
read  law  and  became  a  member^of  the  firm  of  Warren,  Wheat  & 
Hamilton,  which  was  succeeded  by  Wheat,  Ewing  &  Hamilton.  For 
a  number  of  years  prior  to  his  death  General  Hamilton  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Hamilton  &  Woods.  Most  of  his  professional 
life  was  spent  at  Quincy,  where  he  attained  great  success  in  his  pro- 
fession. He  was  noted  for  his  wit  and  eloquence  as  an  advocate, 
and  his  integrity  and  uprightness  as  an  antagonist  were  recognized 
among  all  his  professional  associates. 

His  services  as  a  citizen  were  second  only  to  those  performed  as 
a  lawyer.  To  him  the  city  of  Quincy  is  largely  indebted  for  its 
splendid  public  library,  an  institution  in  which  he  was  deeply  inter- 
ested and  for  which  he  worked  and  planned  until  it  was  a  reality. 
He  was  always  a  loyal  friend  of  the  Quincy  public  schools,  and 
throughout  his  career  one  of  the  best  supporters  of  Illinois  College, 
his  alma  mater.  General  Hamilton  served  on  the  staff  of  Governors 
Cullom,  Oglesby  and  Fifer,  was  a  brigadier-general  in  the  Illinois 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  487 

National  Guard  and  commanded  troops  at  the  great  railroad  strike 
in  East  St.  Louis  in  1877.  As  an  orator  and  after-dinner  speaker 
he  had  few  peers  in  the  Middle  West.  General  Hamilton  was  a 
republican  in  politics,  but  always  declined  political  preferment, 
though  it  was  often  tendered  him,  and  he  continued  to  devote  him- 
self to  his  profession  and  those  civic  duties  which  he  could  perform 
best  as  a  private  citizen.  General  Hamilton  was  a  member  of  many 
patriotic  organizations,  including  the  military  order  of  the  Loyal 
Legion  and  the  Society  of  the  Army  of  the  Tennessee.  He  was  a 
Knight  Templar  Mason,  was  an  active  member  of  the  State  His- 
torical Society,  and  one  of  the  founders  and  for  many  years  vice 
president  of  the  Quincy  Historical  Society.  General  Hamilton  re- 
mained in  the  active  practice  of  law  and  died  suddenly  March  20, 
1902,  while  engaged  in  the  trial  of  a  case  at  Quincy. 

E.  BENTLEY  HAMILTON.  The  late  Gen.  E.  B.  Hamilton,  of 
Quincy,  had  by  his  marriage  to  Mary  Fisk,  only  two  children,  the 
daughter  being  Lucy,  and  the  son,  E.  Bentley  Hamilton.  The  latter 
has  gained  success  in  the  profession  which  his  father  distinguished, 
and  the  first  part  of  his  professional  career  was  in  the  city  of 
Chicago,  but  he  is  now  located  in  Peoria. 

E.  Bentley  Hamilton  was  born  in  Quincy  August  23,  1879.  His 
education  came  from  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Quincy,  and 
in  1902  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  from  Illinois  College, 
at  Jacksonville,  which  was  the  alma  mater  of  his  father.  Mr.  Hamil- 
ton finished  the  law  course  in  the  Northwestern  University  with  the 
class  of  1905,  and  from  that  year  until  1913  was  associated  with  the 
prominent.  Chicago  firm  of  Shope,  Mathis,  Zane  &  Weber,  and  in 
the  latter  year  opened  an  office  in  Peoria  with  George  W.  Burton, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Burton  &  Hamilton,  where  they  are  engaged 
in  general  practice.  Mr.  Hamilton  is  a  member  of  the  Hamilton 
Club  of  Chicago,  of  the  military  order  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  and 
the  Phi  Delta  Phi  legal  fraternity,  the  Illinois  State.  Bar  Association 
and  various  other  social  clubs.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican.  Mr. 
Hamilton  married  Ethel  Burton  and  they  have  a  son,  George  B. 

JOHN  P.  WILSON.  While  a  continuous  connection  with  the  Chi- 
cago bar  since  1867  makes  Mr.  Wilson  one  of  the  veteran  lawyers 
of  that  city,  his  professional  distinctions  rest  upon  broader  founda- 
tions than  seniority.  For  many  years  Mr.  Wilson  has  been  regarded 
as  the  peer  of  any  Chicago  lawyer  in  the  field  of  corporation  and 
real  estate  law.  Lawyers  and  business  men  have  long  had  a  high 
regard  for  his  ability  and  services,  but  he  has  never  taken  any 
important  part  in  politics,  though  on  several  important  occasions  he 
has  exercised  his  professional  ability  in  behalf  of  the  public  welfare 
of  his  home  city.  Mr.  Wilson  is  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Wilson,  Moore  &  Mcllvaine,  with  offices  in  the  Marquette  Building. 

John  P.  Wilson  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Whiteside  County,  Illi- 
nois, July  3,  1844,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Laughlin)  Wil- 


488  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

son,  who  were  of  Scotch  descent.  His  boyhood  was  spent  in  the 
environment  of  an  Illinois  rural  district,  he  attended  the  public 
schools  near  the  home  farm,  and  in  1865  was  graduated  from  Knox 
College  at  Galesburg.  He  studied  law  under  private  instruction, 
and  at  the  same  time  taught  school  for  two  years,  and  since  1867 
has  lived  in  Chicago.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  that  year, 
opened  an  office  and  for  a  time  was  associated  with  the  firm  of 
Borden,  Spafford  &  McDaid.  After  the  dissolution  of  this  part- 
nership he  continued  as  an  associate  of  John  Borden.  Mr.  Wilson 
has  known  personally  and  has  frequently  been  associated  with 
some  of  the  distinguished  members  of  the  older  Chicago  bar.  In 
1870  he  became  the  third  member  of  the  firm  of  Spafford,  McDaid 
&  Wilson,  and  in  the  past  forty-five  years  has  had  a  number  of 
other  associates  in  practice. 

Outside  of  a  large  private  practice  which  has  connected  him 
with  some  extensive  commercial  organizations  and  in  the  handling 
and  adjustment  of  many  important  matters  in  real  estate,  Mr.  Wilson 
deserves  to  be  remembered  for  having  drafted  the  law  which  led 
to  the  establishment  of  the  Chicago  Sanitary  District.  The  law 
creating  the  Sanitary  District  was  approved  by  vote  of  the  people 
in  November,  1889,  and  Mr.  Wilson  was  retained  by  the  first  board 
m  order  to  test  the  legality  of  the  special  law  under  which  it  was 
constituted.  He  appeared  as  the  chief  attorney  in  the  successive 
steps  by  which  the  constitutionality  of  the  law  was  sustained  first 
in  the  Circuit  Court  and  afterwards  affirmed  by  the  Supreme  Court 
Both  in  the  framing  of  the  law  and  in  its  support  before  the  state 
courts  Mr.  Wilson  won  a  deserved  triumph  for  his  ability,  skill 
and  foresight.  Shortly  afterwards,  in  1890,  his  services  were 
employed  as  general  counsel  by  the  commission  having  in  charge  the 
World's  Columbian  Exposition.  He  personally  supervised  the 
drafting  of  the  constitutional  amendment  and  the  legislation  passed 
by  the  special  assembly  session  of  that  year,  and  thus  laid  the  neces- 
sary legal  foundation  on  which  that  great  enterprise  was  prosecuted 
to  success.  As  a  citizen  of  Chicago  Mr.  WilSon  has  frequently 
used  his  profession  for  unselfish  and  disinterested  service.  Both 
in  the  bar  and  as  a  private  citizen  he  is  distinguished  for  his  scholarly 
taste  and  has  divided  his  time  between  his  profession  and  his  home 
to  the  exclusion  of  activities  and  affairs  which  attract  many  promi- 
nent Chicago  professional  men. 

On  April  25,  1871,  Mr.  Wilson  married  Miss  Margaret  C.  Mcll- 
vaine,  daughter  of  J.  D.  Mcllvaine.  Their  children  are  Martha, 
John  P.  and  Anna  M.  Mr.  Wilson  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago, 
the  Union  League  and  the  University  clubs. 

ROBERT  F.  PETTIBONE.  Thirty  years  of  activity  in  Chicago  as 
a  member  of  the  legal  profession  have  brought  to  Robert  F.  Petti- 
bone  a  standing  of  worthy  order  and  he  is  today  reckoned  among 
the  representative  lawyers  of  this  city. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  489 

Mr.  Pettibone  is  of  New  England  birth  and  ancestry.  He  was 
born  at  Cornwall,  Litchfield  County,  Connecticut,  on  May  21,  1857, 
and  is  a  son  of  Col.  Ira  W.  and  Emily  (Miner)  Pettibone.  Colonel 
Pettibone  is  a  man  of  wide  intellectual  attainments  and  was  for 
many  years  engaged  in  the  teaching  profession.  He  was  for  ten 
years  a  member  of  the  faculty  at  Beloit  College,  Beloit,  Wisconsin, 
and  later  was  an  instructor  in  the  North  Division  High  School  of 
Chicago,  but  is  now  retired  from  active  work.  He  was  a  gallant 
soldier  and  a  distinguished  officer  of  the  Union  in  the  Civil  war, 
serving  as  a  colonel  of  the  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteer  Infantry 
and  passing  through  the  entire  war  period.  Colonel  Pettibone  is 
now  living  in  Chicago  at  the  venerable  age  of  eight-one  years  ( 1914). 

Robert  F.  Pettibone  was  undeniably  favored  in  being  reared  in 
a  home  of  distinctive  culture  and  refinement,  and  much  of  his 
earlier  education  was  received  under  the  careful  direction  of  his 
father.  A  private  school  at  Winchester,  Connecticut,  afforded  him 
valuable  advantages  in  his  boyhood,  and  after  the  removal  of  the 
family  to  Wisconsin  he  continued  his  studies  in  Beloit  College,  from 
which  institution  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1877.  He 
received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  at  graduation  and  his  alma 
mater  later  conferred  upon  him  his  Master's  degree.  Soon  after 
his  graduation  Mr.  Pettibone  went  to  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  where 
he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  offices  of  McDonald  and  Butler 
at  a  time  when  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  was  representing 
Indiana  in  the  United  States  Senate.  For  three  years  Mr.  Pettibone 
continued  his  studies  there  and  on  September  16,  1879,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Indiana.  In  the  following  year  he 
engaged  in  independent  practice  at  Burlington,  Racine  County, 
Wisconsin,  and  in  the  brief  time  he  continued  there  he  gained  no 
little  prominence  in  his  profession.  He  served  one  term  as  justice 
of  the  peace  and  in  1882  withdrew  from  the  community  and  came 
to  Chicago  where  he  became  associated  in  practice  with  the  firm 
of  H.  S.  &  F.  S.  Osborne.  He  continued  with  that  firm  until 
1896  and  was  then  engaged  in  newspaper  work  until  1890,  in  which 
year  he  returned  to  the  firm  of  H.  S.  &  F.  S.  Osborne,  with  whom 
he  remained  until  1911,  when  he  withdrew  from  the  law  firm.  Since 
that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  independent  general  practice. 

Mr.  Pettibone  has  long  been  known  for  a  loyal  and  public- 
spirited  citizen  and  he  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  board  of 
aldermen  from  the  Second  Ward  of  his  home  city,  Evanston,  one 
of  the  finest  of  Chicago's  many  fine  suburbs.  He  has  been  identi- 
fied with  a  considerable  amount  of  important  litigation  in  the  courts 
of  Chicago,  and  it  is  especially  worthy  of  mention  that  he  repre- 
sented the  complainant  in  the  celebrated  Rosehill  Cemetery  litiga- 
tion which  continued  from  1882  to  1911  and  which  was  finally 
decided  in  favor  of  his  client.  He  was  counsel  for  the  defense  in 
the  well-remembered  Air  Line  condemnation  suit,  in  the  Fulton  & 
Paul  elevator  suits,  in  the  Chicago  Railway  terminal  elevator  liti- 


490  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

gation,  and  has  been  concerned  in  many  other  important  cases  in 
which  big  interests  were  involved.  In  virtually  all  of  them,  it  may 
safely  be  said,  victory  has  crowned  his  efforts.  His  standing  as  a 
trial  lawyer  is  based  on  actual  results  achieved,  and  in  his  charac- 
ter and  service  he  has  honored  the  bar  of  the  state. 

Mr.  Pettibone  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  the  Illinois  State 
Bar  Associations.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Union  League  Club  of  Chicago,  is  president  of  the 
Evanston  Club  at  this  writing  (1914)  and  is  a  member  of  the  Glen 
View  Club.  With  his  wife,  he  has  membership  in  the  Congre- 
gational church  of  Evanston.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Beta  Theta 
Pi,  his  college  fraternity,  and  a  golf  player  of  some  enthusiasm. 

HORATIO  LOOMIS  WAIT.  One  of  the  veteran  members  of  the 
Chicago  bar,  Horatio  L.  Wait  has  been  known  to  an  entire  genera- 
tion of  lawyers  as  one  of  the  masters  in  chancery  of  the  Cook 
County  Circuit  Court.  To  that  office  he  has  brought  an  experience 
and  wisdom  \vhich  have  given  to  his  findings  and  decisions  a  char- 
acter for  impartiality  and  accuracy  which  for  many  years  have 
passed  current  among  judges  and  litigants.  He  has  had  a  varied 
and  interesting  career,  and  for  a  number  of  years  before  locating 
in  Chicago  was  in  the  United  States  navy. 

Horatio  Loomis  Wait  was  born  in  New  York  City  August  8, 
1836,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Harriet  Heileman  (Whitney)  Wait. 
He  was  educated  in  the  Trinity  School  at  New  York  and  the  Colum- 
bia College  Grammar  School,  but  instead  of  entering  college  came 
to  Chicago  in  1856  and  was  employed  in  the  office  of  a  well  known 
lawyer,  J.  Young  Scammon.  In  1861,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war, 
Mr.  Wait  enlisted  in  Company  D  of  the  Sixtieth  Illinois  Infantry. 
Soon  afterwards  he  was  made  paymaster  with  rank  of  master  in 
the  United  States  Navy.  He  was  under  Admirals  Dupont  and 
Farragut  in  blockading  Savannah,  Pensacola  and  Mobile,  and  sub- 
sequently was  on  Admiral  Dahlgren's  flagship  during  the  bombard- 
ment of  Fort  Sumter,  and  the  siege  of  Charleston.  He  continued 
in  the  naval  service  after  the  close  of  the  war,  and  was  on  the 
United  States  ship  Ino  in  the  European  squadron.  In  1865  he 
was  promoted  to  paymaster  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  commander. 
He  continued  in  the  naval  service  on  various  duties  until  1870, 
when  he  resigned. 

Returning  to  Chicago  and  resuming  his  legal  studies  in  the  office 
of  Barker  &  Tuley,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  August  22, 
1870.  His  first  practice  was  in  association  with  Joseph  N.  Barker 
under  the  name  of  Barker  &  Wait,  which  firm  subsequently  became 
Barker,  Buell  &  Wait.  In  June,  1876,  Mr.  Wait  was  appointed 
one  of  the  masters  in  chancery  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook 
County,  and  that  has  been  his  chief  office  and  relationship  with 
Chicago  courts  and  lawyers  for  nearly  forty  years. 

Mr.  Wait  is  a  companion  of  the  military  order  of  the  Loyal 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  491 

Legion  and  actively  aided  in  organizing  the  Illinois  Naval  Reserve. 
He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Charity  Organization  Society, 
which  later  merged  into  the  Relief  and  Aid  Society.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Grand  Army  Hall  and  Memorial  Association,  and  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Library  Board.  He  belongs  to  the 
Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association. 
Active  in  church  affairs,  he  is  a  vestryman  in  St.  Paul's  Episcopal 
Church  in  Hyde  Park,  was  for  a  number  of  years  superintendent 
of  the  Tyng  Mission  Sunday  School,  and  has  also  been  identified 
with  the  Sunday  school  work  of  his  home  church. 

On  May  7,  1860,  Mr.  Wait  married  Chara  Conant  Long.  There 
are  two  sons,  James  Joseph  and  Henry  Heileman.  James  Joseph 
has  for  many  years  been  prominent  in  transportation  and  general 
commercial  affairs  in  Chicago,  being  president  of  the  Chicago  Light- 
erage Company,  in  charge  of  the  freight  department  of  several  large 
corporations,  and  is  also  an  authority  and  writer  on  transportation 
subjects.  The  son,  Henry  H.  Wait,  is  prominent  as  an  electrical  and 
mechanical  engineer. 

CHARLES  HENRY  ALDRICH  is  well  known  to  the  bar,  not  only  of 
the  West,  but  throughout  the  United  States,  as  a  careful,  painstak- 
ing, profound  and  conscientious  lawyer.     Retained  at  one  time  and 
another  as  general  or  special  counsel  for  some  of  the  great  corpora- 
tions of  the  country,  his  practice  is  now  confined  practically  to 
the  federal  courts,  and  from  the  time  of  his  incumbency  of  the 
office  of  solicitor  general  he  has  been  a  more  or  less  familiar  figure 
in  the  highest  federal  tribunal — the  United  States  Supreme  Court. 
Mr.  Aldrich  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Lagrange  County,  Indiana, 
August  26,  1850,  and  is  a  son  of  Hamilton  M.  and  Harriet  (Sher- 
wood)   Aldrich.     His  early  youth  was  passed  much  in  the  same 
manner  as  that  of  other  farmers'  sons  of  his  day  and  community, 
attending  the  district  schools  during  the  winter  months  and  pass- 
ing the  summer  seasons  in  the  work  of  the  homestead  place.    When 
he  was  sixteen  years  old,  his  parents  removed  to  Orland,  Steuben 
County,  Indiana,  in  order  that  their  children  might  secure  better 
educational  advantages,  and  Charles  H.  so  eagerly  and  assiduously 
availed  himself   of   these  advanced  opportunities   that  his  health 
became  impaired  and  his  father  refused  to  allow  him  the  means 
wherewith  to  pursue  a  college  course.    In  no  way  discouraged,  the 
ambitious  youth  left  the  parental  roof,  secured  employment  whereat 
he  worked  for  his  board,  and  thus  prepared  for  college,  having 
partially  completed  his  course  at  the  University  of  Michigan  when 
a  friend  advanced  the  funds  to  complete  his  training,  and  in  1875 
he  was  graduated  in  the  classical  course,  his  alma  mater  subse- 
quently, in   1893,  conferring  upon  him  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Arts.    In  1876  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  after  taking  a  course  of 
lectures  and  studying  in  the  office  of  Coombs,  Morris  &  Bell,  of 
Fort  Wayne,   Indiana,  and  almost   from  the  start  attained  good 


492  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

standing  among  such  able  and  distinguished  members  of  the  Indiana 
bar  as  Thomas  A.  Hendricks,  Col.  Abram  Hendricks,  Benjamin 
Harrison,  W.  H.  H.  Miller,  Joseph  E.  McDonald,  Tohn  M.  Butler, 
Oscar  B.  Hord,  Noble  E.  Butler,  W.  P.  Fishback,  R.  S.  Taylor  and 
Allen  Zollars.    In  1884  Mr.  Aldrich  was  solicited  to  make  the  race 
for  attorney  general  of  Indiana,  but  made  no  canvass  in  his  own 
behalf  and  was  defeated  for  the  nomination  by  a  few  votes.    Mr. 
Aldrich  came  to  Chicago  in  1886  and  became  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Cratty  Brothers  &  Aldrich,  later  practiced  alone  for  a  time,  then 
was  connected  with  Aldrich,  Payne  &  Defrees,  subsequently  with 
Aldrich,  Reed,  Foster  &  Allen,  and  now  doing  business  alone,  with 
offices  in  the  Home  Life  Insurance  Building,  where  he  has  been 
for  twenty-six  years.     In  1890  Mr.  Aldrich  was  appointed  special 
counsel  for  the  United  States  in  its  litigation  with  the  Pacific  Rail- 
roads, which  came  as  a  result  of  the  so-called  Anderson  Act.    Suc- 
cessful in  both  cases,   which  he  argued  in  the  circuit  courts  of 
Nebraska  and  California,  where  he  was  opposed  by  some  of  the 
leading   counsel   of   the  country,   Mr.   Aldrich   was   appointed  by 
President  Harrison  to  the  office  of  solicitor  general  of  the  United 
States  to  succeed  ex-President  William  H.  Taft.    Of  his  incumbency 
of  that  office,  a  writer  says:    "In  the  position  named  Mr.  Aldrich's 
name  is  especially  associated  with  the  famous  Chinese,  Cherokee 
and  Hat-trimming  cases,  in  two  of  which  he  won  decided  victories 
in  the  face  of  masterly  opposition,  and  in  the  other  his  argument 
was  said  by  a  member  of  the  Supreme  Court  to  have  been  one  of 
the  most  noteworthy  ever  addressed  to  that  tribunal.     The  opinion 
prepared  by  Mr.  Aldrich  upon  the  power  of  the  national  govern- 
ment in  matters  of  public  health  and  quarantine  regulations,  and 
also  that  on  the  scope  and  effect  of  the  election  law,  showed  a  broad 
grasp  of  facts  and  principles  and  met  the  cordial  approval  of  those 
most  competent  to  judge,  while  his  opinion  that  the  administration 
might  issue  bonds  to  maintain  resumption  and  keep  the  money  of 
the  United  States  at  par,  .was  practically  adopted  and  acted  upon 
during  President  Cleveland's  second  administration."     On  several 
occasions  since  retiring  from  the  office  of  solicitor  general  to  devote 
himself  to  private  practice,  Mr.  Aldrich  has  been  retained  by  the 
United  States  in  important  legal  cases,  and  participated  in  the  dis- 
cussion of   the  constitutional  questions  growing  out  of  our  war 
with  Spain,  also  winning  notable  victories  in  the  Insular  and  Kep- 
ner  cases.    He  is  identified  with  the  American  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois   State  Bar  Association,  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and 
the  Law  Club.     Civic,  social  and  municipal  problems  of  the  city 
have  always  received  his  close  and  earnest  attention,  he  has  been 
an  active  member  of  the  Civic  Federation  and  at  all  times  has  been 
a  hearty  supporter  of  those  movements  which  have  made  for  the 
welfare  of   the  community.     Mr.   Aldrich  belongs   to  the  Union 
League  Club,  of  which  he  has  served  as  vice  president ;  his  political 
adherence  is  given  to  the  republican  party. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  493 

Mr.  Aldrich  was  married  October  13,  1875,  to  Miss  Helen 
Roberts,  of  Steuben  County,  Indiana,  and  three  children  have  been 
born  to  them  :  Charles  Roberts,  Marian  Louise  and  Helen  Burseley. 
The  family  home  is  at  No.  700  Irving  Park  Boulevard. 

JAMES  J.  BARBOUR.  The  active  career  of  James  J.  Barbour  as 
a  Chicago  lawyer  began  in  1891.  For  several  years  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  office  of  prosecuting  attorney  in  Cook  County,  and 
both  there  and  in  his  private  practice  has  shown  peculiar  ability  as 
a  trial  lawyer  and  has  an  unusual  record  of  participation  in  some 
of  the  most  notable  cases  that  have  been  before  the  Chicago  courts 
and  the  public  within  recent  years. 

James  Joseph  Barbour  was  born  at  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
December  28,  1869,  and  comes  of  an  old  New  England  family  and 
one  that  has  furnished  many  members  to  the  various  professions. 
His  first  American  ancestor,  Thomas  Barbour,  settled  at  Windsor, 
Connecticut,  in  1635.  His  grandfather,  Heman  H.  Barbour,  was 
a  well  known  jurist  in  Connecticut,  and  an  uncle,  Joseph  L.  Barbour, 
of  Hartford,  was  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  New  England.  His 
parents  were  Rev.  H.  H.  and  Frances  E.  (Luther)  Barbour.  His 
duties  as  a  minister  caused  his  father  to  remove  to  Newark,  New 
Jersey,  and  the  son.  James  J.,  had  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  that  city.  In  1887  he  worked  as  a  reporter  on  a  newspaper  at 
Camden,  New  Jersey,  and  in  1888  came  to  Chicago  and  began  the 
study  of  law  with  Judge  Frederick  A.  Smith.  In  1889  he  became 
assistant  to  Henry  F.  Eames,  president  of  the  Commercial  National 
Bank,  and  at  the  same  time  was  a  student  in  the  Chicago  College  of 
Law  from  1889  to  1892. 

Mr.  Barbour  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1891,  and  represented 
the  Commercial  National  Bank  as  attorney  until  the  death  of  Mr. 
Eames  in  1897.  He  was  appointed  assistant  state's  attorney  in 
January,  1894,  by  Charles  S.  Deneen,  and  was  reappointed  by  John 
J.  Healy  in  December,  1904,  and  was  first  assistant  in  the  state's 
attorney's  office  during  1907-08.  Mr.  Barbour  resigned  his  public 
office  December  i,  1908,  and  was  in  practice  with  Clarence  A. 
Knight  and  William  G.  Adams,  in  the  firm  of  Knight,  Barbour  & 
Adams,  until  the  death  of  his  partners  in  June,  1911.  Since  then 
Mr.  Barbour  has  practiced  alone,  and  now  has  offices  in  the  Otis 
Building.  In  1913  Mr.  Barbour  organized  and  is  now  president 
of  the  Rogers  Park  National  Bank  of  Chicago. 

This  sketch  would  not  be  complete  without  a  brief  outline  o£ 
his  activity  while  an  assistant  in  the  state's  attorney's  office.  He 
successfully  prosecuted  Inga  Hanson  for  perjury  committed  by  her 
in  her  suit  against  the  Chicago  City  Railway  for  alleged  personal 
injuries.  He  had  charge  of  the  proceedings  against  George  S. 
McReynolds  for  fraudulent  removal  of  grain  covered  by  warehouse 
receipts,  upon  which  McReynolds  had  borrowed  over  half  a  million 
dollars  from  Chicago  banks.  He  had  charge  of  the  suit  against 


494  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

William  Eugene  Brown,  the  Chicago  lawyer,  who  was  convicted  of 
subornation  of  perjury  and  disbarred  from  practice  for  fraudulently 
obtaining  three  thousand  dollars  from  the  American  Trust  &  Savings 
Bank.    Among  about  fifty  murder  cases  prosecuted  by  Mr.  Barbour, 
one   of   particular   note   was   that   of    Lucy    Hagenow,    who   was 
sentenced  to  twenty  years  for  murder  resulting  from  an  illegal  oper- 
ation.    In  the  trial  of  this  case  the  proof  of  at  least  seven  deaths 
resulting  from  criminal  operations  at  her  hands  was  held  by  the 
Supreme  Court  to  have  been  proper  as  bearing  on  the  question  of 
intent.     Mr.  Barbour  assisted  in  the  prosecution  of  Paul  O.  Stens- 
land  and  other  officials  of  the  Milwaukee  State  Bank;  conducted 
the  trial  of  William  J.  Davis  for  manslaughter,  in  connection  with 
the  Iroquois  Theater  fire,  at  Chicago,   Illinois ;  and  was  also  in 
charge  of  the  first  "Sunday  closing"  case.     He  removed  the  Ralph 
Lipsey  habeas  corpus  case  from  the  Superior  Court  to  the  Supreme 
Court  by  certiorari,  and  was  there'successful  in  obtaining  a  decision 
denying  right  of  habeas  corpus  writ  to  a  defendant  whose  convic- 
tion had  been  affirmed  by  the  Supreme  Court.    In  the  case  of  Her- 
man Billik,  convicted  of  murder  by  poisoning,  he  obtained  an  initial 
decision  in  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  that  that  court  lacked 
jurisdiction  to  consider  appeals  from  orders  denying  habeas  corpus 
writs  except  upon  certificate  of  nisi  prius  judge  that  appeal  is  meri- 
torious.    On  November  16,  1908,  in  one  afternoon,  the  entire  pro- 
ceedings occupying  only  three  hours,  Mr.  Barbour  caused  the  arrest, 
indictment,  trial  in  court  and  sentence  to  the  penitentiary  for  forgery 
of  Peter  Van  Vlissingen,  real  estate  dealer,  who  admitted  forgeries 
of  mortgage  notes  exceeding  a  million  dollars.     One  of  his  last 
acts  while  connected  with  the  state's  attorney's  office  was  in  August, 
1908,  when  he  obtained  evidence  of  huge  primary  election  frauds 
in  the  nominations  for  state's  attorney.     In  1909,  after  leaving  the 
prosecutor's  office,  Mr.  Barbour  was  active  in  conducting  litigation 
in  New  York  and  Chicago  in  behalf  of  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Yerkes,  involv- 
ing her  interests  in  the  estate  of  her  late  husband,  Charles  T.  Yerkes. 
Mr.  Barbour  was  married  September  i,  1891,  to  Miss  Lillian 
Clayton.     Their  children  are  Justin  F.,  Heman  H.  and  Elizabeth. 
Mr.  Barbour  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  of  the  Birchwood 
Country  and  Evanston  Golf  clubs,  and  has  his  home  at  7622  Sheri- 
dan Road,  Birchwood. 

EDWIN  W.  SIMS.  While  Edwin  W.  Sims  became  well  known 
not  only  in  Illinois  but  over  the  nation  through  his  effective  work 
in  the  office  of  United  States  district  attorney  from  1906  to  1911, 
he  has  for  twenty  years  been  a  successful  Chicago  lawyer,  and  has 
gained  distinction  both  at  the  bar  and  in  public  affairs. 

Edwin  W.  Sims  was  born  June  4,  1870,  at  Hamilton,  Ontario, 
Canada,  a  son  of  Walter  and  Elizabeth  (Knowles)  Sims.  His 
academic  education  was  acquired  at  Bay  City,  Michigan,  and  he 
graduated  LL.  B.  from  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1894.  Prior 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  495 

to  1892  Mr.  Sims  worked  as  reporter,  editor  and  special  corre- 
spondent with  Bay  City  and  Detroit  newspapers.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1894,  he  began  practice  at  Chicago,  and  the  first  four  or 
five  years  were  spent  in  the  quiet  routine  of  professional  work,  in 
the  course  of  which  time  he  had  made  a  reputation  for  exceptional 
skill  in  the  handling  of  a  varied  range  of  litigation. 

Mr.  Sims  served  as  county  attorney  of  Cook  County  from  1900 
to  1903.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  appointed  special  attorney  to  the 
Bureau  of  Corporations  at  Washington,  and  in  1905  was  promoted 
by  President  Roosevelt  to  the  position  of  solicitor  in  the  Department 
of  Commerce  and  Labor.  Mr.  Sims  in  1906  was  sent  by  the  Gov- 
ernment to  investigate  the  Alaskan  fur  seal  fisheries  on  the  Pribilof 
Islands  in  the  Behring  Sea.  While  United  States  attorney  for  the 
Northern  District  of  Illinois,  with  headquarters  at  Chicago,  from 
1906  to  1911,  Mr.  Sims  had  charge  of  a  large  number  of  govern- 
ment suits  for  violations  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  and  Anti- 
Trust  laws,  notable  among  them  being  the  famous  case  against  the 
Standard  Oil  Company  of  Indiana,  which  resulted  in  conviction 
and  the  imposition  of  a  fine  of  $29,240,000  by  Judge  Landis.  Other 
cases  were  that  against  the  Church  and  School  Furniture  Trust ; 
the  conviction  of  John  R.  Walsh  for  violation  of  the  National 
banking  laws,  and  a  large  number  of  cases  under  the  so-called  White 
Slave  Traffic  laws,  resulting  in  various  convictions. 

Mr.  Sims  in  1909  was  a  member  of  the  advisory  board  to  the 
Fur  Seal  Service,  and  has  been  prominent  in  a  number  of  reform 
movements  in  the  City  of  Chicago.  He  is  secretary  to  the  Chicago 
Vice  Commission,  is  secretary  of  the  Committee  of  Fifteen,  and  one 
of  the  thoroughly  progressive  and  public  spirited  men  in  Chicago. 
Mr.  Sims  has  served  as  president  of  the  Michigan  Society  of  Chi- 
cago, was  secretary  of  the  National  Ro'osevelt  Committee  in  1912, 
belongs  to  the  Chicago,  the  Illinois  and  American  Bar  associations, 
and  in  politics  is  a  republican.  His  clubs  are  the-  Union  League, 
the  Hamilton,  the  Law,  the  South  Shore  Country,  the  Forty  and 
the  Kenwood.  Mr.  Sims  is  now  engaged  in  private  practice  as 
senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Sims,  Welch  &  Godman,  with  offices 
in  the  Marquette  Building  at  Chicago.  His  home  is  at  4800  Ken- 
wood Avenue. 

FRANK  AMBROSE  HELMER.  Beginning  his  practice  as  a  lawyer 
at  Chicago  more  than  thirty  years  ago,  Frank  Ambrose  Helmer  has 
since  enjoyed  a  prosperous  season  of  activity,  and  his  professional 
attainments  and  high  character  are  recognized  among  all  members 
of  the  Chicago  bar. 

Mr.  Helmer  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Cuba,  New  York,  April 
8,  1854.  His  parents  were  Herman  Knox  and  Elizabeth  M. 
(Keller)  Helmer.  His  father  was  a  teacher  in  his  younger  career, 
was  engaged  in  farming  in  DeKalb  County,  Illinois,  subsequently 
moved  to  the  Town  of  DeKalb  and  finally  to  Wheaton,  Illinois, 


496  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

where  he  now  lives  at  the  age  of  ninety-two,  while  his  wife  is 
eighty-one. 

Frank  A.  Helmer  gained  his  early  training  in  the  public  schools 
of  DeKalb  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  old  University  of  Chicago,  grad- 
uating with  the  class  of  1878  A.  B.  and  M.  A.  His  law  studies  were 
pursued  in  the  old  Union  College  of  Chicago,  beginning  with  1879 
and  graduating  LL.  B.  in  the  class  of  1881.  Mr.  Helmer  was 
admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  on  diploma  the  same  year,  and  in 
December,  1881,  became  a  law  clerk  for  Frank  J.  Smith.  In  the 
second  year  he  was  admitted  to  partnership,  the  firm  being  known 
as  Frank  J.  Smith  &  Helmer  until  1889.  Then  after  a  year  alone 
Mr.  Helmer  on  May  i,  1890,  became  the  second  member  of  the  firm 
of  Smith,  Helmer  &  Moulton.  The  senior  member  was  Hon.  Fred- 
erick A.  Smith,  who  is  now  serving  with  distinction  on  the  appellate 
bench  of  Illinois,  while  the  junior  member  was  Frank  I.  Moulton. 
When  Judge  Smith  was  elected  a  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court,  the  firm 
remained  as  Helmer  &  Moulton  for  a  year,  and  the  title  now  found 
on  the  offices  in  the  Westminster  Building  is  Helmer,  Moulton,  Whit- 
man &  Whitman.  Mr.  Helmer  for  a  number  of  years  has  practiced 
chiefly  in  corporation,  commercial  and  real  estate  law. 

Mr.  Helmer  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar 
associations  and  the  Chicago  Law  Institute  and  belongs  to  the  Uni- 
versity, the  Law,  the  Hamilton,  the  Reynolds,  the  Midlothian  Coun- 
try, the  Indian  Hill  clubs  and  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  the  Phi  Delta 
Phi  and  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  college  fraternities. 

Mr.  Helmer  was  married  December  23,  1885,  to  Bessie  Bradwell, 
daughter  of  Hon.  James  B.  Bradwell,  known  everywhere  in  Illinois 
for  his  distinguished  services  as  a  lawyer  and  legal  author.  Mr. 
Helmer  has  one  child,  Myra,  who  for  a  number  of  years  has  been 
one  of  the  most  skillful  women  golf  players  in  America.  She  won 
the  Western  championship  in  1913  and  still  holds  the  championship 
among  Chicago  women  players.  Mr.  Helmer  and  family  reside  at 
the  Virginia  Hotel  during  the  winter,  while  their  summer  home  is 
the  Midlothian  Country  Club.  Mr.  Helmer  finds  his  chief  recrea- 
tions in  golf  and  horseback  riding.  Politically  he  is  a  republican. 

WALTER  CLYDE  JONES.  Every  Illinois  lawyer  of  standing  knows 
Walter  Clyde  Jones  as  one  of  the  authors  and  editors  of  Jones  and 
Addington's  Annotated  Statutes  of  Illinois  and  of  the  Cyclopedia  of 
Illinois  Law  and  the  Appellate  Court  Reports  of  Illinois.  Since 
1906  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Senate  from  the  Fifth 
District,  and  besides  his  leadership  in  the  senate  is  also  author  of 
several  important  laws  for  political  and  economic  reforms.  Mr. 
Jones  has  been  a  successful  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  for  twenty 
years. . 

Walter  Clyde  Jones  was  born  at  Pilot  Grove,  Iowa,  December 
22,  1870,  a  son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Buffington)  Jones.  Both 
the  Jones  and  Buffington  families  came  to  America  during  the  latter 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  497 

part  of  the  seventeenth  century.  Jonathan  Jones  was  born  in  Harri- 
son County,  Ohio,  went  out  to  lo'wa  with  his  brothers  in  1833  and 
preempted  land  in  that  territory,  and  subsequently  laid  out  the  town 
of  Pilot  Grove.  He  was  of  Quaker  stock,  of  Welsh  origin,  while 
his  wife  was  a  native  of  Washington  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  of 
English  lineage.  Senator  Jones'  father  died  in  Iowa  in  1883  at  the 
age  of  sixty-eight. 

Walter  Clyde  Jones  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  grammar 
and  high  schools  of  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  in  1891  was  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  mechanical  engineer  from  the  Iowa  State  College.  In 
his  career  as  a  lawyer  he  has  taken  much  interest  in  the  mechanical 
side  of  law,  especially  as  a  patent  lawyer,  and  is  treasurer  and 
director  of  the  Benjamin  Electrical  Manufacturing  Company.  Mr. 
Jones  attended  the  Chicago  College  of  Law,  the  law  school  of  the 
Lake  Forest  University,  and  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1895,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  the  same  year.  From  1897  to  1899  he  was  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Addington  and  Jones,  and  since  then  has 
practiced  with  Mr.  Addington,  the  firm  now  being  Jones,  Addington, 
Ames  and  Seibold.  Offices  are  maintained  both  in  Chicago  and  in 
New  York.  It  was  in  association  with  Mr.  K.  H.  Addington  that 
he  became  the  author  and  editor  of  Jones  and  Addington's  Annotated 
Statutes  of  Illinois  and  of  the  Cyclopedia  of  Illinois  Law  and  the 
Appellate  Court  Reports  of  Illinois. 

Mr.  Jones  has  been  active  in  civic  affairs,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  charter  convention  which  drafted  the  proposed  charter 
in  1906-07.  He  was  on^  of  the  organizers  of  the  Legislative  Voters' 
League,  and  was  actively  identified  with  the  organization  until  his 
election  to  the  senate  in  1906.  As  a  senator  Mr.  Jones  was  floor 
leader  of  the  senate  during  1909-1 1,  was  author  of  the  direct  primary 
law,  leading  the  fight  for  its  enactment,  and  also  author  of  the  law 
limiting  the  labor  of  women  to  ten  hours  per  day.  His  work  in 
behalf  of  progressive  legislation,  including  movement  for  civil  service 
reform,  and  the  enactment  of  rules  for  reformed  legislative  pro- 
cedure, has  been  highly  commended  by  the  great  independent  papers 
of  the  state,  and  he  is  one  of  the  leaders  in  Illinois  politics  today. 
He  was  formerly  identified  with  the  republican  party,  but  is  now  a 
member  of  the  progressive  party. 

Senator  Jones  is  a  member  of  the  Franklin  Institute  of  Philadel- 
phia, of  the  American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers  and  is  an 
ex-president  of  the  Chicago  Electric  Association.  In  Chicago  he  is 
a  member  of  the  University,  the  Union  League,  the  Hamilton,  the 
Quadrangle,  the  Homewood,  the  City  and  the  Press  clubs,  and  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Cosmos  Club  of  Washington  and  the  Lawyers 
Club  of  New  York.  He  has  traveled  extensively,  and  finds  his 
recreations  in  horseback  riding  and  golf.  In  legal  circles  he  is 
almost  as  well  known  in  New  York  City  as  in  Chicago.  Senator 
Jones  was  married  June  3,  1896,  at  Paulina,  Iowa,  to  Miss  Emma 
Boyd  daughter  of  William  O.  Boyd.  Their  children  are  Walter 


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Clyde,  Clarence  Boyd  and  Helen  Gwendolyn.     The  family  reside  at 
5541  Woodlawn  Avenue. 

JOHN  WILSON  HILL.  One  of  the  distinguished  members  of  Chi- 
cago's legal  fraternity,  John  Wilson  Hill,  has  had  a  most  interesting 
career.  Commencing  his  active  life  in  a  lumber  camp,  he  learned 
the  business  from  felling  the  tree  to  placing  the  finished  product 
upon  the  market,  and,  being  placed  in  a  position  in  which  he  was 
compelled  by  circumstances  to  learn  something  of  the  law,  became 
so  interested  in  the  study  that  he  determined  to  make  it  his  life  work. 
He  is  not  alone  known  as  one  of  the  leading  specialists  in  the  field 
of  patents,  trade  marks  and  unfair  competition,  but  as  a  legislator 
of  distinction,  a  Mason  of  high  degree  and  a  citizen  who  has  taken 
a  stirring  part  in  those  activities  which  have  contributed  to  his 
adopted  city's  civic  advancement. 

John  Wilson  Hill  was  born  at  Ottawa,  Illinois,  May  9,  1857, 
and  is  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  (Wilson)  Hill.  His  father. was 
one  of  Ottawa's  prominent  men,  being  a  teacher  in  what  is  now  the 
high  school  at  South  Ottawa,  subsequently  a  successful  contractor 
and  later  an  alderman  of  the  city.  Mr.  Hill  attended  the  primary 
schools  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  and  spent  one  year  at  the  Michigan 
State  Normal  school  at  Ypsilanti,  following  which  he  taught  school 
for  several  years  during  the  winter  months.  Turning  his  attention 
to  the  lumber  business,  he  entered  that  industry  in  a  humble  capacity, 
and  worked  his  way  up  to  the  position  of  chief  clerk  and  accountant 
of  a  large  lumber  concern,  which,  because  of  fire  losses,  became 
involved  in  financial  difficulties.  Mr.  Hill  was  appointed  trustee 
for  the  creditors,  who  quarreled  among  themselves  and  thus  pro- 
longed the  case  for  about  three  years,  during  which  time  Mr.  Hill 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  Elbert  A.  Whitney,  of  Frankfort,  Mich- 
igan. He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1890,  in  Benzie  County, 
Michigan,  in  open  court,  the  judges  and  lawyers  present  conducting, 
the  examination,  which  consumed  an  entire  day,  before  a  large 
audience.  Mr.  Hill  is  probably  the  only  man  who  has  had  the 
distinction  of  being  examined  before  an  open  court. 

After  his  admission  to  the  bar,  Mr.  Hill  came  to  Chicago  and 
was  associated  with  his  brother,  Lysander  Hill,  under  the  firm  style 
"of  Hill  and  Hill,  this  partnership  continuing  until  January,  1898, 
when  it  was  dissolved.  Mr.  Hill  then  practiced  alone  until  joined 
by  his  son,  Roy  Wilson  Hill,  a  graduate  of  Northwestern  University 
law  school,  who  before  becoming  a  lawyer  was  an  electrical  engineer, 
having  graduated  from  Rose  Polytechnic  Electrical  College.  The 
firm  of  Hill  and  Hill  has  offices  in  the  Monadnock  Block  and  spe- 
cializes in  patents,  trade  marks  and  unfair  competition,  its  practice 
covering  the  United  States  and  being  chiefly  confined  to  the  Federal 
courts.  A  stanch  supporter  of  republicanism,  Mr.  Hill  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Legislature  in  1905,  and  during  the 
two  terms  he  was  connected  with  that  distinguished  body  held  various 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  499 

important  positions.  He  was  chairman  of  the  committee  chosen  to 
investigate  the  state  institutions,  and  was  the  author  of  the  bill  gov- 
erning the  same,  which  was  passed  in  the  session  of  1909.  Mr.  Hill 
is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illinois  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, the  American  Bar  Association  and  the  Patent  Law  Associa- 
tion of  Chicago.  He  is  well  known  in  club  life,  belonging  to  the 
Chicago  Athletic  Club,  the  Exmoor  Country  Club  and  others.  With 
his  family,  he  attends  the  Episcopal  church.  Mr.  Hill  has  long  been 
prominent  in  Masonry.  Passing  through  the  blue  lodge  and 
chapter,  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  what  are  known  as  the  day 
light  bodies,  St.  Cecelia  Lodge  No.  865,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  St.  Cecelia 
Chapter  No.  220,  R.  &  S.  M.,  and  St.  Cecelia  Commandery  No.  83,  K. 
T.,  of  which  he  is  eminent  commander  for  the  years  1914  and  1915. 
He  belongs  to  Oriental  Consistory  and  Medinah  Temple,  A.  A.  O. 
N.  M.  S.,  and  has  the  distinction  of  having  had  the  thirty-third 
degree  conferred  upon  him,  this  at  Boston,  Massachusetts,  October 
i,  1912,  in  company  with  such  distinguished  personages  as  Hon. 
Chauncey  Depew,  Governor  Osborn  of  Michigan,  Senator  Johnson 
of  Maine,  Admiral  Forsyth,  U.  S.  N.,  retired,  Bishop  Talbot  of 
Pennsylvania  and  Senator  Sherman. 

Mr.  Hill  was  married  September  28,  1878,  to  Miss  Ida  E.  Watson 
of  Frankfort,  Michigan,  and  they  have  one  son:  Roy  Wilson,  who 
has  also  taken  all  the  degrees  of  Masonry  with  the  exception  of  the 
thirty-third.  The  pleasant  family  residence  is  situated  at  No.  1121 
Columbia  Avenue,  Rogers  Park. 

AREA  N.  WATERMAN.  One  of  the  oldest  members  of  the  Chicago 
bar  is  Judge  Arba  N.  Waterman,  who  began  practice  in  this  city 
after  the  war,  in  which  he  had  served  as  a  lieutenant-colonel,  and 
served  for  sixteen  years  as  a  judge  of  the  Cook  County  Circuit 
Court. 

Arba  N.  Waterman  was  born  at  Greensboro,  Vermont,  February 
'5,  1836,  a  son  of  Lowring  F.  and  Mary  (Stevens)  Waterman.  He 
was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  state,  graduated  A.  B.  from 
Norwich  University  in  1856,  and  during  1860-61  was  a  student  of 
law  in  the  Albany  Law  School,  which  at  that  time  occupied  a  pre- 
eminent position  among  the  law  schools  of  America.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  served  as  lieutenant-colonel  in  the  Hundredth  Illinois 
Volunteers,  and  at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga  had  a  horse  shot  from 
under  him,  and  he  himself  was  afterwards  wounded.  Judge  Water- 
man began  active  practice  in  Chicago  in  1866.  At  that  time  the  local 
bar  was  distinguished  for  the  versatile  ability  and  brilliant  character 
of  its  members.  Judge  Manierre,  Corydon  Beckwith,  Samuel 
Fuller,  Alfred  W.  Arrington,  Joseph  E.  Gary,  John  M.  Wilson, 
Francis  H.  Kales,  Erastus  S.  Williams,  Thomas  Hoyne,  B.  T.  Ayer 
and  many  others  long  since  gone  were  then  leaders  in  affairs  as  well 
as  in  the  courts  and  bar. 

In  1887  Mr.  Waterman  began  his  service  as  a  judge  of  the  Cir- 


500  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

cuit  Court  of  Cook  County,  and  was  later  assigned  a  judge  of  the 
Appellate  Court  of  the  First  District.  After  sixteen  years  on  the 
bench  Judge  Waterman  resumed  private  practice  in  1903,  and  for 
several  years  was  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Waterman,  Thurman 
and  Ross.  His  opinions  as  a  judge  are  reported  in  the  Thirty-third 
to  One  Hundred  and  Fourth  Illinois  Appeals.  Judge  Waterman 
has  been  dean  of  the  John  Marshall  Law  School  since  1902.  He  is 
active  in  Grand  Army  affairs,  a  member  of  Grant  Post  No.  28, 
G.  A.  R.,  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  and  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Grand  Army  Hall  and  Memorial  Association  during 
1901-02.  For  several  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  the  Chicago  Public  Library.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Hamilton,  the  Chicago  Literary  and  Irving  clubs,  and  finds  his 
recreation  in  literary  and  philosophical  pursuits.  Judge  Waterman 
is  author  of  "A  Century  of  Caste,"  1901,  and  "A  Consideration  of 
the  Influences  That  Have  Made  Chicago  and  the  Promise  as  to  its 
Future,"  1908.  Judge  Waterman  was  married  at  Chicago  December 
16,  1862,  to  Eloise  Hall. 

Louis  JOSEPH  BEHAN  was  born  in  the  City  of  New  Orleans, 
Louisiana,  March  10,  1876,  and  is  a  son  of  Frank  A.  and  Catherine 
C.  (Coffin)  Behan.  His  father  was  long  prominently  known  as  one 
of  the  city's  foremost  business  men,  and  at  the  time  of  his  retire- 
ment in  1897  was  president  of  the  Crescent  City  Railway  Company. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago.  Louis  Joseph 
Behan  received  his  preparatory  education  in  the  Jesuit  College 
and  High  School  of  New  Orleans,  graduating  from  the  former  in 
1891  and  the  latter  in  1893,  in  which  year  he  came  to  Chicago. 
In  1895  ne  entered  Lake  Forest  University,  graduating  from  the 
law  department  of  that  institution  in  1898  with  the  degree  Bachelor 
of  Laws,  and  in  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  Follow- 
ing this  Mr.  Behan  accepted  a  position  as  private  secretary  to 
Perry  A.  Hull,  but  in  1902  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion and  continued  in  practice  until  1907.  In  that  year  Mr.  Behan 
successfully  passed  the  civil  service  examination  for  the  position 
of  assistant  county  attorney  of  Cook  County,  to  which  he  was  sub- 
sequently appointed,  and  he  served  therein  until  1910  when  he 
resigned  and  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court.  It  was  in  that  year  the  firm  of  Duncombe  & 
Behan  came  into  existence,  and  the  association  continued  until 
April  i,  1914,  when  Mr.  Behan  resumed  practice  alone,  retaining 
offices  in  the  Otis  Building,  and  conducts  a  general  practice,  in  addi- 
tion to  serving  as  master  in  chancery  of  the  Circuit  Court,  to 
which  he  was  appointed  December  i,  1914. 

Mr.  Behan  has  membership  in  the  Chicago,  Illinois  State  and 
American  Bar  associations,  as  well  as  the  Commercial  Law  League 
of  America.  His  social  connections  are  with  the  City  Club,  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club  and  the  Automobile  Club.  He  is  a 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  501 

member  of  the  Western  Economic  Society  and  is  on  the  advisory 
board  of  the  National  Economic  Society,  and  is  fraternally  asso- 
ciated with  the  Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  being  president 
of  the  Chicago  chapter  of  that  order.  During  the  Spanish-Amer- 
ican war  Mr.  Behan  was  an  active  participant,  serving  as  corporal 
of  Troop  H,  First  Illinois  Volunteer  Cavalry. 

Mr.  Behan  was  married  March  12,  1901,  to  Miss  May  Louise 
Hull  of  Chicago.  Two  children  were  born  to  them, — Louis  J., 
Jr.,  born  July  4,  1909,  and  Dorothy,  who  is  deceased.  Mr.  Behan 
is  a  member  of  St.  Ann's  parish,  Roman  Catholic  Church.  The 
home  is  at  No.  5443  Prairie  Avenue. 

FREDERIC  BURN  HAM.  In  his  native  city,  where  for  more  than 
a  quarter  of  a  century  his  father  has  been  a  successful  merchant, 
Frederic  Burnham  has  won  for  himself  a  place  among  the  able 
and  successful  younger  members  of  the  Chicago  bar.  He  proved 
his  ability  while  serving  as  assistant  state's  attorney  for  Cook 
County,  and  since  then  has  been  engaged  in  independent  practice  of 
his  profession,  with  offices  at  1625  Harris  Trust  Building. 

Mr.  Burnham  was  born  in  Chicago  on  the  7th  of  March,  1881, 
and  he  is  a  son  of  Edward  and  Mary  (McGee)  Burnham.  The  father 
is  still  in  active  business  on  State  Street.  The  public  schools  of  Chi- 
cago contributed  to  the  early  education  of  Frederic  Burnham  and  he 
prepared  for  college  at  the  Harvard  Preparatory  School.  In  1898 
he  entered  Yale  University  and  in  1902  was  graduated  with  the 
Bachelor  of  Arts  degree.  His  law  studies  were  pursued  in  North- 
western University  and  in  1905  he  gained  his  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Laws  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  his  native  state.  Mr.  Burn- 
ham  initiated  his  professional  career  with  a  term  of  service  in  the 
offices  of  general  counsel  of  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railroad 
Company,  and  the  four  years  he  was  thus  occupied  were  rich  in 
experience.  His  appointment  in  March,  1909,  to  the  post  of  assist- 
ant state's  attorney  for  Cook  County  prompted  his  resignation  from 
that  position.  Mr.  Burnham  made  an  admirable  record  in  his  office 
of  assistant  to  State's  Attorney  John  E.  W.  Wayman,  and  his  ability 
as  a  trial  lawyer  was  much  enhanced  as  o  result  of  his  activities. 
He  retired  from  the  office  in  August,  1912,  and  since  that  time  has 
conducted  a  private  law  practice  which  is  steadily  growing  in 
volume.  Several  representative  corporations  retain  him  as  counsel, 
and,  all  considered,  his  less  than  ten  years  of  practice  have  won  for 
him  a  position  and  standing  in  legal  circles  of  the  city  seldom  real- 
ized in  the  profession  in  that  length  of  time. 

In  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  Mr.  Burnham  has  served  on  the 
committee  on  defense  of  poor  persons  charged  with  crime  and  has 
acted  as  chairman  of  the  committee  on  persons  assuming  to  prac- 
tice law  without  a  license.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State 
and  American  Bar  associations ;  of  the  City  Club,  wherein  he  is  a 
member  of  the  committee  on  the  administration  of  criminal  jus- 


502  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

tice.  He  is  at  present  (1915)  a  director  of  the  Hamilton  Club  and 
a  member  of  its  political  action  committee  and  has  served  on  other 
important  committees  of  the  club.  Other  social  affiliations  are  with 
the  Illinois  Athletic  Club,  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  and  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
college  fraternities,  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 

In  the  fall  of  1914  he  was  a  candidate  for  judge  of  the  Municipal 
Court  of  Chicago  on  the  republican  ticket  and  received  the  indorse- 
ment of  practically  the  entire  press  of  the  city,  the  Chicago  Bar 
Association  and  other  endorsing  bodies. 

Mr.  Burnham  was  married  on  January  4,  1911,  to  Miss  Adda 
Marguerite  Ghost  of  Denver,  Colorado,  and  they  live  at  1426  Hyde 
Park  Boulevard. 

HON.  NATHANIEL  C.  SEARS.  A  former  justice  of  the  Illinois 
Appellate  Court,  Nathaniel  C.  Sears  has  been  a  distinguished  mem- 
ber of  the  Chicago  bar  since  1878.  Few  men,  while  carrying  the 
heavy  burdens  of  a  large  and  successful  law  practice,  have  exer- 
cised more  influence  on  the  city's  affairs  than  Judge  Sears. 

Nathaniel  C.  Sears  was  born  in  Southern  Ohio  at  the  old  French 
town  of  Gallipolis  August  23,  1854.  His  parents  were  Amos  Gould 
and  Susan  (Davis)  Sears.  The  family  early  came  to  Illinois  and 
Judge  Sears  acquired  his  preparatory  education  in  the  Elgin  Acad- 
emy. He  was  graduated  in  1875  with  the  degree  A.  B.  from  Am- 
herst  College,  and  the  same  institution  gave  him  the  Master  of 
Arts  degree  in  1878.  During  1875-76  Judge  Sears  was  a  law  student 
in  the  University  of  Berlin,  and  later  studied  law  in  private  offices 
in  this  country.  Northwestern  University  in  recognition  of  his 
achievements  in  the  profession  in  1898  conferred  upon  him  the  title 
LL.  D. 

Judge  Sears  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  January  i,  1878, 
and  remained  in  successful  private  practice  until  his  election  in  1893 
as  judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Cook  County.  In  1897  he  was 
appointed  associate  justice  of  the  Appellate  Court  of  Illinois,  was 
reappointed  in  1900  and  in  1902  made  chief  justice.  Judge  Sears 
resigned  after  nearly  ten  years  of  service  on  the  bench  on  April  i, 
1892,  and  has  since  practiced  law  as  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Sears,  Meagher  &  Whitney. 

Judge  Sears  was  republican  candidate  for  mayor  of  Chicago  in 
1897.  He  is  a  trustee  of  Beloit  College,  a  member  of  the  Chicago, 
Illinois  and  American  Bar  associations,  and  belongs  to  the  Union 
League  and  the  Press  clubs  of  Chicago.  His  favorite  recreations 
are  fishing  and  hunting.  He  has  a  beautiful  country  place  at  Lake 
Geneva,  Wisconsin,  his  summer  home,  and  a  winter  home  at  Daytona 
Beach,  Florida.  His  offices  are  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building. 
Judge  Sears  was  married  at  Elgin,  Illinois,  May  26,  1887,  to  Laura 
Raymond  Davidson.  When  in  Chicago  the  Judge  and  Mrs.  Sears 
make  their  home  at  the  Blackstone  Hotel. 


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COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  503 

CHARLES  J.  O'CONNOR.  In  the  City  of  Chicago,  where  he  has 
offices  in  the  Tribune  Building,  Charles  J.  O'Connor  has  been  en- 
gaged in  independent  practice  of  his  profession  since  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1898.  His  professional  standing  today  is  com- 
mendable, and  is  the  result  of  professional  ability  combined  with 
close  application  to  his  work. 

Mr.  O'Connor  was  born  at  Greenville,  Drake  County,  Ohio,  on 
the  I2th  day  of  January,  1876,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Delilah 
(Marker)  O'Connor.  The  father  was  long  a  successful  manufac- 
turer of  wagons  in  Greenville.  Charles  J.  O'Connor  had  his  early 
training  in  the  schools  of  his  home  community,  following  which 
he  entered  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan.  He 
was  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1898  with  the  LL.  B.  degree, 
and  soon  thereafter  came  to  Chicago,  opened  an  office  for  the  prac- 
tice of  law,  and  within  the  year  that  marked  his  advent  into  the 
profession  had  gained  admission  to  practice  in  all  the  courts.  At 
no  time  since  he  began  his  work  has  he  had  an  assistant  or  partner, 
so  that  full  credit  for  his  present  position  may  properly  be  assigned 
to  himself.  His  practice  is  of  a  general  order,  and  he  is  equally 
well  known  as  a  successful  trial  lawyer  and  as  a  good  counsellor. 
He  has  acted  as  attorney  in  some  of  the  most  important  litigation  in 
the  United  States  in  which  insurance  companies  were  involved  and. 
interested. 

Mr.  O'Connor  has  served  on  numerous  committees  of  the  Amer- 
ican Bar  Association,  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the 
Chicago  Bar  Association.  He  served  for  some  years  as  a  member 
of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Chicago  Law  Institute.  He  is  a 
republican  in  politics  and  actively  interested  in  the  Hamilton  Club 
of  Chicago.  He  is  a  Mason,  having  his  affiliations  with  Garden  City 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Oriental  Consistory  Ancient  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite  Masons  and  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Ancient  Arabic 
Order  of  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine. 

On  February  5,  1912,  Mr.  O'Connor  was  married  to  Miss  Anna 
Bradley  of  Milwaukee,  and  they  have  their  home  at  526  Roscoe 
Street,  Chicago. 

ALBERT  J.  W.  APPELL.  While  the  office  of  prosecuting  attorney 
is  everywhere  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  sources  of  training  for 
the  rising  lawyer,  in  a  metropolitan  district  like  Cook  County,  the 
office  is  one  of  peculiar  responsibility  and  importance,  and  some  of 
the  keenest  lawyers  of  Chicago  are  found  attached  to  the  general 
staff  that  handle  the  large  and  complicated  business  of  the  office. 
The  chief  assistant  prosecutor  at  the  present  time  is  Albert  J.  W. 
Appell,  who  has  been  in  practice  in  the  City  of  Chicago  for  the  past 
fifteen  years  and  has  been  identified  with  the  prosecutor's  office 
for  nearly  four  years. 

Albert  J.  W.  Appell  was  born  in  Chicago  December  20,  1874,  a 
son  of  Lewis  and  Sophia  (Dal)  Appell.  His  father  was  a  merchant. 


504  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

The  public  schools  of  Chicago  and  also  the  schools  at  Covington, 
Kentucky,  gave  him  his  early  training,  and  in  1899  Mr.  Appell  was 
graduated  from  the  law  department  of  Lake  Forest  University,  now 
the  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  the  same 
year,  his  first  year  of  practice  was  individual,  after  which  for  sev- 
eral years  he  was  associated  with  W.  S.  Johnson.  He  again  engaged 
in  independent  practice,  and  continued  with  growing  success  until 
his  appointment  in  April,  1911,  as  one  of  the  assistant  prosecutors 
in  the  law  department  of  the  City  of  Chicago.  On  January  i,  1913, 
Mr.  Appell  was  made  chief  assistant  prosecutor,  and  has  since  had 
charge  of  the  more  important  business  handled  by  the  office.  On 
December  9,  1914,  he  was  appointed  prosecuting  attorney  by  Mayor 
Harrison. 

Mr.  Appell  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  the  American  Bar  Association,  and 
the  Lawyers  Association  of  Illinois.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Iroquois 
Club,  the  Chicago  Automobile  Club,  the  Chicago  Motor  Club,  the 
German  Club  of  Chicago,  is  affiliated  with  the  Loyal  Order  of  Moose 
and  belongs  to  the  County  Democracy.  Mr.  Appell  was  married 
February  15,  1912,  to  Miss  Anna  Jann,  of  Chicago.  Mr.  Appell's 
residence  is  at  2617  Leland  Avenue.  For  a  number  of  years  he  has 
been  quite  actively  identified  with  Chicago  politics,  and  as  a  lawyer 
has  ample  qualifications  for  his  present  work  and  a  still  larger 
career  ahead  of  him. 

MILES  J.  DEVINE.  During  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  in 
which  Miles  Joseph  Devine  has  been  a  member  of  the  Chicago  legal 
fraternity,  his  life  has  been  passed  upon  the  highest  plane  of  a  law- 
yer's work.  Early  taking  rank  as  a  successful  attorney,  he  soon 
attracted  to  himself  a  highly  profitable  clientage,  and  the  volume  of 
his  business  has  been  bounded  only  by  the  limits  of  his  own  inclina- 
tion. He  has  also  found  time  for  helpful  public  service,  for  coopera- 
tion with  other  public-spirited  citizens  in  movements  for  the  city's 
welfare  and  for  activities  in  political  life  that  have  made  him  a 
recognized  leader  in  the  ranks  of  the  democrats. 

Mr.  Devine  is  a  native  son  of  Chicago,  born  November  i,  1866, 
and  his  parents  were  Patrick  and  Elizabeth  (Conway)  Devine,  both 
of  whom  came  to  Chicago  from  Ireland  as  young  people.  Patrick 
Devine  was  sixteen  years  of  age  when  he  arrived  in  this  city,  and 
here  he  married  the  sister  of  Very  Rev.  Fr.  P.  J.  Conway,  vicar 
general  of  the  Chicago  diocese  and  pastor  of  Holy  Name  Cathedral. 
She  was  born  in  Wexford,  Ireland,  in  1846.  Three  sons  and  four 
daughters  were  born  to  Patrick  and  Elizabeth  Devine.  It  was  their 
wish  that  Miles  J.  should  enter  the  priesthood  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church,  and  his  studies  up  to  1885  were  directed  with  that  end  in 
view.  He  commenced  his  education  in  the  public  schools,  in  18/6 
entered  St.  Patrick's  Brothers'  School,  of  which  parish  his  uncle, 
Father  Conway,  was  then  in  charge,  later  spent  two  years  in  St. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  505 

Francis  Seminary,  Bay  View,  Wisconsin,  and  for  four  years  was 
a  student  in  the  Seminary  of  Our  Lady  of  Angels,  at  Niagara  Falls, 
New  York.  It  was  in  that  latter  year  that  Mr.  Devine  came  to  the 
conclusion  he  would  change  his  vocation,  and  accordingly  turned  his 
attention  to  the  law,  a  vocation  that  held  for  him  peculiar  attrac- 
tions, and  offered  a  better  field  for  the  employment  of  such  gifts  as 
he  had  been  endowed  with.  Accordingly  he  entered  Lake  Forest 
University  and  in  1887  became  a  student  in  the  Chicago  College  of 
Law,  now  known  as  the  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law,  and  there 
was  graduated  in  June,  1890,  with  the  Bachelor  of  Laws  degree. 
On  his  admission  to  the  bar  Mr.  Devine  formed  a  partnership  with 
J.  B.  O'Connell,  under  the  firm  style  of  Devine  &  O'Connell,  with 
offices  in  the  United  States  Express  Building.  In  1893  Mr.  Devine 
was  appointed  assistant  prosecuting  attorney,  Mayor  Carter  H. 
Harrison,  father  of  the  present  mayor  of  Chicago,  making  the  ap- 
pointment, and  he  continued  in  the  office  under  Mayors  Hopkins  and 
Swift,  until  1896,  when  he  resigned  in  order  that  he  might  devote 
more  time  to  the  increasing  interests  of  his  firm.  During  the  years 
of  his  service  in  that  office  he  ably  handled  a  number  of  important 
and  complicated  cases,  among  them  the  "lumpy  jaw"  cattle  cases  in 
1894,  the  Craig  burglary  affair  and  the  prosecution  of  cases  in  the 
violation  of  the  registration  laws.  Mr.  Devine's  private  practice 
has  been  largely  of  a  criminal  character,  and  in  this  branch  of  the 
law  he  is  said  to  have  few  superiors  at  the  Illinois  bar. 

Mr.  Devine  is  one  of  the  most  forceful  figures  in  the  democratic 
party  in  the  state,  but  though  an  earnest  worker  for  the  advancement 
of  the  party,  he  has  never  allowed  partisanship  to  interfere  with  his 
efforts  in  behalf  of  what  he  considered  best  for  the  city.  In  other 
words,  he  is  a  citizen  first.  Mr.  Devine  was  but  sixteen  years  old 
when  he  entered  actively  into  politics,  and  at  that  time  he  stumped 
Lake,  McHenry  and  Boone  counties  for  E.  M.  Haines,  who  became 
speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  and  by  his  youthful  elo- 
quence and  the  force  and  power  of  his  argument  won  many  votes 
for  his  candidate  and  earned  for  himself  the  sobriquet,  "The  Boy 
Orator."  In  1894  he  was  nominated  on  the  populist  ticket  for  sen- 
ator of  the  Fifteenth  Senatorial  District,  but  declined,  as  he  did 
also  the  nomination  for  Congress  in  1896  from  the  Fourth  Congres- 
sional District.  But  in  1897  wnen  nominated  for  the  office  of  city 
attorney  he  accepted  the  honor  and  was  elected  by  the  largest  ma- 
jority ever  given  a  candidate  for  that  office,  38,000  votes,  although 
his  opponent,  Roy  O.  West,  was  the  most  popular  candidate  on  the 
republican  ticket.  Mr.  Devine  was  the  only  city  attorney  who  ever 
tried  his  own  cases,  and  his  record  in  office  placed  him  high  in  the 
esteem  and  confidence  of  his  fellow  citizens.  He  became  a  candidate 
for  nomination  for  the  office  of  state's  attorney  in  1912,  but  met 
defeat,  and  when  offered  the  nomination  for  Congress  in  the  same 
year  he  declined,  as  he  did  also  the  nomination  for  chief  justice  of 
the  Municipal  Court  which  was  tendered  him.  During  the  past  three 


506  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF/ILLINOIS 

years  Mr.  Devine  has  been  president  of  the  Cook  County  Democracy, 
one  of  the  best  organized  and  strongest  political  organizations  in  the 
state. 

Mr.  Devine  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago,  Illinois  State  and  Ameri- 
can Bar  associations.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Association 
of  Commerce,  and  his  social  connections  are  mainly  represented  by 
his  membership  in  the  Illinois  Athletic  Club  and  the  Chicago  Press 
Club.  He  has  a  number  of  fraternal  affiliations,  among  them  being 
the  Elks,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Catholic  Order  of  Foresters, 
the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  the  Hibernians.  As  a  member  of  the 
Citizens  Association  of  Chicago  he  has  done  good  work. 

Mr.  Devine  was  married  February  15,  1894,  to  Miss  Emma 
Gamash,  daughter  of  Semuel  and  Ophelia  Gamash  of  Waukegan, 
Lake  County,  Illinois.  Six  children  have  been  born  to  them, — Miles 
J.  Jr.,  Paul  B.,  Leo  Jerome,  Mabel  Ruth,  Raymond  V.  and  Mildred 
G.  The  home  of  the  family  is  at  1262  McAllister  Place. 

HENRY  M.  HAGAN.  In  the  Chicago  bar,  Henry  M.  Hagan  has 
become  best  known  in  the  field  of  commercial  and  corporation  law. 
During  the  nineteen  years  he  has  practiced  in  the  Illinois  courts  he 
has  successfully  represented  some  of  the  leading  corporations  of  the 
state,  and  his  connection  with  important  cases  has  brought  him  a 
high  reputation. 

Mr.  Hagan  was  born  at  Shelbyville,  Shelby  County,  Illinois, 
December  28,  1870,  and  is  a  son  of  John  H.  and  Mary  Catherine 
(Wallace)  Hagan.  His  father,  for  many  years  an  educator,  held 
a  professorship  in  the  University  of  Virginia  and  was  widely  and 
favorably  known  for  his  scholarship. 

The  public  schools  of  Shelbyville  furnished  Mr.  Hagan  with  his 
early  training,  which  was  followed  by  attendance  at  Eureka  College, 
Eureka,  Illinois,  and  after  graduation  he  began  the  study  of  law  in 
the  office  of  ex-Attorney-General  Howland  J.  Hamlin,  of  Shelby- 
ville. Under  this  preceptor  he  made  rapid  progress  and  on  March 
6,  1896,  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar.  During  that  year  Mr. 
Hagan  came  to  Chicago  and  began  practice  with  the  firm  of  Parker 
&  Pain,  in  the  Marquette  Building,  where  his  offices  have  ever  since 
been  located.  With  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Pain  two  years  after  Mr. 
Hagan's  advent  into  the  office,  Mr.  Parker  took  Mr.  Hagan  into 
partnership  with  him,  and  for  sixteen  years  the  firm  of  Parker  & 
Hagan  was  known  for  one  of  the  strong  legal  combinations  in  the 
city. 

The  partnership  was  mutually  dissolved  in  1911,  and  since  that 
time  Mr.  Hagan  has  practiced  alone,  with  offices  at  1201  Marquette 
Building.  Mr.  Hagan  has  membership  in  the  Chicago,  Illinois  State 
and  American  Bar  associations,  and  he  is  well  known  in  club  circles 
of  the  city  as  a  member  of  the  Iroquois  Club,  the  Chicago  Auto- 
mobile Club,  the  Southern  Club  and  the  Riverside  Golf  Club.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Politically  he  is  a 
democrat. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  507 

Mr.  Hagan  was  married  to  Miss  Nannie  Waggoner,  of  Sullivan, 
Illinois,  and  they  have  had  two  children,  of  whom  one  son,  John,  is 
living.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hagan  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  at  Riverside,  in  which  community  they  make  their  home. 

JOHN  S.  GOODWIN.  Forty  years  of  practice  in  courts  of  law, 
with  twenty-three  of  them  before  the  Illinois  bar,  is  the  record 
of  Judge  John  Samuel  Goodwin,  of  Chicago.  Judge  Goodwin  has 
long  been  prominent  as  a  lawyer,  particularly  in  the  corporation 
field,  but  is  perhaps  equally  well  known  over  the  state  and  the  Union 
as  a  stock  breeder. 

John  Samuel  Goodwin  was  born  at  Edinburg,  Johnson  County, 
Indiana,  March  16,  1858,  a  son  of  Rev.  William  Rees  Goodwin, 
D.  D.,  and  Susan  A.  (Keely)  Goodwin.  His  father  was  a  promi- 
nent clergyman  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  The  Goodwin 
family  was  founded  in  America  in  Colonial  times  and  the  record  of 
five  generations  has  been  found,  beginning  with  a  branch  of  the 
family  which  was  located  about  the  time  of  the  Revolution  at  Old 
Redstone  Fort  in  Southwestern  Pennsylvania,  at  the  place  now 
known  as  Brownsville.  From  that  Pensylvania  stock  Judge  Good- 
win is  descended. 

Mr.  Goodwin  had  favorable  educational  advantages,  and  after 
finishing  local  schools  entered  Indiana  Asbury  University,  now 
DePauw  University,  at  Greencastle,  and  was  graduated  with  the 
first  honors  of  his  class  in  1877  and  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts. 
In  1880  he  received  from  the  same  institution  the  Master's  degree. 
He  studied  law  in  Indiana  under  careful  tutelage,  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1878,  and  soon  afterward  moved  to  Beloit,  county  seat  of 
Mitchell  County,  Kansas,  and  while  practicing  there  served  on  the 
bench  of  the  Municipal  Court  and  in  1879  was  assistant  county 
attorney. 

From  Kansas  Judge  Goodwin  came  to  Chicago  on  January  I, 
1891,  and  soon  afterward  formed  a  partnership  with  Gen.  John 
C.  Black,  one  of  the  most  honored  members  of  the  Chicago  bar  and 
a  conspicuous  military  figure  in  Illinois.  Since  1894  Judge  Good- 
win's practice  has  been  largely  in  connection  with  important  busi- 
ness interests.  He  has  been  attorney  for  a  number  of  Chicago  banks, 
and  among  other  interests  that  have  made  his  record  of  business 
as  a  Chicago  attorney  he  was  in  1899  instrumental  in  effecting  the 
consolidation  of  the  street  railway  systems  at  Sioux  City,  Iowa,  and 
served  as  director  and  general  counsel  of  the  Sioux  City  Traction 
Company  from  1899  to  1902.  In  his  home  town  of  Naperville  in 
DuPage  County,  Judge  Goodwin  served  as  city  attorney  from  1907 
to  1913.  He  is  a  director  of  Riverside  Park  at  Sioux  City,  Iowa, 
served  as  a  trustee  of  Kansas  Wesleyan  University  in  1886,  and 
since  1910  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  DePauw 
University. 

For  more  than  thirty  years  Judge  Goodwin  has  devoted  time  and 


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capital  to  the  business  of  stock  breeding.  At  Naperville  he  is  the 
owner  of  a  splendid  ranch  of  500  acres,  known  as  Heatherton,  one 
of  the  finest  country  estates  in  Illinois,  where  wealthy  farmers  are 
the  rule  and  not  the  exception.  That  farm  is  the  home  of  a  noted 
herd  of  Aberdeen-Angus  cattle,  known  as  the  Heatherton  herd, 
which  is  conceded  to  be  one  of  the  finest  of  its  kind  in  the  United 
States,  and  the  nucleus  of  which  was  established  by  Judge  Goodwin 
about  1883.  As  a  breeder  of  this  strain  of  cattle  Judge  Goodwin  is 
known  in  live  stock  circles  all  over  America,  and  the  business  is  not 
only  a  profitable  one  but  furnishes  him  recreation  from  professional 
cares  and  the  strain  of  city  life.  For  six  years  he  served  as  a  di- 
rector of  the  National  Aberdeen-Angus  Association,  and  was  its 
president  in  1905-06. 

Judge  Goodwin  has  his  law  offices  in  the  Temple  Building  at  108 
South  LaSalle  Street,  but  lives  the  year  round  at  Heatherton  House 
in  Naperville,  and  from  that  suburban  town  makes  daily  trips  to 
his  Chicago  office.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association, 
is  a  republican  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Judge 
Goodwin  is  prominent  in  Masonic  circles,  has  taken  the  thirty-second 
degree  of  Scottish  Rite,  is  president  of  the  Jubilee  Consistory  Class, 
and  is  also  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  His  college  fra- 
ternities are  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  and  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  and  he 
belongs  to  the  Union  League  Club  and  the  Saddle  and  Sirloin  Club 
of  Chicago. 

October  7,  1880,  Judge  Goodwin  married  Miss  Mary  Elizabeth 
Forbes  of  Danville,  Illinois.  They  have  one  daughter,  Suzanne, 
wife  of  William  Robert  Johnson  of  Chicago. 

ROY  D.  KEEHN.  Engaged  in  the  work  of  his  profession  in  Chi- 
cago since  1905,  Roy  D  Keehn  is  admitted  to  practice  in  all  of  the 
state  and  federal  courts  of  Illinois,  as  well  as  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States  and  is  in  the  general  practice  of  law  with  offices 
at  1151  Otis  Building.  As  a  part  of  a  substantial  law  business,  he  is 
general  counsel  and  attorney  for  all  of  the  interests  of  Hon. 
William  Randolph  Hearst  in  Chicago,  including  the  Chicago  Ameri- 
can and  the  Chicago  Examiner,  and  during  the  administration  of 
Mayor  Edward  F.  Dunne  was  assistant  corporation  counsel  of 
Chicago. 

Mr.  Keehn  is  of  German- American  parentage  and  was  born  in 
Noble  County,  Indiana,  November  7,  1875,  and  is  a  son  of  Jonathan 
N.  and  Harriet  (Shobe)  Keehn,  the  former  of  whom  died  March  10, 
1912,  and  the  latter  of  whom  now  resides  at  Ligonier,  Indiana.  Mr. 
Jonathan  Keehn  was  a  substantial  Indiana  farmer.  With  the  train- 
ing of  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county,  Roy  D.  Keehn  took  a 
collegiate  preparatory  course  at  DePauw  University,  Greencastle, 
Indiana.  He  then  entered  the  University  of  Indiana  at  Blooming- 
ton,  in  which  he  continued  his  studies  until  his  senior  year.  He 
withdrew  to  engage  in  teaching,  and  taught  at  Ligonier,  Kendall- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  509 

ville  and  Goshen,  being  instructor  in  science  and  mathematics  in 
Goshen  and  Kendallville  high  schools.  Coming  to  Chicago  he  be- 
came a  teacher  of  mathematics  in  the  University  of  Chicago  High 
School.  By  special  appointment  of  President  Harper  he  later  was 
made  instructor  of  mathematics  in  the  University  of  Chicago.  In 
the  meantime  he  followed  a  regular  course  of  study  in  the  university 
and  graduated  in  1902,  Bachelor  of  Philosophy.  Mr.  Keehn  was  a 
member  and  president  of  the  first  class  which  did  full  work  at  the 
University  of  Chicago  Law  School  and  graduated  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago  Law  School  in  1904  with  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Laws.  In  1905  he  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar.  Since  then  he 
has  been  actively  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Chicago.  He  was  prominent  in  university  activities,  being  a 
member  of  the  Indiana  University  varsity  football  team,  editor  of 
the  college  paper  at  the  University  of  Indiana  and  first  editor  of  the 
University  of  Chicago  literary  magazine,  the  Monthly  Maroon. 

Mr.  Keehn  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association.  He  is 
on  its  entertainment  committee  and  is  also  identified  with  the  Illinois 
State  Bar  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Association.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Chicago  Automobile  Club,  the 
Chicago  Press  Club  and  the  Iroquois  Club.  He  is  affiliated  with 
various  bodies  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  including  Woodlawn 
Commandery  of  Knights  Templar  and  Medinah  Temple  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  connected  with  the  Phi  Kappa  Psi  college 
fraternity  and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  law  fraternity.  His  residence  is  at 
5703  Blackstone  Avenue. 

On  the  23d  of  June,  1899,  Mr.  Keehn  was  married  to  Miss  Jane 
Menaugh,  of  Columbia  City,  Indiana,  and  they  have  one  son,  Roy 
D.  Jr.,  who  was  born  in  1908. 

SIDNEY  SMITH  GORHAM  was  born  in  Rutland  County,  Vermont, 
November  6,  1874,  and  is  a  son  of  Frank  E.  and  Mary  J.  (Smith) 
Gorham,  the  father,  a  merchant,  coming  to  Chicago  in  middle  life 
and  dying  at  the  age  of  about  forty-five  years,  while  the  mother  still 
survives  and  makes  her  home  at  Hamilton,  Montana.  The  country 
schools  of  Rutland  County  and  the  graded  schools  of  Rutland  fur- 
nished Mr.  Gorham  with  his  preliminary  educational  training,  and 
in  1890  he  removed  to  Chicago,  in  July  of  which  year  he  secured  the 
position  of  office  boy  in  the  offices  of  Mills  &  Ingham,  then  one  of 
the  leading  law  firms  of  the  city.  Mr.  Gorham  attended  night  classes 
at  the  Chicago  College  of  Law  (now  the  Chicago  Kent  College  of 
Law),  and  was  graduated  therefrom  in  1894  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Laws,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1895,  just  after  he 
had  attained  his  majority.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Ingham  Mr. 
Gorham  remained  with  Luther  Laflin  Mills,  and  in  1904  entered  into 
a  partnership  agreement  with  Mr.  Mills  and  his  son,  Matthew,  un- 
der the  firm  style  of  Mills,  Gorham  &  Mills,  an  association  which 
continued  until  July  i,  1905.  He  then  continued  in  practice  alone 


510  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

until  May,  1906,  when  he  associated  himself  with  Henry  W.  Wales, 
under  the  style  of  Gorham  &  Wales.  In  1912  Amos  C.  Miller  was 
admitted  to  the  firm,  which  adopted  the  name  of  Miller,  Gorham  & 
Wales,  and  has  offices  in  the  New  York  Life  Building,  the  firm  en- 
gaging in  a  general  civil  practice. 

Mr.  Gorham  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Asociation  and  the  Law  Club,  and  holds  member- 
ship in  the  Chicago  Athletic  Association  and  the  Lagrange  Country, 
Illini  Country  and  Chicago  Automobile  clubs  and  the  New  England 
Society.  He  is  one  of  the  most  enthusiastic  devotees  of  automobiling 
in  the  West,  is  a  member  of  the  state  and  national  organizations  de- 
voted to  the  sport,  has  served  as  secretary  of  the  Chicago  Automobile 
Club  for  several  terms,  president  of  the  Illinois  State  Automobile 
Association  for  two  terms,  and  secretary  of  the  American  Automo- 
bile Association  for  one  term,  has  contributed  to  the  development 
and  progress  of  the  sport,  particularly  in  the  line  of  uniform  state 
laws,  in  this  connection  attending  the  legislative  session  of  1905  as 
the  representative  of  the  Illinois  motorists  and  securing  the  passage 
of  a  bill  similar  to  the  present  motor  vehicle  law,  although  it  was 
subsequently  vetoed  by  Governor  Deneen.  At  the  session  of  the 
Forty-fifth  General  Assembly,  in  1907,  Mr.  Gorham  was  again  ap- 
pointed to  look  after  the  interests  of  the  motoring  fraternity  of  the 
state,  and  drafted  the  statute  "defining  motor  vehicles  and  providing 
for  the  registration  of  the  same,  and  uniform  rules  regulating  the 
use  and  speed  thereof."  This  passed  the  Legislature  and  became 
the  law  without  the  governor's  signature,  and  the  secretary  of  state 
assigned  to  Mr.  Gorham's  car  license  No.  i.  Mr.  Gorham  has  re- 
sided in  Lagrange  since  1895. 

Mr.  Gorham  was  married  July  15,  1896,  to  Miss  Myrtle  Gene- 
vieve  Willett,  daughter  of  Consider  H.  and  Lois  A.  Willett,  of  Chi- 
cago, and  they  have  two  children, — Sidney  S.,  Jr.,  and  Willett  N. 

DAVID  L.  WRIGHT.  Twenty  years  of  active  practice  have  given 
David  L.  Wright  a  position  as  a  leader  in  the  Effingham  County  bar, 
and  besides  the  general  practice  which  he  has  successfully  conducted 
in  the  local  courts  Mr.  Wright  has  several  times  been  called  to 
responsible  office.  He  has  served  as  county  judge  of  Effingham 
County  and  is  now  giving  the  greater  part  of  his  time  and  attention 
to  the  office  of  postmaster  of  Effingham,  to  which  he  was  appointed 
by  President  Wilson  in  November,  1913.  Mr.  Wright  has  that  sub- 
stantial reputation  which  is  the  ambition  of  the  best  lawyer,  in  that 
his  clients  feel  that  their  interests  are  safely  intrusted  when  under  his 
direction.  In  all  his  relations  he  is  a  man  of  thorough  trustworthi- 
ness, and  has  a  high  place  among  Southern  Illinois  attorneys.  For 
many  years  until  his  appointment  as  postmaster  Mr.  Wright  was 
associated  in  practice  with  his  brother,  B.  W.  Wright,  and  together 
they  controlled  probably  the  best  practice  in  Effingham  County.  Mr. 
Wright  still  looks  after  the.  interests  of  his  older  clients,  though  his 


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duties  as  postmaster  have  interfered  to  a  large  extent  with  his 
legal  work. 

David  L.  Wright  was  born  in  Effingham,  Illinois,  May  9,  1865, 
one  of  the  nine  children  born  to  William  and  Jemima  (Rinehart) 
Wright.  His  father  was  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  came  early  in  life 
to  Illinois,  settled  in  Effingham  County,  and  subsequently  was  a  suc- 
cessful real  estate  man.  His  death  occurred  at  Effingham  in  Decem-, 
ber,  1890,  at  the  age  of  sixty-three.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in 
Illinois,  spent  practically  all  her  days  in  Effingham,  where  she  died 
at  the  age  of  seventy-three. 

David  L.  Wright  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Effingham,  and  subsequently  entered  the  Northern  In- 
diana Normal  College  at  Valparaiso,  remained  there  until  finishing 
the  teacher's  course,  and  for  several  years  supported  himself  by 
teaching  and  by  work  in  other  lines.  Entering  the  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity Law  School  at  Bloomington,  he  was  graduated  LL.  B.  in 
1893,  and  admitted  to  practice  in  the  same  year.  Mr.  Wright  became 
associated  with  his  brother,  B.  W.  Wright,  and  they  continued  their 
partnership  with  mutual  profit  and  success  until  Mr.  Wright's  ap- 
pointment as  postmaster.  During  his  active  practice  of  twenty  years 
Mr.  Wright  was  twice  elected  county  judge  of  Effingham  County, 
and  the  citizens  of  the  county  have  good  reason  to  remember  grate- 
fully his  capable  administration  of  county  affairs. 

Mr.  Wright  is  an  active  democrat  and  has  long  been  one  of  the 
popular  citizens  of  Effingham  County.  Fraternally  he  is  affiiliated 
with  the  Masonic  order.  In  September,  1899,  Mr.  Wright  married 
Miss  Laura  Wilson  of  Greenville,  Indiana,  a  daughter  of  Judge 
Francis  Wilson,  who  was  prominent  as  a  judge  and  citizen  in 
Greenville.  Both  Mrs.  Wright's  parents  are  now  deceased. 

WALTER  WILLARD  Ross.  For  years  Walter  W.  Ross  gave  his 
time  and  attention  to  the  duties  of  general  counsel  for  leading  cor- 
porations of  Chicago,  and  gained  an  enviable  reputation  through  his 
associations  as  such.  He  is  now  engaged  in  general  practice,  with 
office  in  the  Borland  Building  on  South  LaSalle  Street,  and  takes  a 
prominent  place  among  members  of  the  Chicago  bar. 

Of  New  England  ancestry,  Mr.  Ross  was  born  in  Pulaski,  this 
state,  on  March  29,  1866.  He  is  a  son  of  Edward  T.  and  Ellen  M. 
(Wall)  Ross.  Following  his  public  school  days  he  entered  W'hipple 
Academy  and  Illinois  College  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  after  which 
he  became  a  student  at  Princeton  University.  He  was  graduated 
from  that  institution  in  1888  with  the  B.  A.  degree,  which  was  sup- 
plemented three  years  later  with  the  Master's  degree,  conferred 
upon  him  by  his  alma  mater.  His  specific  training  for  the  law  he 
had  at  Northwestern  University  School  of  Law  in  Chicago,  and  at 
Harvard  Law  School  in  1889-90.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  admitted 
to  practice  in  Illinois,  and  concerning  the  early  period  of  his  legal 
career  it  has  been  said :  "His  thorough  preliminary  training  and 


512  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

natural  inclination  toward  the  law  were  valuable  assets  in  his  early 
years,  and,  in  fact,  have  been  the  greatest  contributing  factors  to 
his  success  as  a  practitioner.  It  was  not  long  after  his  first  shingle 
attracted  attention  to  the  young  Chicago  barrister  that  he  began  to 
achieve  some  recognition  and  to  enjoy  the  confidence  of  a  growing 
clientele.  Political  preferment  was  the  next  honor  conferred  upon 
him.  In  1894  he  became  assistant  corporation  counsel  of  Chicago 
and  he  participated  in  all  of  the  essentially  important  litigation  of 
that  department.  This  experience  further  rounded  out  his  training 
and  added  weight  to  his  equipment  for  the  law.  Thus,  a  year  later, 
in  1895,  he  was  offered  and  accepted  the  position  of  attorney  for  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  with  which  he 
was  connected  in  this  capacity  for  four  years.  He  then  formed  a 
partnership  with  his  maternal  uncle,  Hon.  George  W.  Wall,  under 
the  title  of  Wall  &  Ross.  His  uncle  was  a  distinguished  lawyer  and 
jurist  who  served  for  a  score  of  years  on  the  bench  of  the  Illinois 
Appellate  Court.  The  combination  of  youth  and  ripe  experience 
proved  a  very  effective  one,  and  the  firm  figured  prominently  in  the 
legal  circles  of  Chicago  during  these  years  in  which  the  alliance 
continued." 

In  1901  Mr.  Ross  was  tendered  the  position  of  general  counsel 
for  the  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  Railroad  Company, 
which  he  accepted,  and  during  his  incumbency  of  this  office  he  had 
his  residence  and  official  headquarters  in  New  York  City.  There 
he  made  many  firm  friends  and  came  not  infrequently  before  the 
public  eye.  He  felt  himself  drawn  to  the  private  practice  of  his 
profession,  however,  and  in  1905  he  resigned  from  his  position  and 
returned  to  Chicago,  where  he  has  since  been  active  in  general 
practice  since  1905.  He  has  a  large  and  important  clientage,  and 
he  has  won  many  legal  victories  that  have  given  him  added  place 
and  prestige  in  his  profession. 

Many  pleasing  traits  have  gone  to  make  up  the  sum  of  his  suc- 
cess and  popularity,  and  in  this  connection  we  quote  again  from  the 
article  previously  mentioned:  "Mr.  Ross  is  a  man  of  fine  physique 
and  of  patrician  countenance.  He  is  genial  and  considerate  and  his 
personality  enables  him  to  win  and  retain  staunch  friends.  As  a 
pleader  before  court  or  jury  he  is  admitted  to  possess  eloquence 
of  no  ordinary  character,  and  his  wide  activitie's  in  the  practice  of  his 
profession,  coupled  with  early  training,  have  given  him  a  broad 
knowledge  of  jurisprudence,  as  shown  in  his  preparation  and  pres- 
entation of  his  various  cases.  Possessed  of  that  requisite  of  the 
really  great  lawyer,  a  legal  mind,  he  stands  well  forward  in  the 
group  of  Chicago's  more  important  attorneys.  Coupled  with  fine 
intellectual  attainments  are  sturdy  character  and  unwavering  honesty 
of  purpose  and  action.  Mr.  Ross  is  of  the  type  hard  to  convince, 
and  careful  to  decide,  but  with  conviction  assured  and  decision  made, 
he  is  a  stalwart  defender  of  his  position." 

Mr.  Ross  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago,  Illinois  State  and  Ameri- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  513 

can  Bar  associations,  the  University  Club  and  the  Evanston  Golf 
Club.    He  is  a  republican  in  his  political  convictions. 

On  May  14,  1891,  Mr.  Ross  was  married  to  Miss  Jane  Ames  and 
they  have  their  home  in  Evanston,  where  they  take  their  place  in 
the  social  activities  of  the  community.  They  have  three  children, — 
Ames  Walcott,  W.  Willard  and  Robert. 

FRANK  L.  WEAN.  Holding  the  important  position  of  referee  in 
bankruptcy  for  the  Northern  District  of  Illinois  continuously  since 
his  first  appointment  in  1898,  and  having  been  engaged  for  more 
than  ten  years  prior  thereto  in  a  successful  practice  in  the  Illinois 
courts,  Frank  Lincoln  Wean  is  accounted  one  of  the  forceful  mem- 
bers of  Chicago's  legal  fraternity.  Since  1890  he  has  been  con- 
nected with  cases  which  have  gone  to  the  highest  state  and  federal 
tribunals  and  the  high  ability  which  he  has  displayed  in  each  of 
his  several  capacities  has  won  him  a  well-established  and  lasting 
reputation. 

Frank  Lincoln  Wean  was  born  in  Williamsfield,  Ashtabula 
County,  Ohio,  August  6,  1860,  and  is  a  son  of  Ira  E.  and  Malvina 
(Belknap)  Wean.  He  was  five  years  of  age  when  he  removed  with 
his  parents  to  a  farm  in  Tuscola  County,  Michigan,  where  as  a  boy 
he  attended  the  district  school,  and  later,  the  high  schools  of  Caro 
and  Corunna,  from  each  of  which  he  was  graduated,  completing 
his  preparation  for  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1880.  In  the 
meantime,  he  "taught  school"  during  the  winter  months,  being  thus 
engaged  from  1877  to  1879,  and  from  1881  until  1885  was  principal 
of  the  high  school  at  Alpena,  Michigan.  During  the  latter  part  of 
this  period  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  R.  J.  Kelley, 
afterwards  Judge  Kelley  of  the  Circuit  Court.  In  1885  and  1886 
he  attended  the  law  school  of  Michigan  University,  at  Ann  Arbor, 
and  in  the  latter  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Cuort 
of  Michigan.  In  July,  1886,  Mr.  Wean  came  to  Chicago  and  en- 
tered the  law  office  of  Swett,  Grosscup  &  Swett,  as  a  clerk,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  March  16,  1887,  receiving  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Laws  from  Union  College  of  Law,  Chicago,  in  June 
of  the  same  year.  Mr.  Wean  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Swett  &  Grosscup,  in  September,  1887,  the  firm  name  being  changed 
to  Swett,  Grosscup  &  Wean  in  1888.  After  the  death  of  Leonard 
Swett,  in  1889,  the  surviving  members  organized  the  firm  of  Gross- 
cup  &  Wean,  which  existed  until  December,  1892,  when  Mr. 
Grosscup  was  appointed  district  judge  for  the  Northern  District  of 
Illinois,  to  succeed  Judge  Blodgett.  From  1892  to  1898,  Mr.  Wean 
practiced  law  alone  and  for  fifteen  years  occupied  the  same  suite  of 
offices  in  the  Montauk  Block,  then  located  on  Monroe  Street  on  a 
part  of  the  site  of  the  present  First  National  Bank  Building.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  in 
1895,  and  has  been  counsel  in  several  important  cases  before  that 
tribunal.  He  acted  as  special  master  in  chancery  in  the  case  of 


514  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Atlantic  Trust  Company  of  New  York  v.  The  Peoria  Water  Com- 
pany, and  as  such  made  the  sale  of  the  waterworks  property  to  the 
bondholders'  committee  in  January,  1898,  and  was  also  special  master 
in  chancery,  appointed  to  take  testimony  and  report  conclusions  of 
fact  in  the  case  of  the  West  Chicago  Park  Commissioners  v.  The 
Receiver  of  the  National  Bank  of  Illinois,  in  which  case  the  plain- 
tiff sought  to  establish  its  claim  of  $316,000  against  the  insolvent 
bank.  In  1898  Mr.  Wean  was  appointed  referee  in  bankruptcy  for 
the  Northern  District  of  Illinois,  and  since  that  time,  so  ably  have 
his  duties  been  discharged,  he  has  been  reappointed  every  two  years, 
without  solicitation  or  application  on  his  part.  During  this  time, 
Referee  Wean  has  tried  more  than  ten  thousand  cases. 

Personally  a  man  of  fine  appearance,  with  pleasing  and  courte- 
ous manners,  Referee  Wean  has  won  the  respect  and  friendship  of 
all  with  whom  he  has  come  in  contact,  officially,  professionally  and 
socially.  His  executive  abilities  and  judicial  mind  fit  him  admirably 
for  the  high  office  which  he  holds,  and  his  decisions  have  seldom 
been  reversed  by  the  reviewing  courts.  He  is  a  valued  member  of 
the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association, 
and  is  popular  with  his  fellow-members  in  the  Chicago,  Law  and 
Exmoor  Country  clubs.  While  never  very  active  politically,  he 
has  always  been  identified  with  the  republican  party. 

In  December,  1887,  Mr.  Wean  was  married  in  Chicago  to  Miss 
Bertha  M.  Coombs,  and  to  this  union  there  has  been  born  one 
daughter,  Evangeline,  who  was  married  June  8,  1912,  to  O.  Dick- 
inson Street,  of  New  York  City,  where  they  now  reside.  They 
have  one  child,  O.  Dickinson  Street,  Jr.,  born  May  8,  1913.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wean  maintain  their  home  at  Highland  Park,  Illinois. 

HON.  WILLIAM  McKiNLEY.  Probably  no  citizen  of  Illinois  at 
the  beginning  of  his  legislative  experience  ever  came  so  quickly 
into  commanding  position  and  prominence  as  Hon.  William  Mc- 
Kinley  of  Chicago,  who  in  1912  was  elected  as  democratic  member 
of  the  Forty-eighth  General  Assembly  from  the  Thirty-first  Sena- 
torial District.  On  the  organization  of  the  House  he  was  elected 
speaker,  on.  the  seventy-sixth  ballot,  after  a  deadlock  lasting  for 
three  weeks,  regarded  as  the  longest  delay  in  the  annals  of  the  Illi- 
nois House  over  the  question  of  organization  and  election  of  a 
speaker.  The  interesting  fact  of  this  deadlock  and  the  unusual 
honor  bestowed  upon  Mr.  McKinley  is  that  he  paid  his  first  visit 
to  the  state  capital  of  Illinois  following  his  election,  and  had  never 
before  seen  a  legislative  body  in  session.  The  Forty-eighth  General 
Assembly  was  one  notable  for  its  work,  and  Mr.  McKinley  won  high 
praise  from  all  quarters  on  his  skill  as  a  parliamentarian  and  his 
influential  leadership  in  carrying  out  the  legislative  program.  As 
speaker  Mr.  McKinley  was  member  of  all  the  committees  of  the 
House,  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  rules,  a  voting  member 
in  all  the  standing  committees,  and  was  ex-officio  chairman  of  the 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  515 

democratic  steering  committee.  His  individual,  influence  was  of 
particular  value  in  promoting  legislation  affecting  good  roads  and 
in  bringing  about  the  present  state  public  utility  law.  He  was  vice 
chairman  of  the  efficiency  and  economy  committee  authorized  by 
the  Forty-eighth  Assembly  to  investigate  and  report  on  all  branches 
of  the  state  government  of  Illinois  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining 
greater  efficiency  by  consolidating  and  rearranging  the  various 
correlated  departments  and  bureaus  of  the  state  administration. 
Governor  Dunne  appointed  Mr.  McKinley  a  deputy  commissioner 
from  Illinois  to  the  Panama-Pacific  Exposition  in  San  Francisco 
in  1915. 

Born  on  a  farm  in  Clayton  County,  Iowa,  June  i,  1879,  a  son 
of  John  and  Ellen  (McNamara)  McKinley,  substantial  farming 
people  of  Iowa,  William  McKinley  grew  up  in  the  country,  attended 
country  schools,  the  high  school  at  Postville,  Iowa,  the  Iowa  State 
Normal  University  at  Cedar  Falls,  and  then  for  three  years  was  a 
sucessful  and  popular  teacher  in  his  native  state,  during  which  time 
he  was  principal  of  schools  at  Castalia  and  Ashton. 

Mr.  McKinley  came  to  Chicago  at  the  age  of  twenty-five,  en- 
tered the  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law,  graduating  LL.  B.  in  1907 
and  admitted  to  the  Chicago  bar  in  October  of  the  same  year.  He 
has  practiced  alone  since  his  admission  to  the  bar,  and  enjoyed  as 
much  success  in  general  practice  as  in  his  political  activities.  Mr. 
McKinley  is  lecturer  on  torts  and  constitutional  law  in  the  faculty 
of  the  Webster  College  of  Law  in  Chicago.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar  associations,  the  Chicago  Automo- 
bile Club,  the  Columbia  Yacht  Club  and  of  the  Irish  Fellowship 
Club.  His  office  is  at  29  South  LaSalle  Street  and  his  home  at  909 
Airdrie  Place,  Chicago.  Mr.  McKinley  was  married  November  26, 
1913,  to  Miss  Katharine  Riley  of  Chicago. 

RICHARD  SWEET  FOLSOM.  In  the  long  line  of  men  who  make 
up  the  legal  profession  in  the  State  of  Illinois  it  is  especially  pleasing 
to  make  mention  of  those  native  sons  who  have  gained  prominence 
and  popularity  in  the  pursuit  of  their  calling.  Richard  Sweet  Folsom 
is  undeniably  one  of  that  group,  and  he  is  recognized  today  as  one 
of  the  successful  members  of  the  Chicago  bar.  He  is  serving  as 
general  counsel  to  the  Board  of  Education,  is  master  in  chancery 
of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County,  and  is  secretary  of  the  Chicago 
Bar  Association. 

Born  in  the  City  of  Chicago  on  the  5th  day  of  August,  1872, 
Richard  Sweet  Folsom  is  the  son  of  Charles  A.  and  Sarah  T. 
(Sweet)  Folsom.  The  father  was  an  attorney  of  standing  for  many 
years  in  Chicago,  and  he  died  here  in  1905.  Richard  Folsom  had  his 
early  schooling  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  at  Wil- 
liams College,  Williamstown,  Massachusetts,  he  had  his  higher 
training,  and  was  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1894  with  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Returning  to  Chicago  he  promptly 


516  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

applied  himself  to  the  study  of  law  and  in  1896  he  successfully 
passed  his  bar  examinations  and  was  admitted  to  practice.  This 
city  has  since  continued  to  be  the  center  of  his  professional  activities, 
and  he  is  now  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Folsom,  Jennings  &  Fifer, 
with  offices  at  72  West  Adams  Street. 

Mr.  Folsom's  progress  has  been  pleasing  to  contemplate.  In 
February,  1911,  he  was  appointed  master  in  chancery  to  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Cook  County,  and  since  July  i,  1912,  he  has  been  general 
counsel  to  the  Board  of  Education  of  Chicago.  His  election  to  the 
office  of  secretary  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  is  sufficient  com- 
mentary on  his  standing  among  his  brother  attorneys. 

A  democrat,  Mr.  Folsom  has  staunchly  supported  the  principles 
of  his  party  at  all  times.  He  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club, 
the  Illinois  Athletic  Club,  the  Chicago  Yacht  Club,  the  Chicago  Law 
Club,  and  retains  membership  in  his  college  fraternities,  the  Delta 
Upsilon  and  Phi  Delta  Phi.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church,  as  is  also  his  wife.  Mrs.  Folsom  was  Miss  Dorothy 
Moulton,  the  daughter  of  Gen.  George  M.  Moulton  of  Chicago,  and 
her  marriage  to  Mr.  Folsom  was  celebrated  on  May  30.  1905.  The 
family  home  is  maintained  at  2218  Prairie  Avenue. 

R.  ALLAN  STEPHENS.  An  active  member  of  the  Danville  bar 
since  1902,  R.  Allan  Stephens  is  particularly  well  known  among 
Illinois  lawyers  over  the  state  as  publisher  of  the  Quarterly  Bulletin, 
the  official  publication  of  the  State  Bar  Association.  In  the  State  Bar 
Association  he  has  served  as  chairman  of  the  committee  on  new 
members  two  years  and  is  now  chairman  of  the  committee  on  or- 
ganization. Mr.  Stephens  is  also  a  member  of  the  American  Bar 
Association  and  the  Commercial  Law  League  of  America. 

Robert  Allan  Stephens  was  born  at  Potomac,  Illinois,  June  9, 
1878,  and  comes  of  English  ancestry  on  both  sides,  his  father's  fam- 
ily having  been  Cornishmen,  while  his  'mother's  family  was  from 
Oxford.  His  parents  are  Robert  and  Mary  E.  Stephens,  his  father 
a  prominent  Methodist  minister  of  the  Illinois  Conference.  For 
sixteen  years  he  served  as  a  district  superintendent,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  general  conferences  at  Cincinnati,  Baltimore,  Los 
Angeles  and  Minneapolis.  At  present  he  is  a  member  of  the  general 
board  of  the  M.  E.  Church  and  secretary  of  the  Preachers  Aid 
Society  of  the  Illinois  Annual  Conference. 

R.  Allan  Stephens  graduated  in  1896  from  the  Mattoon  High 
School,  attended  Northwestern  University  during  1896-98,  and 
prepared  for  his  profession  in  the  Columbian  University  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  taking  the  degree  LL.  B.  in  1901  and  LL.  M.  in  1902. 
From  1898  to  1902  he  was  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  auditor  for  the 
war  department  at  Washington,  and  since  that  time  has  been  in 
practice  at  Danville.  He  formed  a  connection  with  the  firm  of 
Swallow,  Stephens  &  Swallow  in  1901,  then  practiced  two  years 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  517 

from  1902  as  Stephens  &  Barnhart,  and  since  that  time  has  been  in 
individual  practice,  with  a  large  general  clientage. 

Mr.  Stephens  is  a  republican,  and  was  candidate  for  the  party 
nomination  for  county  judge  in  1909,  being  defeated  by  a  very  close 
margin.  While  in  college  he  was  a  member  of  the  Kappa  Sigma 
fraternity  and  at  present  is  worthy  grand  master  of  ceremonies 
in  that  fraternity.  He  is  chairman  of  the  judiciary  committee  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois  in  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  is  also  affili- 
ated with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Im- 
proved Order  of  Red  Men  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  His  church  is  the  Methodist. 

On  September  i,  1903,  Mr.  Stephens  married  Helen  Prentiss 
Bennett,  a  daughter  of  the  late  Judge  Charles  Bennett  of  Mattoon, 
Illinois.  Mrs.  Stephens  has  membership  in  the  Kappa  Kappa 
Gamma  sorority  and  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution. 
They  are  the  parents  of  a  fine  family  of  four  young  Americans 
named  Robert  Allan,  aged  ten;  Mary  Ellen,  aged  eight;  Charles 
Bennett,  aged  five,  and  William  Cleaves,  one  year  old. 

HARRY  W.  SISSON.  The  long  and  uniformly  successful  career 
of  Harry  W.  Sisson  has  been  characterized  by  activities  in  several 
fields  of  endeavor,  in  each  of  which  his  talents  have  brought  credit- 
able accomplishment.  Stock  raising,  real  estate,  merchandising 
and  the  law  have  at  different  times  been  the  object  of  his  endeavors, 
and  he  is  also  the  inventor  of  several  appliances,  the  usefulness  of 
which  is  indicated  by  their  extensive  sale  all  over  the  country.  Mr. 
Sisson  is  at  present  engaged  in  legal  practice,  in  connection  with 
extensive  interests  in  realty  operations.  He  is  particularly  well 
known  on  the  South  Side  of  Chicago,  where  he  has  been  influential 
in  promoting  movements  that  have  done  much  to  build  up  and 
develop  sections  formerly  of  little  value  to  the  city. 

Mr.  Sisson  was  born  January  27,  1858,  in  Mercer  County,  Illi- 
nois, and  is  a  son  of  Capt.  Benjamin  T.  and  Zilpah  A.  (Waugh) 
Sisson.  His  father  was  a  sea  captain,  in  the  whaling  business  for 
eighteen  years,  sailing  from  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts,  the  chief 
whaling  seaport  of  that  time,  and  rounding  Cape  Horn  no  less 
than  ten  times  in  his  whaling  vessel.  Making  a  success  of  his 
operations,  he  came  to  Chicago  in  1856  with  $25,000  in  gold,  but 
later  went  to  Mercer  County,  Illinois.  There,  in  1858,  he  became 
involved  in  a  law  suit,  Ellis  vs.  Sisson  et  al.,  which  was  tried  in 
many  counties  by  some  of  the  best  lawyers  in  the  state,  and  finally 
settled  in  1890.  Captain  Sisson  died  in  Chicago  in  1898.  Mrs. 
Sisson's  brothers  were  Henry  W.  Waugh,  a  well  known  landscape 
artist,  DeWitt  C.  Waugh,  leading  scenic  artist  of  the  Cincinnati 
musical  festivals,  and  Fred  Waugh,  a  cousin,  the  noted  marine 
artist. 

The  early  education  of  Harry  W.  Sisson  was  secured  in  the 
public  schools  of  Mercer  County  and  Davenport,  Towa.  As  a  young 


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man  he  devoted  his  attention  to  breeding  Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland- 
•  China  hogs  and  trotting  horses,  and  had  a  half-mile  track  on  his 
farm,  which  was  located  in  the  vicinity  of  Monmouth.  While  en- 
gaged in  this  business  he  became  the  inventor  of  two  appliances, 
Sisson's  anti-kicking  strap  and  Sisson's  adjustable  safety  halter, 
both  of  which  were  sold  by  the  thousands  all  over  the  world. 

Mr.  Sisson  first  became  interested  in  the  study  of  law  in  1882, 
although  it  was  not  until  many  years  later  that  he  took  up  the  pro- 
fession as  an  active  practitioner.  At  that  time  he  purchased  his  own 
law  books  and  studied  during  his  leisure  hours.  In  1884  he  went  to 
Nebraska,  where  he  remained  for  five  years,  and  then  returned  to 
Monmouth,  and  remained  there  until  coming  to  Chicago,  in  1898. 
Here  he  engaged  in  the  real  estate  busines,  and  is  one  of  the  lead- 
ing salesmen  in  that  line.  In  preparation  for  the  profession  of  law 
Mr.  Sisson  entered  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1908,  with  the  degree  Bachelor  of  Laws,  being  ad- 
mitted to  the  Illinois  bar  the  same  year. 

Mr.  Sisson's  practice  has  had  largely  to  do  with  realty  cases.  He 
was  attorney  for  several  of  the  defendants  for  a  part  of  the  lake 
front,  from  Fifty-third  street  south,  and,  although  freely  assured 
by  some  of  his  fellow-practitioners  that  he  would  be  unable  to  clear 
the  titles  within  ten  years,  his  vigorous  handling  had  matters  satis- 
factorily settled  within  that  many  months.  In  connection  with 
this  he  assisted  in  the  widening  of  Everett  avenue,  and  dedication 
of  Fifty-fifth  street  east  of  that  avenue,  and  arranged  for  a  street 
on  the  lake  front,  which  is  now  being  constructed  from  Fifty-third 
street  to  Jackson  Park,  one  of  the  most  exclusive  residential  districts 
of  the  city. 

Mr.  Sisson  is  a  member  of  the  Association  of  Commerce.  Fra- 
ternally his  relations  are  with  Lodge  No.  240,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  Cook  County  Encampment,  No.  215,  of  the  same 
order.  He  is  independent  in  politics.  In  June,  1892,  Mr.  Sisson 
married  Miss  Eva  Gumming,  daughter  of  Dr.  J.  S.  Gumming,  who 
was  the  oldest  Methodist  minister  in  Illinois,  and  former  president  of 
Hedding  College.  Three  sons  have  been  born  to  this  union, — Baird 
W.,  Duane  M.  and  Niel  K.  The  family  resides  at  4332  Greenwood 
Avenue. 

CHARLES  LERov  BROWN.  During  his  active  practice  in  the 
Chicago  bar  since  1897,  Charles  LeRoy  Brown  was  for  several  years 
connected  with  the  legal  departments  of  street  railway  companies 
and  has  since  developed  a  large  general  practice.  He  has  had 
for  many  years  an  extensive  practice  in  the  courts  of  appeal,  both 
state  and  federal,  having  appeared  in  several  hundred  appellate 
cases.  At  the  present  time  he  is  one  of  the  special  counsel  for  the 
State  of  Illinois  in  the  charter  tax  litigation  with  the  Illinois  Central 
Railroad  Company. 

Charles  LeRoy  Brown  was  born  at  Meyersdale,  Pennsylvania, 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  519 

December  14,  1874,  a  son  of  Dr.  George  W.  Ira  and  Magdalene 
(Miller)  Brown.  In  1878  his  parents  moved  to  Dixon,  Illinois, 
where  the  son  received  his  early  education,  and  in  1892  graduated 
A.  B.  from  Dixon  College.  During  1893-95  he  was  a  student  in  the 
University  of  Michigan.  He  took  his  degree  in  law  from  the  North- 
ern Illinois  College  of  Law  in  1897.  Admitted  to  the  bar  the  same 
year,  Mr.  Brown  spent  several  months  in  practice  at  Dixon  with 
William  Barge.  He  moved  to  Chicago  in  the  fall  of  1897,  and  was 
in  the  law  department  of  the  North  Chicago  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany during  1898-99,  and  with  the  Chicago  Union  Traction  Com- 
pany from  1899  to  1901.  Mr.  Brown  was  in  general  practice  with 
James  W.  Duncan  as  a  partner  from  1901  to  1905,  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Morrison,  Brown  &  Gould  from  1906  to  1910. 

In  politics  he  is  a  republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  various 
bar  associations  and  of  the  Chicago,  the  Mid-day,  the  Law,  and 
the  South  Shore  Country  clubs.  His  offices  are  in  the  Otis  Build- 
ing, and  his  residence  at  1130  Hyde  Park  Boulevard.  Mr.  Brown 
was  married  June  28,  1911,  to  Miss  Alice  McHugh  of  Chicago. 

ADOLPH  J.  BORGMEIER.  While  Mr.  Borgmeier  has  had  a  secure 
position  in  the  Chicago  bar  for  the  past  fourteen  years,  and  controls 
a  large  general  practice,  his  name  is  also  familiar  for  its  associa- 
tions with  the  Illinois  military  service,  and  he  was  one  of  the  men 
who  served  in  the  trenches  at  Santiago.  Captain  Borgmeier's  family 
has  been  identified  with  Chicago  for  more  than  half  a  century,  and 
his  grandfather,  William  Borgmeier,  saw  service  with  the  United 
States  troops  in  the  capacity  of  quartermaster  sergeant  during  the 
Mexican  war  in  1845-46. 

Adolph  J.  Borgmeier  was  born  in  Chicago  January  18,  1869,  son 
of  Anton  B.  and  Catherine  (Fox)  Borgmeier.  His  mother  was  a 
native  of  Ireland.  His  father,  born  in  Germany,  was  brought  to 
America  when  a  boy,  grew  up  in  Chicago,  and  for  many  years  was 
engaged  in  merchandising  and  manufacturing.  Adolph  J.  Borg- 
meier was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools,  graduated  in  1886  from 
the  St.  Patrick's  Commercial  Academy,  and  then  for  some  time  was 
employed  in  mercantile  business.  Before  taking  up  the  study  of 
law  he  served  as  chief  clerk  in  the  general  baggage  department  of 
the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway  at  Chicago. 

Mr.  Borgmeier  was  a  law  student  in  the  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity, from  which  he  graduated  LL.  B.  in  the  class  of  1900.  His 
student  career  has  been  interrupted  by  his  service  with  the  United 
States  forces  in  Cuba  during  the  Spanish-American  war.  He  had 
been  a  member  of  the  Illinois  National  Guard,  and  at  the  beginning 
of  the  war  enlisted  in  the  First  Illinois  infantry  of  the  United  States 
volunteers.  The  regiment  saw  some  arduous  service  and  hard 
fighting  before  Santiago  during  the  month  of  July,  1898,  and  Mr. 
Borgmeier  was  one  of  the  men  in  the  trenches  around  that  city 
from  July  nth  to  July  I7th.  While  at  Santiago  he  received  a 


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corporal's  warrant  on  July  5th.  His  discharge  was  dated  November 
17,  1898.  For  the  past  twelve  years  Captain  Borgmeier  has  been 
a  commissioned  officer  in  the  Illinois  National  Guard,  and  at  the 
present  time  is  captain  of  Company  A  in  the  First  Illinois  Infantry 
Regiment.  A  few  years  ago  he  saw  active  service  with  his  company 
during  the  negro  riots  at  Springfield. 

Since  beginning  the  practice  of  law  Mr.  Borgmeier  has  acquired 
a  large  clientele,  handling  general  practice,  and  has  conducted 
some  important  litigation  in  the  state  and  federal  courts.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  and  also  of  the  Santiago 
Society,  of  Columbia  Camp  of  the  United  Spanish-American  War 
Veterans,  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 

Captain  Borgmeier  married  October  4,  1906,  Miss  Wilhelmina 
K.  Loth,  of  Ishpeming,  Michigan.  Their  two  children  are  Adolph 
C.  and  Eleanor  R.  The  family  reside  at  1516  No.rth  Oakley  Boule- 
vard, and  his  law  offices  are  in  the  Portland  Block. 

EDWARD  F.  DUNNE,  JR.  A  son  of  the  present  governor  of  Illi- 
nois, Edward  F.  Dunne,  Jr.,  is  known  as  one  of  the  industrious  and 
ambitious  young  attorneys  of  his  native  city,  where,  since  1909,  he 
has  been  building  up  a  substantial  and  representative  general 
practice. 

Mr.  Dunne  was  born  in  Chicago  on  the  26th  day  of  November, 
1887,  and  is  a  son  of  Hon.  Edward  F.  and  Elizabeth  Jane  (Kelly) 
Dunne.  After  making  good  use  of  the  advantages  afforded  in  the 
public  schools  of  Chicago,  Mr.  Dunne  began  to  prepare  for  his 
profession,  entering  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan. He  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1909,  with  the  degree 
Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  through  the  medium 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois,  and  is  now  eligible  to  practice 
in  the  various  Federal  courts  of  the  state.  In  December,  1912,  Mr. 
Dunne  was  appointed  master  in  chancery  by  the  Superior  Court  of 
Cook  County.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State 
Bar  associations,  and  his  social  memberships  are  with  the  Iroquois 
Club,  the  South  Shore  Country  Club,  the  University  of  Michigan 
Alumni  Association  of  Chicago,  of  which  he  is  a  director,  and  the 
Phi  Kappa  Phi  Association  of  Chicago,  of  which  he  was  president  in 
1914.  He  is  a  member  of  Marquette  Council,  Knights  of  Columbus, 
and  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  St.  Thomas  Catholic  Church. 
Politically  he  follows  in  the  footsteps  of  his  father. 

Mr.  Dunne  was  married  on  April  17,  1912,  to  Miss  Rosina  M. 
Powers,  daughter  of  Harry  J.  Powers.  They  have  one  son, — Ed- 
ward F.  III.,  born  October  15,  1913. 

JOHN  MAXCY  ZANE.  As  a  trial  lawyer  John  Maxcy  Zane  is 
regarded  as  one  of  the  most  skillful  and  successful  at  the  Chicago 
bar,  of  which  he  has  been  a  member  for  fifteen  years.  He  is  a  son 
of  Judge  Charles  S.  Zane,  at  one  time  associated  with  Abraham 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  521 

Lincoln  and  otherwise  distinguished  in  the  Illinois  bar  and  for 
many  years  chief  justice  of  Utah. 

John  Maxcy  Zane  was  born  at  Springfield,  Illinois,  March  26, 
1863,  a  son  of  Charles  S.  and  Margaret  D.  (Maxcy)  Zane.  Charles 
S.  Zane  was  born  in  Gloucester  County,  New  Jersey,  in  1832,  and 
came  west  and  located  in  Sangamon  County,  Illinois,  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years.  In  1852  he  entered  McKendree  College,  and  by 
teaching,  attending  college  and  studying  law  gained  admission  to  the 
bar  five  years  later.  In  1860,  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Lincoln  &  Herndon,  at  Springfield,  which  was  dissolved  on  ac- 
count of  Mr.  Lincoln's  election  as  president  of  the  United  States, 
and  in  January,  1861,  the  firm  of  Herndon  &  Zane  was  formed. 
Mr.  Zane  later  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Cullom,  Zane  & 
Marcy,  the  senior  member  of  which  was  the  late  United  States 
senator,  Shelby  M.  Cullom.  Mr.  Zane  continued  in  regular  practice 
until  1872,  and  from  that  year  until  1884  was  circuit  judge  of  the 
Sangamon  District.  In  1884,  by  appointment  from  President  Arthur, 
he  became  chief  justice  of  the  Territory  of  Utah,  and  save  for  brief 
intervals  held  that  office  until  1896,  when  he  became  chief  justice 
under  the  state  government  after  the  admission  of  Utah  to  the 
Union,  and  so  continued  until  1900.  He  was  regarded  as  one  of 
the  leading  members  of  the  Illinois  bar,  and  as  a  judge  his  career 
left  a  permanent  impress  on  the  judicial  history  of  the  West.  Since 
his  retirement,  he  has  been  residing  at  Salt  Lake  City.  Judge 
Zane  married  Miss  Margaret  D.  Maxcy,  daughter  of  John  Cook 
Maxcy  and  a  member  of  a  family  which  has  been  well  known  at 
Springfield  since  1819,  when  this  branch  moved  to  Illinois  from 
Kentucky. 

After  attending  the  graded  and  high  schools  of  Springfield, 
John  M.  Zane  entered  the  University  of  Michigan,  where  he  was 
graduated  in  1884,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  At  that  time 
he  went  to  Salt  Lake  City  and  joined  his  father,  taking  up  the 
study  of  law  under  his  preceptorship  and  also  serving  as  clerk  of 
the  Third  Judicial  Court  of  Utah  until  1887.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1888,  at  Salt  Lake  City,  and  in  March  of  the  following 
year  entered  practice,  continuing  there  until  1899,  when  he  came 
to  Chicago.  He  had  been  assistant  United  States  attorney  of  Utah 
from  1889  to  1893  and  reporter  of  the  Supreme  Court  from  1889 
to  1894.  Since  1899  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession at  Chicago.  For  seven  years  after  his  arrival  in  the  city 
he  was  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Shope,  Mathis,  Zane  &  Weber, 
which  subsequently  became  Shope,  Zane,  Busby  &  Weber,  and  later 
Zane,  Busby  &  Weber,  and  at  this  time  he  is  senior  partner  of 
the  firm  of  Zane,  Morse  &  McKinney.  Mr.  Zane  is  a  member  of  the 
Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the 
American  Bar  Association.  His  club  connections  include  member- 
ship in  the  Union  League,  University  and  Quadrangle  clubs,  and 
he  is  also  identified  with  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  the  Order  of  the 


522  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Coif.  He  is  not  alone  widely  known  as  a  lawyer,  but  as  the  author 
of  "Zane  on  Banks  and  Banking"  published  in  1900,  and  as  a 
lecturer  in  the  law  departments  of  the  University  of  Chicago  and 
Northwestern  University.  Politically  he  is  a  republican.  His  offices 
are  in  the  Harris  Trust  Building. 

Mr.  Zane  was  married  April  25,  1894,  to  Miss  Sara  Rich  Zane, 
of  Philadelphia. 

GEORGE  I.  HAIGHT.  A  Chicago  lawyer  with  large  practice  and 
influential  connections,  George  I.  Haight  is  a  graduate  of  the  North- 
western University  Law  School  with  the  class  of  1902,  and  has 
since  that  date  been  in  active  practice.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Haight,  Brown  &  Haight,  with  offices  in  the  Rookery  Building. 

George  I.  Haight,  who  was  born  at  Rockdale,  Dane  County, 
Wisconsin,  March  26,  1878,  represents  one  of  the  pioneer  families 
of  Wisconsin.  His  grandfather,  Jonathan  T.  Haight,  came  from 
Vermont  to  Wisconsin  Territory  in  1836,  locating  in  Milwaukee 
County.  He  was  a  grandson  of  Stephen  Haight,  at  one  time  one 
of  the  ablest  and  best  known  judges  in  Vermont.  Jonathan  Haight 
was  a  civil  engineer  by  profession,  surveyed  the  noted  highway 
from  Milwaukee  to  the  Wisconsin  state  line  known  as  the  Green 
Bay  Road,  was  employed  as  a  surveyor  in  different  parts  of  Wis- 
consin and  also  did  special  engineering  work  for  the  United  States 
Government  in  that  state  and  in  Tennessee.  He  associated  in  a 
professional  way  and  was  also  a  friend  of  such  noted  New  Eng- 
landers  as  Daniel  Webster,  Caleb  Cushing,  Silas  Wright,  and  some 
of  his  correspondence  with  these  historic  characters  is  now  in  the 
possession  of  George  I.  Haight  in  Chicago.  George  I.  Haight  is 
a  son  of  Stephen  and  Etta  (Ives)  Haight,  both  of  whom  were  born 
in  Wisconsin,  his  father  in  1843  and  his  mother  in  1850.  Stephen 
Haight  is  a  farmer  and  during  his  active  career  was  also  a  brick 
manufacturer. 

George  I.  Haight  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  in  Dane  County, 
attended  district  schools,  was  graduated  from  the  Cambridge  schools 
and  the  Fort  Atkinson  High  School,  and  in  1899  was  graduated 
from  the  literary  department  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin.  For 
one  year  Mr.  Haight  was  a  student  in  the  Chicago  Law  School 
and  followed  that  with  two  years  in  the  Northwestern  University 
Law  School.  By  his  marriage  on  June  5,  1906,  to  Miss  Edith  Adcock, 
a  native  of  Chicago,  he  has  one  daughter,  Valerie  Elizabeth.  Politi- 
cally Mr.  Haight  is  a  progressive,  and  in  1912  his  name  was  on  that 
party  ticket  as  candidate  for  state's  attorney  of  Cook  County. 

ALFRED  ROY  HULBERT.  One  of  the  progressive  young  members 
of  the  Chicago  bar,  Alfred  Roy  Hulbert  is  well  grounded  in  the 
law  and  for  the  time  of  his  practice  has  had  a  varied  experience. 
His  work  is  along  the  lines  of  general  practice,  particularly  trial 
of  cases  in  court. 


523 

Mr.  Hulbert  was  born  at  Fremont,  Nebraska,  August  25,  1883, 
and  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Palmer  S.  and  Rosa  S.  (Stacey)  Hulbert. 
Palmer  S.  Hulbert,  D.  D.,  was  a  Presbyterian  minister  and  a 
graduate  of  Wabash  College  and  Auburn  Theological  Seminary,  of 
Auburn,  New  York,  where  he  was  ordained  in  the  ministry.  He 
subsequently  had  pastorates  in  various  parts  of  the  country,  including 
Nebraska,  Massachusetts,  New  York  City  and  Oak  Park,  Illinois, 
at  which  last  named  place  he  died  in  1897. 

Alfred  Roy  Hulbert  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  New 
York  City  and  Oak  Park,  Illinois,  and  he  had  his  college  training 
in  the  University  of  Michigan,  following  his  graduation  from  the 
Oak  Park  High  School.  At  Ann  Arbor  he  was  awarded  the 
Bachelor  of  Laws  degree  on  graduation  in  1908.  In  the  same  year 
he  was  admitted  to  practice  in  Illinois,  before  the  Federal  and  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court.  Mr.  Hulbert  entered  upon  his  pro- 
fessional duties  as  a  law  clerk  for  D.  S.  Wentworth,  with  whom 
he  remained  one  year,  then  becoming  identified  with  the  firm  of 
Gorham  &  Wales,  with  whom  he  remained  a  like  period.  In  March, 
1910,  Mr.  Hulbert  was  appointed  assistant  United  States  district 
attorney,  an  office  wherein  he  served  with  ability  for  two  and  a 
half  years,  and  since  that  time  has  continued  in  general  practice, 
with  offices  in  the  Harris  Trust  Building  associated  with  Mr.  Fred- 
eric Burnham.  He  is  known  as  a  careful,  studious  and  conscien- 
tious lawyer.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  Ameri- 
can Bar  associations,  and  his  social  connections  are  with  the  Ham- 
ilton Club,  the  Glen  Oak  Country  Club  and  the  Phi  Delta  Theta 
fraternity. 

Mr.  Hulbert  was  married  October  21,  1913,  to  Mrs.  Cora  E. 
Smith,  of  Chicago.  They  have  one  son,  Bruce  Walker  Hulbert. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hulbert  reside  at  Kenilworth,  Illinois. 

CHARLES  BENJAMIN  OBERMEYER.  One  of  Chicago's  successful 
attorneys,  Charles  Benjamin  Obermeyer  has  been  in  practice  there 
for  more  than  twenty  years  and  has  won  a  reputation  for  thorough, 
painstaking  work,  and  his  large  general  practice  and  relations  with 
public  office  and  with  representative  civic  and  social  organizations 
are  proof  of  his  high  standing.  At  the  beginning  of  his  career 
he  was  a  brick  layer,  later  was  a  telegrapher  for  a  long  time  and 
studied  law  as  opportunity  offered  and  finally  won  his  way  to  a 
place  in  his  present  profession.  Courage  and  hard  work  have  been 
the  secret  of  his  success,  and  although  it  has  been  a  struggle  he 
has  rejoiced  in  it,  for  he  is  of  fighting  stock. 

Charles  Benjamin  Obermeyer  was  born  at  Winchester,  Scott 
County,  Illinois,  September  23,  1866.  His  parents  were  Peter  and 
Lucinda  (Beasley)  Obermeyer.  His  father,  was  born  in  the  King- 
dom of  Bavaria,  now  a  part  of  the  German  Empire,  emigrated  to 
America  and  settled  in  Illinois  in  1850,  followed  contracting  and 
building  during  his  active  life  and  is  now  living  at  Winchester. 


524 

Charles  Benjamin  Obermeyer  had  a  public  school  education  in 
his  native  town,  learned  the  trade  of  brick  layer,  worked  at  it  with 
his  father,  and  during  the  long  winter  nights  practiced  and  learned 
the  art  of  telegraphy.  His  first  position  was  with  the  Chicago, 
Burlington  &  Quincy  Railway,  and  in  1885  he  came  to  Chicago  and 
was  employed  as  operator  with  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Com- 
pany until  1889.  In  the  meantime  he  had  taken  up  the  study  of 
law  as  opportunity  offered,  and  in  1887  became  a  night  student  in 
the  Chicago  College  of  Law,  then  conducted  by  Judge  Joseph 
Bailey  of  the  Supreme  Court,  and  Judge  Thomas  A.  Moran  of 
the  Appellate  Court.  In  1890  Mr.  Obermeyer  graduated  from  this 
school,  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  the  same  year,  and  has 
since  been  in  active  practice  in  Chicago.  From  1891  to  1893  ^r- 
Obermeyer  was  first  assistant  attorney  to  the  City  of  Chicago,  and 
for  a  number  of  years  has  served  as  attorney  to  the  North  Shore 
Park  District.  He  is  vice  president  and  director  of  the  Illinois  Brick 
Company. 

Mr.  Obermeyer  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association, 
the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  the  Law  Institute,  has  affiliations 
with  various  Masonic  bodies,  including  Lincoln  Park  Commandery 
and  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Royal  League,  the  Sons  of  Veterans 
Camp,  No.  100,  and  the  Elks.  His  clubs  are  the  Illinois  Athletic, 
the  Hamilton,  the  Birchwood  Country,  the  Builders  Club,  and  the 
Evanston  Golf. 

In  1896  Mr.  Obermeyer  married  Miss  Hannah  M.  Cloud  of 
Chicago.  Their  three  children  are:  Lucinda  E.,  aged  fifteen; 
Charles  Benjamin,  Jr.,  aged  thirteen ;  and  Peter,  aged  six.  The  fam- 
ily reside  at  6738  Newgard  Avenue,  and  his  offices  are  in  the 
Woman's  Temple. 

FRANCIS  J.  HOULIHAN.  His  appearance  in  a  number  of  noted 
cases  in  Chicago  has  made  the  name  of  Francis  J.  Houlihan  well 
known  to  the  general  public,  while  he  has  ever  been  recognized 
as  one  of  the  able  lawyers  of  the  Chicago  bar,  where  he  has  prac- 
ticed for  twenty-two  years. 

Mr.  Houlihan  was  born  at  Ogdensburg,  New  York,  July  20, 
1865,  and  is  a  son  of  Francis  R.  and  Mary  (Gorman)  Houlihan,  his 
father  being  a  successful  contractor  of  New  York  State  for  many 
years.  The  public  schools  of  his  native  state  furnished  Francis 
J.  Houlihan  with  his  early  education,  following  which  he  became  a 
student  in  Ogdensburg  Academy.  He  was  graduated  from  that 
institution  in  the  class  of  1887  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree. 
He  then  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  a  well  known 
attorney  of  Ogdensburg,  but  after  one  year  of  study  the  greater 
opportunities  of  the  west  brought  him  to  Chicago,  where  he  became  a 
student  in  the  offices  of  Ryan,  Weinschenck  &  Hirschl.  There  he 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  525 

had  the  opportunity  of  an  excellent  legal  training,  and  in  1890 
he  entered  the  law  school  of  Northwestern  University  to  fin- 
ish his  studies,  being  graduated  in  1892  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June  of  that 
year,  and  the  firm  of  O'Hara  and  Houlihan  came  into  existence 
soon  after,  Mr.  O'Hara  having  been  a  classmate  at  the  law  school. 
This  association  continued  successfully  until  1898,  when  the  part- 
nership was  mutually  dissolved  and  Mr.  Houlihan  became  identified 
with  the  firm  of  Rosenthal,  Kurz  &  Hirschl,  which  later  became 
Rosenthal  &  Kurz,  the  members  being  James  Rosenthal,  Adolph 
Kurz  and  Francis  J.  Houlihan.  Engaged  in  a  general  practice, 
with  offices  in  the  Rector  Building,  Mr.  Houlihan  has  been  con- 
nected with  a  number  of  cases  that  have  attracted  widespread  at- 
tention. He  closed  successfully  the  case  of  the  West  Pullman  Car 
Works,  when  the  charge  of  graft  of  a  million  and  a  quarter  dollars 
was  placed  against  the  officials  and  employes  of  that  great  corpora- 
tion. Mr.  Houlihan  was  attorney  in  the  notorious  case  of  William 
T.  Kirby,  the  private  banker,  in  which  "wire  tappers"  secured 
twenty  thousand  dollars,  and  in  which  John  Henry  Strosnider, 
"King  of  the  Confidence  Men,"  was  sent  to  the  .penitentiary.  Mr. 
Houlihan  has  figured  prominently  as  counsel  in  numerous  other  im- 
portant cases,  as  well.  A  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State 
Bar  associations,  Mr.  Houlihan  bears  a  high  reputation  among  his 
fellow  practitioners.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Church,  of 
the  Knights  of  Columbus,  and  is  popular  as  a  member  of  a  number 
of  social  organizations  of  the  city. 

In  1898  Mr.  Houlihan  married  Miss  Mollie  Conway  of  Chicago, 
and  four  children  have  been  born  to  them :  Robert  A.,  Mary, 
Eileen  and  Francis  J.,  Jr.  Their  home  is  at  229  North  Austin 
Avenue,  in  the  suburb  of  Austin. 

JAMES  I.  ENNIS.  For  more  than  half  a  century,  Ennis  has 
been  one  of  the  most  familiar  names  in  Chicago  legal  circles. 

James  Ignatius  Ennis  was  born  in  Chicago,  October  17,  1861, 
and  is  a  son  of  James  and  Mary  A.  (Sexton)  Ennis.  His  father 
was  engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  law  from  1856  until  his 
death  in  1880,  and  was  an  honored  and  influential  citizen  as  well 
as  a  pioneer  lawyer  of  Chicago.  His  wife  was  born  in  Chicago 
and  was  a  member  of  a  sterling  pioneer  family.  She  was  a  sister 
of  the  late  Col.  James  A.  Sexton,  who  served  as  postmaster  of 
Chicago  and  as  commander  in  chief  of  the  national  organization  of 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  having  been  a  distinguished 
officer  in  the  Civil  war.  Mrs.  Ennis  was  likewise  a  sister  of  the 
late  Austin  O.  Sexton,  and  the  latter's  son,  William  H.,  was  but 
recently  corporation  counsel  of  the  city. 

James  I.  Ennis  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  parochial  and 
public  schools  of  Chicago  and  after  finishing  the  course  in  the  old 
Central  High  School,  went,  in  1878,  to  Wisconsin  and  became  a 
teacher  in  the  country  schools  in  Marathon  and  Portage  counties, 


526  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

which  were  at  that  time  in  the  center  of  the  pine  forests, 
with  lumbering  as  their  principal  industry.  He  continued  to  teach 
in  Wisconsin  until  November,  1880,  and  earlier  in  that  year  he 
had  served  as  United  States  census  enumerator  in  Portage  County. 
Called  back  to  Chicago  on  account  of  the  sudden  death  of  his 
father,  he  assisted  his  elder  brother,  Maj.  Lawrence  M.  Ennis, 
in  caring  for  and  rearing  the  younger  children,  their  mother  hav- 
ing died  in  1876.  The  career  of  Mr.  Ennis  from  this  time  forward 
is  sketched  in  the  following  quotation :  "Within  about  two  weeks 
after  his  father's  death,  Mr.  Ennis  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Merchants  Loan  &  Trust  Company,  Chicago's  oldest  banking  in- 
stitution, and  remained  with  them  until  January  31,  1896,  when  he 
took  up  the  active  practice  of  law.  During  the  entire  period  of  his 
active  identification  with  the  banking  business,  Mr.  Ennis  never  lost 
sight  of  the  fact  that  he  wished  to  become  a  lawyer.  In  1884, 
he  entered  the  old  Union  College  of  Law,  in  which  he  attended 
lectures  and  passed  the  examinations  for  the  junior  year.  But  at 
the  end  of  the  year  the  strain  of  working  all  day  in  the  bank 
and  reading  law  half  the  night  proved  so '  severe  a  test  of  his 
health  and  eyesight  that  he  was  compelled,  upon  the  advice  of  his 
physician,  to  forego  the  further  prosecution  of  his  college  work 
for  the  time  being.  He  did  not  give  up  his  reading,  however,  but 
pursued  his  law  studies  in  the  offices  of  Mason  and  Ennis  and  of 
Joseph  H.  Fitch,  who  later  was  elevated  to  the  bench  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Cook  County.  In  1892,  he  entered  the  Kent  College  of 
Law,  graduating  in  1893.  He  was  elected  the  first  president  of 
the  alumni  association  of  this  institution  and  was  reelected  at  the 
close  of  his  first  term. 

"Upon  the  death  of  his  brother,  the  late  Maj.  Lawrence  M. 
Ennis,  Mr.  Ennis  took  up  the  practice  of  law,  succeeding  to  the 
law  business  formerly  controlled  by  his  brother.  In  1908,  he  be- 
came an  office  associate  of  Judge  Fitch,  the  two  having  been  stanch 
friends  from  the  time  when  they  were  schoolmates  in  the  old  Cen- 
tral High  School,  on  West  Monroe  Street. 

"Mr.  Ennis  has  been  prominent  and  influential  as  a  member  of 
the  Illinois  National  Guard.  In  1882  he  became  a  member  of  the 
First  Regiment  of  Infantry  and  he  rose  from  private  to  the  posi- 
tion of  first  sergeant  of  Company  F,  an  office  held  until  after  the 
Stock  Yards  strike  of  1896,  when  he  was  elected  first  lieutenant  of 
the  company.  In  1890  he  mustered  Company  K  into  the  First 
Regiment  and  served  as  its  captain  until  his  entrance  into  the  law 
college,  when  he  felt  it  best  to  resign  his  command.  He  has  never 
lost  his  interest  in  the  National  Guard,  however,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  veteran  corps  of  the  First  Regiment.  He  is  also  an  honor- 
ary member  of  Companies  F,  H  and  K. 

"In  the  matter  of  civic  improvement  Mr.  Ennis  is  an  enthusiast. 
He  is  the  founder  of  the  Rogers  Park  Improvement  Association, 
which  has  been  in  existence  for  twenty  years.  He  believes  that  the 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  527 

shores  of  Lake  Michigan  should  be  accessible  to  all  the  people  and  the 
North  Shore  Park  district  was  organized  to  prevent  the  lake  shore 
from  being  monopolized  by  selfish  interests.  He  was  a  commis- 
sioner of  the  North  Shore  Park  District  for  six  years.  He  has  done 
a  large  work  in  helping  to  organize  improvement  societies  in  various 
parts  of  Chicago. 

"In  the  American  Institute  of  Banking  Mr.  Ennis  has  long  been 
prominent  and  influential,  not  only  as  an  active  member,  but  also  as 
one  of  its  lecturers  and  debaters  and  as  a  delegate  to  its  conventions. 
He  is  now  one  of  the  very  few  honorary  members  of  the  Chicago 
chapter  of  this  important  organization  and  is  the  regular  commis- 
sioned law  lecturer  of  the  same  in  Chicago,  where  he  has  conducted 
a  series  of  twenty-five  lectures  each  winter,  these  having  been 
eagerly  attended  by  the  men  actively  identified  with  banking  inter- 
ests in  the  city.  A  successful  completion  of  this  course  of  lectures, 
together  with  a  course  on  finance,  entitles  the  successful  student  to 
a  certificate  as  a  fellow  of  the  American  Institute  of  Banking.  Mr. 
Ennis'  opinions  on  banking  and  finance  are  sound.  For  several 
years  he  wrote  for  prominent  bankers'  journals  and  magazines  and 
in  1904  was  elected  an  honorary  member  of  the  national  convention 
of  State  Bank  Examiners,  in  Indianapolis,  this  being  in  recognition 
of  his  reading  a  paper  and  delivering  a  speech  of  great  interest  and 
value  at  the  convention. 

"Loving  a  home  life,  Mr.  Ennis  prefers  the  comfort  of  his  quiet 
and  attractive  home  in  Rogers  Park  to  the  allurements  of  club  life. 
Necessarily  he  belongs  to  clubs,  but  they  are  subordinated  to  the 
home  associations.  Mr.  Ennis  has  continued  a  close  student  and  his 
reading  has  covered  a  wide  range  of  the  best  in  academic  and  scien- 
tific literature.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Society  of  Micros- 
copists,  the  Fellowship  Club  of  the  Merchants  Loan  &  Trust  Com- 
pany, the  Irish  Fellowship  Club,  the  Iroquois  Club,  the  Chicago 
Bar  Association  and  the  Illinois  Bar  Association." 

In  addition  to  being  law  lecturer  for  the  American  Institute  of 
Banking,  Mr.  Ennis  is  retained  also  as  regular  lecturer  for  the 
Chicago  Business  Law  School,  the  Walton  School  of  Accountancy 
and  the  Illinois  Bankers'  Association.  In  December,  1911,  he  was 
appointed  master  in  chancery  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Cook  County 
and  it  is  especially  grateful  to  him  that  this  preferment  came  through 
his  lifelong  friend,  Judge  Joseph  H.  Fitch.  He  is  a  staunch  demo- 
crat in  politics. 

On  the  1 5th  of  February,  1887,  Mr.  Ennis  married  Miss  Geor- 
gina  Wild,  only  daughter  of  the  late  Thomas  S.  and  Georgina 
(Major)  Wild.  Mrs.  Ennis  is  a  sister  of  Harrison  M.  Wild,  the 
distinguished  musician,  organist  of  Grace  Church,  Chicago,  and 
conductor  of  the  Apollo  Club;  and  of  the  late  Capt.  Frederick 
S.  Wild,  of  the  United  States  Army.  Of  the  four  children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ennis,  two  are  living, — Arthur,  in  his  father's  office  and  a 
student  in  the  Kent  College  of  Law;  and  Marjorie,  a  member  of 
the  class  of  1916  in  the  Senn  High  School,  Chicago. 


528  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

ROLLA  R.  LONGENECKER.  Through  father  and  son  the  name 
Longenecker  has  been  prominent  in  the  Chicago  bar  for  more  than 
a  third  of  a  century.  The  father  was  the  late  Hon.  Joel  M.  Longe- 
necker, who  began  his  career  in  the  law  at  Olney,  Illinois,  and  in 
1 88 1  located  in  Chicago,  and  continued  in  successful  practice  there 
until  his  death  in  September,  1906.  Rolla  R.  Longenecker,  the  son, 
has  been  favored  with  the  rewards  of  the  successful  lawyer,  and 
at  the  same  time  has  rendered  valuable  service  such  as  only  a  leader 
at  the  bar  can  perform  for  his  community. 

Rolla  R.  Longenecker  was  born  at  Olney,  Illinois,  April  i,  1875, 
son  of  the  late  Hon.  Joel  M.  Longenecker.  The  family  having 
removed  to  Chicago  when  he  was  six  years  of  age,  he  acquired  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city,  and  spent  five  years  as 
a  student  and  clerk  in  his  father's  office.  He  was  also  a  student  of 
the  old  Chicago  College  of  Law,  subsequently  consolidated  and  now 
the  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1900, 
Mr.  Longenecker  formed  a  partnership  with  his  father  and  they 
handled  a  large  and  important  legal  practice  until  the  death  of  the 
senior  member  in  1906.  Since  that  time  Mr.  Longenecker  has  prac- 
ticed alone,  with  offices  in  the  Chicago  Stock  Exchange  Building. 
While  his  practice  is  of  a  general  nature,  he  has  handled  a  large 
amount  of  business  for  corporations.  For  several  years  Mr.  Longe- 
necker has  followed  the  custom  of  giving  one  day  of  his  pro- 
fessional services  each  week  to  charity  practice,  and  in  that  way 
has  performed  a  large  amount  of  good  in  behalf  of  those  who 
need  legal  services  but  who  are  unable  to  pay  for  competent  advice 
and  representation.  Mr.  Longenecker  has  membership  in  the  Chi- 
cago Bar  Association,  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  is  a  life 
member  of  the  Hamilton  Club,  and  is  one  of  the  leading  Masons  in 
Chicago. 

His  Masonic  affiliation  is  with  Candida  Lodge  No.  927,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M. ;  Chicago  Chapter  No.  127,  R.  A.  M. ;  with  Oriental  Consistory 
of  the  Scottish  Rite;  and  with  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Nobles  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine.  Mr.  Longenecker  is  a  past  master  of  his  Blue 
Lodge,  is  librarian  for  the  Oriental  Consistory,  and  has  been  a  very 
active  worker  in  all  of  these  Masonic  branches.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Gil  W.  Barnard  Hospital  and  a  member  of  the  executive 
committee  and  counsel  for  the  Masonic  Hospital  Association.  Other 
affiliations  connect  him  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  he  is  a 
member  of  the  State  Judiciary  Committee  and  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Lodge.  He  is  imperial  nawab  of  the  D.  O.  K.  K.  (Knights 
of  Khorassan).  A  member  and  past  adjutant  and  past  judge  advo- 
cate of  the  Sons  of  Veterans,  Mr.  Longenecker  in  1898  raised  a 
regiment  among  the  Sons  of  Veterans  for  service  in  the  Spanish- 
American  war,  and  was  commissioned  captain  of  Company  A  in 
the  headquarters  at  Douglas  Hall,  but  the  regiment  did  not  reach 
the  front  nor  engage  in  active  service.  Mr.  Longenecker  is  also 
affiliated  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  For  four- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  529 

teen  years  he  was  Professor  of  Medical  Jurisprudence  in  the  Chi- 
cago College  of  Osteopathy. 

September  20,  1904,  occurred  his  marriage  to  Miss  Grace  Louise 
Brinkerhoff  of  Chicago.  Their  two  children  are  Edwin  Donald  and 
Lula  Florence.  The  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Church 
and  their  home  is  in  Oak  Park. 

HARRY  BOYD  HURD.  Perhaps  no  more  striking  example  of  the 
high  rewards  attainable  through  a  life  of  industry,  energy,  perse- 
verance and  devotion  to  high  ideals  may  be  found  than  the  career 
and  achievements  of  Harry  Boyd  Hurd,  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Pam  &  Hurd,  and  known  as  one  of  Chicago's  leading  and  most 
accomplished  lawyers.  Beginning  his  career  as  a  newsboy  that  he 
might  earn  the  means  with  which  to  gratify  his  ambition  for  a 
higher  education,  working  his  way  laboriously  and  determinedly 
through  the  initial  steps  of  his  legal  learning,  contentedly  taking 
his  place  among  the  practitioners  of  his  adopted  city  in  a  humble 
capacity,  and  finally  gaining  high  reputation  and  the  substantial 
emoluments  which  accompany  it,  his  accomplishments  should  prove 
of  a  nature  decidedly  encouraging  to  the  ambitious  youth  who  enters 
upon  life's  struggle  handicapped  by  the  lack  of  superior  advantages. 

Harry  Boyd  Hurd  was  born  in  Livingston  County,  Missouri, 
January  8,  1875,  and  is  a  son  of  Inscoe  E.  and  Harriet  (Andrew) 
Hurd,  farming  people  of  that  community.  Reared  on  the  farm, 
Mr.  Hurd  attended  the  district  schools  of  his  native  community 
until  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age,  at  which  time  he  went  to  Mus- 
catine,  Iowa,  where  for  three  years  he  made  his  home  with  his 
aunt,  and  there  attended  high  school.  He  was  possessed  of  industry 
and  ambition,  and  in  order  to  secure  money  to  pay  his  transporta- 
tion to  Chicago  worked  energetically  carrying  newspapers,  and  in 
1892  arrived  in  this  city  with  a  meagre  capital.  Here  for  a  short 
time  he  studied  stenography  and  subsequently  secured  a  positon  at 
$6  a  week,  and  while  thus  employed  began  his  preparation  for  the 
law.  His  daylight  hours  were  passed  in  discharging  the  duties  of 
his  position,  and  in  the  evenings  he  attended  the  night  classes  at 
the  Chicago  College  of  Law,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1895 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  His  employment  was  then 
changed  for  a  better  one,  where  he  could  have  a  chance  of  further- 
ing his  legal  knowledge,  Mr.  Hurd  becoming  stenographer  in  the 
law  office  of  Moses,  Pam  &  Kennedy,  where  his  duties  included 
stenography,  the  writing  of  briefs  and  occasional  ventures  into  the 
field  of  his  vocation.  In  1897,  when  this  firm  was  dissolved,  Mr. 
Max  Pam  formed  a  partnership  with  Judge  Charles  H.  Donnelly, 
and  Mr.  Hurd  went  to  the  new  offices,  continuing  with  the  firm  and 
in  1898  when  it  became  Pam,  Donnelly  &  Glennon  being  taken  in 
as  a  partner.  He  was  also  a  partner  of  the  firm  of  Pam,  Calhoun 
&  Glennon,  which  succeeded  it,  and  in  1904  this  firm  ceased  to 
exist  and  the  new  combination  of  Pam  &  Hurd  was  formed,  which 

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530  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

still  exists  and  maintains  offices  in  the  Rookery,  Chicago,  with  a 
branch  office  in  the  Empire  Building,  New  York  City. 

During  his  subsequent  practice,  Mr.  Hurd  has  been  connected 
with  much  important  litigation  that  has  come  before  the  Illinois 
courts.  His  record,  while  still  so  young  a  man,  is  one  of  which  he 
has  every  reason  to  be  proud.  Among  his  professional  brethren 
his  success  has  aroused  no  jealousy,  for  what  he  has  achieved  has 
been  the  result  of  hard  work  and  continued  and  unwearying  appli- 
cation, thorough  conscientiousness  and  unquestionable  integrity. 
Mr.  Hurd  is  a  valued  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
American  Bar  Association  and  the  Law  Institute.  His  social  con- 
nections include  membership  in  the  Chicago  Athletic,  Mid-Day, 
Chicago  Automobile  and  Evanston  Golf  clubs. 

On  December  25,  1902,  Mr.  Hurd  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret 
Frank,  of  Sterling,  Illinois,  and  they  have  two  children :  Harriet 
Margaret  and  Anna  Catherine.  The  pleasant  family  home  is  located 
at  No.  932  Edgemere  Place,  Evanston,  Illinois. 

QUIN  O'BRIEN.  In  writing  of  the  life  and  achievements  thus 
far  of  Quin  O'Brien,  one  of  the  able  representatives  of  the  Chicago 
bar,  another  has  said  that  he  "is  a  brilliant  as  well  as  a  successful 
lawyer,  a  powerful  and  persuasive  advocate.  His  work  has  im- 
pressed itself  upon  the  profession,  overshadowing  the  many  legal 
battles  of  widely  varying  character,  in  which  he  has  been  a  com- 
batant. His  career  at  the  bar  may  be  epitomized  as  being  a  stimulant 
to  both  jurists  and  lawyers,  an  embodiment  of  the  best  traditions  of 
the  profession." 

Quin  O'Brien  was  born  in  the  mining  town  of  Atlantic,  in 
Houghton  County,  Michigan,  on  March  27,  1871.  His  parents  were 
Quinlan  and  Margaret  (Greene)  O'Brien,  both  of  whom  were  born 
in  County  Cork,  Ireland.  In  the  days  before  the  Civil  war  they 
came  to  America  and  established  a  home  in  the  copper  mining  dis- 
trict of  the  Upper  Peninsula  of  Michigan,  and  there  the  father 
was  employed  by  various  mining  companies  until  1874,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Iowa.  There  he  purchased  farm  land  and  applied  him- 
self to  the  business  of  farming,  becoming  known  as  one  of  the  repre- 
sentative farmers  of  Greene  County. 

Quin  O'Brien  was  a  child  of  three  years  when  the  family  settled 
in  Iowa  and  his  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  on  the  home  farm. 
He  attended  the  district  schools  of  Greene  County,  later  entered  the 
high  school  at  Panora,  Guthrie  County,  Iowa,  and  followed  his  train- 
ing there  with  a  college  course  in  Highland  Park  College  in  Des 
Moines,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1894  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  Later  his  alma  mater  conferred  upon  him  the 
Master's  degree.  In  1894  Mr.  O'Brien  came  to  Chicago  to  make 
it  his  permanent  home,  and  to  carry  out  his  plan  for  entering  the 
legal  profession.  He  secured  employment  in  a  law  office  and  de 
voted  his  evenings  to  work  in  the  evening  classes  of  the  Chicago 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  531 

College  of  Law,  which  awarded  him  his  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Laws  in  1896,  with  admission  to  the  Chicago  bar. 

In  further  mention  of  his  career  we  quote  again  from  the  ex- 
pressions of  the  writer  mentioned  in  the  opening  paragraph,  as 
follows :  "Mr.  O'Brien  at  once  commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession.  His  distinctive  ability  was  quickly  recognized,  as  he 
was  appointed  trial  attorney  for  the  city  of  Chicago  almost  at  the 
inception  of  his  career.  He  remained  in  that  office  for  two  years 
and  made  the  best  record  of  percentage  of  cases  won  by  any  occu- 
pant of  that  position,  before  or  since.  He  is  at  the  present  time 
attorney  for  the  ice  companies  of  Chicago,  for  the  Hibernian  Bank- 
ing Association,  for  the  Rock  Island  &  Southern  Railroad  Company 
and  for  numerous  other  important  corporations  and  business  con- 
cerns in  and  about  the  City  of  Chicago.  Mr.  O'Brien  has  the  dis- 
tinction of  having  won  some  of  the  largest  verdicts  in  the  history 
of  personal-injury  cases  tried  in  the  courts  of  Illinois,  and  has  the 
honor  of  establishing  precedents  in  the  following  cases :  On  suit 
of  heirs,  he  brought  about  the  annulment  of  the  marriage  of  an 
ancestor,  and  he.  successfully  defended  a  man  charged  with  bur- 
glary by  showing  that  the  act  .was  committed  when  his  client  was 
in  a  state  of  somnambulism." 

Mr.  O'Brien  has  been  an  influential  figure  in  the  educational 
work  of  his  profession  and  for  a  number  of  years  he  was  retained 
as  lecturer  on  law  in  the  Chicago  Law  School.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Law  Institute,  the  Chicago  and  the  Illinois  State- 
Bar  associations.  He  is  at  present  a  member  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  National  Bureau  for  the  Advancement  of  Patriotism, 
and  he  is  a  progressive  and  public-spirited  citizen,  his  membership 
in  the  Chicago  Association  of  Commerce  indicating  his  sentiment 
along  those  lines.  He  is  prominent  socially  and  has  membership  in 
the  Press  Club,  the  Iroquois  Club,  the  Michigan  Club,  the  City  Club, 
the  Hawkeye  Club,  and  is  fraternally  associated  with  the  Benevolent 
Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  He  was 
reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  and  he  and  his 
wife  are  communicants  of  Mt.  Carmel  Church. 

Mr.  O'Brien  is  a  democrat,  and  in  1904  he  was  a  candidate  for 
the  office  of  representative  from  the  Ninth  Illinois  district  in  the 
United  States  Congress.  He  was  defeated,  and  in  1906  the  nomi- 
nation was  again  proffered  him,  but  he  declined.  As  an  orator  Mr. 
O'Brien  has  gained  a  considerable  distinction,  and  he  is  much 
sought  after  as  a  lecturer  before  college  assemblies  and  chautau- 
quas,  and  as  a  speaker  at  patriotic  and  politicl  meetings,  banquets 
and  other  public  occasions. 

Mr.  O'Brien  was  married  on  November  14,  1901,  at  Davenport, 
Iowa,  to  Miss  Eileen  McCortney,  daughter  of  Dr.  James  Mc- 
Cortney,  a  representative  physician  of  that  city,  and  one  of  the 
five  physicians  appointed  by  President  Lincoln  to  investigate  the 
condition  of  federal  prisons  during  the  Civil  war.  They  have 
four  children:  Kathleen,  Brendan,  Justin  McCortney  and  Elaine. 


532  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

FRANK  J.  LOESCH.  In  the  large  group  of  Chicago  attorneys 
who  are  largely  engaged  in  corporation  practice,  Frank  J.  Loesch 
is  one  of  the  most  successful.  Mr.  Loesch  has  been  identified  with 
the  Chicago  bar  forty  years,  and  since  1886  has  represented  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  lines  west  of  Pittsburgh  as  counsel  at  Chi- 
cago. He  represented  the  Pennsylvania  and  allied  companies  in 
their  negotiations  for  terminal  ordinances  in  Chicago,  and  he  is 
the  general  counsel  of  the  Union  Station  Company,  which  was  in- 
corporated by  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul,  Chicago,  Burling- 
•ton  &  Quincy  and  Pennsylvania  companies.  He  is  also  senior  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Loesch,  Scofield  &  Loesch,  general  attorneys', 
with  offices  in  the  Otis  Building.  His  partners  are  Timothy  J. 
Scofield,  Charles  F.  Loesch,  James  Stillwell  and  Robert  W. 
Richards. 

Mr.  Loesch  was  born  in  the  City  of  Buffalo,  New  York,  April 
9,  1852,  a  son  of  Frank  and  Mary  (Fisher)  Loesch.  He  graduated 
from  Grammar  School  No.  16  at  Buffalo  in  1868,  and  came  to  Chi- 
cago in  June,  1870.  In  1874  he  was  graduated  LL.  B.  from  the 
Union  College  of  Law  after  a  three  years'  course-.  Admitted  to  the 
Illinois  bar  September  8,  1874,  Mr.  Loesch  has  since  been  in  con- 
tinuous practice,  specializing  in  real  estate,  railway,  and  in  corpora- 
tion law.  His  present  firm  of  Loesch,  Scofield  &  Loesch  was 
formed  in  1905. 

As  a  loyal  and  progressive  citizen,  while  without  political  am- 
bition, Mr.  Loesch  has  at  different  times  served  the  public  interests 
of  his  community  through  his  profession.  He  was  special  state's 
attorney  for  Cook  County  from  September  30,  1908,  to  June,  1909. 
This  appointment  was  accepted  by  him  on  the  assurance  of  his  being 
able  to  perform  some  valuable  work  through  the  investigation  of 
the  direct  primary  election  frauds  at  the  primary  election  held 
August  8,  1908.  He  retired  from  this  special  office  in  February, 
1909,  following  a  test  case  in  which  the  Supreme  Court  declared 
the  then  direct  primary  law  of  Illinois  as  unconstitutional.  An- 
other occasion  on  which  he  was  able  to  be  of  service  to  his  home 
city  was  the  four  years  spent  as  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Board 
of  Education.  Mr.  Loesch  was  appointed  to  that  office  July  n, 
1898,  for  three  years  and  was  reappointed  in  July,  1901,  resigning 
November  u,  1902,  during  his  second  term. 

Mr.  Loesch  was  honored  by  election  as  president  of  the  Chicago 
Bar  Association,  holding  that  office  during  1906-07,  and  has  been 
one  of  its  leading  members  for  many  years.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Illinois  Bar  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Association, 
is  a  republican,  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  University 
Club  and  the  Glen  View  Golf  Club.  Mr.  Loesch  was  married 
October  2,  1873,  to  Lydia  T.  Richards.  They  have  four  children: 
Angeline,  Winifred,  Richard  Llewellyn,  and  Joseph  Benjamin.  The 
daughter  Angeline  is  now  the  wife  of  Robert  Eliot  Graves,  and 
Winifred  is  the  wife  of  Frederic  Z.  Marx,  both  of  Chicago. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  533 

THOMAS  J.  YOUNG.  One  of  cne  most  responsible  offices  con- 
nected with  the  law  department  of  the  State  of  Illinois  is  filled  by 
Thomas  J.  Young,  in  the  capacity  of  assistant  attorney  general  in 
charge  of  the  inheritance  tax  department  of  Cook  County.  Mr.' 
Young  was  appointed  to  this  office  by  Attorney  General  P.  J.  Lucey 
in  March,  1913.  His  duties  demand  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
law,  as  well  as  capable  administrative  work,  since  it  is  the  province 
of  his  department  to  look  after  all  the  inheritance  tax  cases  of 
Cook  and  Lake  counties.  Mr.  Young  has  a  corps  of  four  assistant 
lawyers  and  twenty-two  minor  employes  under  his  direction.  The 
complex  responsibilities  and  large  volume  of  business  transacted 
through  this  department  are  best  illustrated  by  some  figures  show- 
ing the  collections  for  the  fiscal  year  from  March  i,  1913,  to  March 
i,  1914.  During  this  time  a  total  number  of  five  hundred  and  fifty- 
seven  cases  were  disposed  of  under  the  inheritance  laws,  the  aggre- 
gate of  revenue  collected  from  this  source  through  Mr.  Young's 
department  was-  $1,548,891.90. 

Thomas  J.  Young,  who  has  been  a  practicing  member  of  the 
Illinois  bar  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  was  born  in 
Ottawa,  Illinois,  December  30,  1866,  son  of  John  D.  and  Margaret 
C.  ("Riordan)  Young.  His  father,  who  died  in  Ottawa,  was  for 
many  years  a  lumber  merchant  and  held  the  office  of  mayor  of  that 
city  one  term.  Thomas  J.  Young  received  his  early  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Ottawa,  finished  the  high  school,  and  then 
studied  law  under  Hon.  L.  W.  Brewer,  at  one  time  state's  attorney 
of  La  Salle  County.  His  admission  to  the  bar  came  after  examina- 
tion before  the  Appellate  Court  in  Ottawa  in  1887.  His  first  ten 
years  as  a  lawyer  were  spent  in  his  native  city,  and  since  1896  Mr. 
Young  has  been  a  member  of  the  Chicago  bar,  and  was  success- 
fully engaged  in  private  practice  until  his  appointment  to  his 
present  duties  in  March,  1913. 

Mr.  Young  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  the  Chicago  Lawyers'  Association, 
the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the  Modern  Woodmen,  the  Art  Institute 
of  Chicago  and  the  Jeffersonian  Democratic  Club,  and  is  secretary 
of  the  La  Salle  County  Association.  His  offices  are  in  the  Otis  Build- 
ing and  his  home  at  331  N.  Parkside  Avenue.  Mr.  Young  married 
July  7,  1904,  Miss  Anna  C.  Petras  of  Milwaukee. 

CHARLES  E.  VROMAN.  A  prominent  Chicago  lawyer  since  1900, 
Charles  E.  Vroman  is  a  native  of  Wisconsin,  and  practiced  law 
with  success  and  distinction  in  his  native  state  from  1869  until  his 
removal  to  Chicago. 

Charles  E.  Vroman  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Dane  County,  Wis- 
consin, a  few  miles  from  Madison,  October  5,  1846.  His  parents 
were  William  and  Harriet  (Field)  Vroman.  His  father  was  born 
in  Madison  County,  New  York,  in  1818  and  died  in  Wisconsin  in 
1886.  His  mother  was  born  in  New  York  in  1824  and  at  this  writ- 


534  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

ing  is  still  living.  William  Vroman  first  came  out  to  the  territory 
of  Wisconsin  in  the  early  '305,  but  owing  to  the  disturbed  condi- 
tions following  the  Black  Hawk  war,  deemed  it  unadvisable  to 
make  a  permanent  location,  and  consequently  returned  to  his  family 
in  New  York  and  remained  there  until  1843.  In  that  year  he  estab- 
lished a  home  near  Madison,  became  one  of  the  early  settlers,  and 
was  a  man  of  no  little  prominence.  He  was  one  of  the  first  con- 
tractors to  engage  in  building  operations  at  Madison,  and  in  1850 
was  elected  treasurer  of  Dane  County,  and  thereafter  had  his  home 
in  Madison.  In  the  later  years  of  his  life  he  established  and  built 
up  a  large  lumber  trade.  Charles  E.  Vroman  had  as  part  of  his 
environment  during  youth  the  old  homestead  farm  in  Wisconsin, 
attended  district  schools,  and  was  graduated  Ph.  B.  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin  in  1868.  He  then  went  East  and  became  a  law 
student  in  the  Albany  Law  College  of  New  York,  graduating  LL.  B. 
in  1869.  Admitted  to  the  Wisconsin  bar  the  same  year,  he  was  for 
a  time  in  the  office  of  the  late  Hon.  William  F.  Vilas,  one  of  Wis- 
consin's most  distinguished  lawyers  and  public  men.  He  also  served 
as  deputy  clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court,  but  in  the  spring  of  1870  began 
the  active  practice  of  law  at  Green  Bay,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Vroman  &  Sale.  For  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  Mr.  Vroman 
was  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  Green  Bay.  In  1890  he  became 
second  member  of  the  firm  of  Green,  Vroman,  Fairchild,  North  & 
Parker,  a  legal  association  that  probably  represented  more  business 
in  Green  Bay  than  any  other  individual  or  firm  of  lawyers.  Mr. 
Vroman  was  a  member  of  that  firm  for  ten  years,  and  on  May  i, 
1900,  withdrew  from  the  partnership  and  established  his  home  in 
Chicago,  where  his  mature  experience  found  a  broader  field  for 
work.  In  Chicago  he  practiced  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Flower, 
Vroman  &  Musgrave,  and  on  November  15,  1900,  became  assistant 
general  solicitor  for  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad. 
Thereafter  he  gave  most  of  his  time  to  his  work  as  solicitor  until 
April  i,  1910,  at  which  date  he  resumed  general  practice,  in  partner- 
ship with  his  son,  William  P.,  and  Fayette  S.  Munro,  under  the 
name  Vroman,  Munro  &  Vroman.  Since  the  death  of  his  son  in 
191 1  he  has  been  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Vroman  &  Munro. 

While  living  in  Wisconsin,  Mr.  Vroman  took  an  active  part  in 
republican  politics.  For  several  terms  he  was  city  attorney  of 
Green  Bay,  and  also  for  several  years  district  attorney  of  Brown 
County.  He  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  Royal  Arch 
Chapter,  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club  of  Madison,  of  the 
Wisconsin  State  Historical  Society  and  the  American  Historical 
Association,  is  one  of  the  active  members  of  the  Wisconsin  Society 
of  Chicago,  and  belongs  to  the  Union  League  Club,  the  University 
Club  and  the  City  Club  at  Chicago. 

Mr.  Vroman  was  married  at  Sun  Prairie,  Dane  County,  Wis- 
consin, May  n,  1871,  to  Miss  Emma  R.  Phillips.  They  became 
the  parents  of  three  children :  The  first,  a  daughter,  died  in  in- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  535 

fancy ;  William  P.,  who  was  graduated  LL.  B.  from  the  University 
of  Wisconsin  in  1901,  had  a  successful  though  brief  career  as  a 
lawyer,  before  his  death  in  1911  at  the  age  of  thirty-two;  John  C, 
the  only  livng  child,  was  graduated  from  the  Technical  Schools  of 
the  University  of  Wisconsin,  and  is  now  practicing  his  profession 
as  civil  and  mechanical  engineer,  with  offices  in  Chicago. 

* 

WILLIAM  ROUDEBUSH  MEDARIS  was  an  Ohio  lawyer  until  Feb- 
ruary, 1909,  when  he  accepted  an  appointment  from  United  States 
Attorney  General  Bonaparte  as  a  special  assistant  United  States 
attorney,  and  came  to  Chicago  to  serve  under  Edwin  W.  Sims. 
He  continued  as  one  of  the  assistants  in  the  federal  attorney's 
office  at  Chicago  until  the  latter  part  of  1911.  He  was  intrusted 
with  the  management  of  a  number  of  federal  cases  and  was  con- 
nected with  the  early  trials  of  the  beef  trust.  Since  resigning 
his  position  as  assistant  federal  attorney,  Mr.  Medaris  has  been 
in  active  private  practice  at  Chicago,  and  has  his  law  offices  in  the 
Harris  Trust  Building. 

William  Roudebush  Medaris  was  born  at  Owensville,  Clermont 
County,  Ohio,  August  3,  1875,  a  son  of  Dr.  Leonidas  .H.  and  Ella 
(Roudebush)  Medaris.  His  father  was  a  well-known  physican  for 
many  years  in  Cincinnati,  and  was  distinguished  as  an  author  of 
medical  subjects  and  a  clinical  writer. 

William  R.  Medaris  received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Cincinnati,  and  in  1897  graduated  LL.  B.  from  the  Cin- 
cinnati College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  Ohio  bar,  he  was  in  active 
practice  at  Cincinnati  until  1905,  and  then  was  appointed  special 
counsel  to  the  Ohio  attorney  general,  Wade  H.  Ellis.  It  was  his  ex- 
perience in  the  office  of  the  state  attorney  general  which  brought 
him  into  prominence  and  led  to  his  appointment  to  a  position  in  the 
federal  attorney  general's  department.  Mr.  Medaris  was  the  tem- 
porary secretary  of  the  Chicago  Society  of  Advocates,  and  is  now 
treasurer  of  that  society.  He  is  also  dean  of  the  Hamilton  College 
of  Law  and  professor  of  corporation  law. 

Mr.  Medaris  has  taken  a  very  active  interest  in  the  progressive 
party,  and  is  one  of  the  Illinois  leaders.  During  the  progressive 
national  campaign  of  1912  he  served  as  business  manager  of  the 
national  committee,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Chicago 
Progressive  Club,  its  first  secretary  and  later  first  vice  president. 
Mr.  Medaris  married  December  12,  1910,  Evelyn  C.  Hayes,  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  They  reside  at  6520  Woodlawn  Avenue. 

THOMAS  DIVEN  HUFF,  lawyer,  Chicago,  Illinois,  was  born  at  El- 
dora,  Iowa,  January  9,  1872,  the  son  of  Henry  Lewis,  and  Eliza- 
beth B.  (Diven)  Huff.  He  married  Ethelyn  K.  Allen,  August  18, 
1903,  at  Helena,  Montana.  The  issue  of  the  marriage  are  Emorie 
Cannon  Huff  and  Lewis  Stevenson  Huff. 

From  the  years  of  his  earliest  youth,  Mr.  Huff  was  surrounded 


536  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

with  influence  that  pointed  his  way  for  his  subsequent  career  as 
a  member  of  the  legal  profession.  His  father  had  already  achieved 
fame  as  a  distinguished  and  able  lawyer,  when  Mr.  Huff  began  his 
preliminary  studies,  under  his  guidance. 

Mr.  Huff  spent  his  childhood  days  at  Eldora,  where  he  attended 
the  grammar  and  high  schools.  He  later  attended  the  academy 
and  college  at  Grinnell,  Iowa.  Between  school  terms  he  worked 
in  his  father's  office,  acquiring  much  knowledge  and  the  high  stand- 
ard of  legal  ethics  that  has  always  distinguished  his  practice  of  the 
legal  profession.  In  1893  he  went  to  Chicago  and  entered  North- 
western University  Law  School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1895,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 

His  first  work  in  Chicago  was  with  Thomas  J.  Diven,  with  whom 
he  remained  associated  until  1903 ;  and  also  during  such  period  was 
associated  with  Horace  Wright  Cook,  under  the  firm  name  of  Huff 
and  Cook,  which  co-partnership  continued  for  seventeen  years, 
until  1911  when  it  was  enlarged,  Joseph  Slottow  becoming  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm,  under  the  firm  name  of  Huff,  Cook  and  Slottow. 

From  the  very  beginning  of  active  practice,  Mr.  Huff  has  spe- 
cialized in  corporation  .law,  and  is  considered  one  of  the  leading 
authorities  on  this  branch  of  the  law  in  the  United  States,  and  con- 
sequently is  retained  by  other  lawyers  to  assist  in  corporate  matters 
of  every  nature.  As  an  individual  attorney  he  has  assisted  in  the 
organization  of  more  corporations  than  any  lawyer  in  Chicago.  He 
is  recognized  by  the  bar  as  an  authority  on  corporate  organization 
and  management,  and  frequently  retained  as  associate  counsel  in  that 
connection. 

Mr.  Huff  is  one  of  the  ablest  trial  lawyers  in  Chicago  and  has 
been  retained  in  many  notable  cases.  He  had  largely  to  do  with  the 
construction  of  the  present  revenue  laws  of  Illinois,  and  has  served 
as  counsel  in  many  bondholders  and  re-organization  committees 
of  large  public  utilities  and  industrial  corporations. 

Mr.  Huff  is  Illinois  editor  of  "The  Corporation  Manual,"  which 
is  published  in  New  York  City.  He  is  western  counsel  and  a  di- 
rector of  the  United  States  Corporation  Company  of  New  York, 
which  corporation  has  an  office  in  every  state  of  the  United  States, 
the  provinces  of  Canada,  the  Latin-American  countries  and  the 
principal  countries  of  Europe  and  is  engaged  in  the  business  of  or- 
ganizing and  representing  corporations  in  all  of  the  same,  and 
therefore  his  business  is  more  or  less  international.  He  is  also  a 
director  and  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  George  W.  Stoneman 
Company,  besides  being  a  director  and  stockholder  in  numerous 
other  corporations.  He  is  associate  counsel  to  Messrs.  Johnson, 
Galston  &  Leavenworth  of  New  York,  probably  the  leading  Latin- 
American  lawyers  of  the  United  States.  He  has  also  served  as 
assistant  corporation  counsel  of  the  City  of  Evanston,  Illinois. 

Although  a  member  of  the  republican  party,  Mr.  Huff's  legal 
duties  have  always  been  so  multifarious  as  to  preclude  him  from 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  537 

accepting  political  office  of  any  kind,  although  it  is  frequently  offered 
him.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  Illinois 
State  Bar  Association,  Chicago  Law  Institute  and  Commercial 
Law  League  of  America.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Hamilton 
Club  of  Chicago,  and  Evanston  Club  of  Evanston;  also  of  many 
societies  and  civic  associations.  He  resides  with  his  family  in 
Evanston,  a  suburb  of  Chicago. 

JOHN  CHARLES  WILLIAMS.  One  of  Chicago's  foremost  lawyers 
and  most  helpful  and  stirring  citizens,  whose  high  abilities  have 
been  recognized  by  his  appointment  to  positions  of  marked  respon- 
sibility, John  Charles  Williams,  who  for  several  years  was  attorney 
for  the  Sanitary  District  of  Chicago,  occupies  an  important  place  in 
the  city's  busy  life.  He  is  a  product  of  the  farm,  born  on  his 
father's  homestead  in  the  vicinity  of  Lime  Springs,  Howard  County, 
Iowa,  May  8,  1873,  and  is  a  son  of  Owen  E.  and  Ann  (Thomas) 
Williams. 

Mr.  Williams'  parents  were  born  in  Wales,  the  father  in  1835 
and  the  mother  in  1837,  and  came  to  the  United  States  about  the 
year  1858,  locating  in  Racine  County,  Wisconsin,  from  whence 
they  removed  about  1870  to  Howard  County,  Iowa.  There  the 
father  was  engaged  in  large  farming  operations  for  many  years 
and  passed  away  in  1901.  The  public  schools  of  Iowa  and  South 
Dakota  furnished  John  C.  Williams  with  his  early  education,  he 
graduating  from  the  Aberdeen  High  School,  in  the  latter  state,  in 
1891.  While  located  there  he  supplemented  his  resources  and 
added  to  his  experience  by  teaching  two  terms  of  country  school, 
the  first  when  he  was  but  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  also,  from 
1891  to  February,  1892,  by  working  in  an  Aberdeen  bank.  In  the 
latter  year  he  came  to  Chicago  and  entered  the  Chicago  College  of 
Law  (the  law  department  of  Lake  Forest  University),  being  grad- 
uated in  1894  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  June  of  the  same  year.  During  the  following 
four  years  he  continued  in  practice  in  the  offices  of  Dent  &  Whitman, 
but  November  i,  1901,  began  independent  practice,  and  was  so  en- 
gaged until  May  i,  1904,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Emery 
S.  Walker,  the  combination  of  Walker  &  Williams  continuing  for 
one  year.  In  March,  1906,  Mr.  Williams  received  his  appointment 
as  assistant  attorney  for  the  Sanitary  Board,  and  in  July,  1907,  was 
elected  by  the  board  general  attorney,  as  successor  of  E.  C.  Lindley. 
In  this  capacity  Mr.  Williams  had  the  direction  and  legal  charge 
of  matters  which  concern  the  people  of  Chicago  as  closely  as  those 
of  any  other  department  of  the  public  service.  Since  its  comple- 
tion in  1900,  the  Drainage  Canal  has  assumed  a  vastly  increased  im- 
portance directly  affecting  the  welfare  of  the  city's  residents,  and 
as  legal  advisor  for  the  board,  Mr.  Williams  occupied  a  place  of 
great  responsibility,  since  upon  his  decisions  and  upholdings  of  the 
privileges  of  the  district  rests  the  value  of  the  canal  and  its  commer- 


538  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

cial  development  as  the  rightful  property  of  the  people  who  built  it. 
Mr.  Williams  continued  to  discharge  his  duties  in  a  most  satisfac- 
tory manner,  giving  to  them  the  same  conscientious  attention  that 
characterized  his  personal  interests  and  brought  him  success  in  the 
legal  field,  until  he  retired  from  this  position  in  December,  1912.  A 
stalwart  republican  in  his  political  views,  he  served  as  representative 
from  the  Sixth  Senatorial  District  in  1905  and  1906,  in  the  Forty- 
fourth  General  Assembly.  With  his  family  he  attends  the  Pres- 
byterian Church.  Mr.  Williams  is  widely  known  in  fraternal  circles, 
being  a  member  of  Evanston  Commandery  No.  58,  K.  T.,  and  the 
Mystic  Shrine,  and  is  also  fraternally  connected  with  the  Order  of 
True  Ivorites  (Welsh)  and  Ouillmette  Council  of  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum. He  is  greatly  interested  in  the  welfare  of  his  resident  com- 
munity, Evanston.  His  social  connections  include  membership  in 
the  Evanston  Club  of  Evanston,  and  the  Hamilton  and  Union 
League  clubs  of  Chicago,  as  well  as  the  Law  Club  and  Chicago  and 
Illinois  Bar  associations. 

On  June  16,  1896,  Mr.  Williams  was  married  to  Miss  Lillian  F. 
Whipple,  of  Evanston,  and  they  reside  at  No.  1307  Chicago  Avenue, 
in  that  suburb,  with  their  two  children :  Gladys  Elmeda,  born  in 
1898;  and  Helen  Levina,  born  in  1900.  Mr.  Williams  maintains 
law  offices  in  the  Corn  Exchange  Bank  Building. 

JAMES  ROSENTHAL.  Nearly  thirty-five  years  of  active  practice 
have  given  James  Rosenthal  a  place  among  the  older  lawyers  of 
Chicago,  and  his  rank  in  ability  and  success,  especially  in  the  field 
of  corporation  and  commercial  law  is  one  of  the  highest.  James 
Rosenthal  is  a  son  of  the  late  Julius  Rosenthal,  for  many  years 
prominent  as  a  Chicago  lawyer,  and  a  younger  brother  is  Lessing 
Rosenthal,  likewise  prominent  as  a  lawyer  and  in  civic  and  philan- 
thropic affairs. 

James  Rosenthal  was  born  in  Chicago  April  10,  1859,  a  son  of 
Julius  and  Jette  (Wolf)  Rosenthal.  After  attending  the  graded 
and  high  schools  of  Chicago  he  entered  Yale  University,  graduat- 
ing LL.  B.  in  1880.  With  his  graduation  he  was  admitted  to  the 
Connecticut  bar,  and  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  July,  1880.  For  the  fol- 
lowing five  years  he  was  associated  with  his  father's  firm,  Rosenthal 
&  Pence.  In  1894  he  became  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Rosen- 
thai,  Kurz  &  Hirschl,  one  of  the  leading  firms  in  corporation  and 
commercial  law.  Mr.  Rosenthal  is  now  at  the  head  of  the  firm  of 
Rosenthal  &  Kurz,  with  offices  in  the  Rector  Building,  and  their 
large  and  valuable  practice  covers  corporation,  commercial,  probate 
and  real  estate  law. 

Mr.  Rosenthal  was  for  three  years  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Education  of  Chicago.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  was  the 
first  secretary  during  1882-83  of  the  Young  Men's  Hebrew  Charity 
Association.  Politically  he  is  a  republican,  is  a  member  of  the 
Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  the 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  539 

American  Bar  Association,  the  Commercial  Law  League  of 
America,  the  Illinois  Law  Institute,  and  belongs  to  the  City  Club, 
the  Hamilton  Club  and  the  Ravisloe  Country  Club.  His  home  is 
at  4801  Lake  Park  Avenue.  Mr.  Rosenthal  married  Emma  Fried- 
man, daughter  of  Jacob  Friedman.  Mrs.  Rosenthal  died  December 
24,  1910,  leaving  two  children,  Ernest  and  Ralph.  In  1914  Mr. 
Rosenthal  married  Miss  Cora  Lindauer. 

LEWIS  ABYRAM  STEBBINS.  While  Mr.  Stebbins  of  the  Chicago 
bar  handles  a  general  practice,  most  of  his  business  is  as  an  ex- 
pert and  counselor  in  insurance  law  and  in  general  corporation 
practice.  He  is  attorney  for  the  National  Life  Insurance  Company 
of  the  United  States  of  America  and  several  other  insurance  and 
trust  companies,  insurance  law  being  his  specialty.  Mr.  Stebbins 
is  dean  of  the  Webster  College  of  Law,  and  in  that  school  is  a 
lecturer  on  the  law  of  corporations  and  insurance  and  constitu- 
tional law. 

Lewis  Abyram  Stebbins  was  born  in  Bradford  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, June  i,  1863,  a  son  of  Marcus  M.  and  Elizabeth  A. 
(Johnson)  Stebbins.  His  father  was  a  farmer,  first  in  Pennsyl- 
vania and  later  in  Kansas,  where  Mr.  Stebbins  grew  up,  gaining 
an  education  in  the  country  schools  and  spending  three  years  in 
the  collegiate  department  of  the  University  of  Kansas  and  finishing 
his  law  course  in  the  same  institution,  where  he  was  graduated 
LL.  B.  in  1889.  After  his  admission  to  the  Kansas  bar  he  prac- 
ticed at  Topeka  until  1904.  In  February  of  that  year  he  was  ap- 
pointed attorney  for  the  National  Life  Insurance  Company  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  and  in  the  same  year  removed  to  Chicago, 
where  he  has  now  been  in  active  practice  for  more  than  ten  years. 
He  also  represents  the  Illinois  Indemnity  Exchange,  the  Commerce 
Trust  Company,  the  Empire  Security  Company,  the  North  Ameri- 
can Timber  Holding  Company  a  ten  million  dollar  corporation 
with  vast  timber  tracts  in  British  Columbia,  and  several  other  com- 
panies. 

Mr.  Stebbins  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and 
the  American  Bar  Association,  of  the  Union  League  Club  and  the 
City  Club.  While  a  resident  of  Kansas  in  1896  he  was  a  candidate 
for  the  office  of  judge  of  District  Court,  but  was  defeated.  Polit- 
ically he  is  a  democrat.  September  14,  1885,  Mr.  Stebbins  married 
Miss  Katie  Selden  of  Kansas.  Their  five  children  are :  Inca  L., 
Selden  L.,  John  M.,  Julia  E.  and  Dorothy.  Mr.  Stebbins  has  his 
offices  at  29  South  La  Salle  Street  and  his  home  is  at  6044  Harper 
Avenue. 

FRANCIS  X.  BUSCH.  A  young  Chicago  lawyer  of  fine  profes- 
sional attainments  and  large  private  practice,  Mr.  Busch  is  also 
known  to  the  Illinois  bar  as  a  legal  author. 

Mr.  Busch  was  born  in  Detroit,  Michigan,  on  May  9,  1877.   His 


540  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

early  education  was  acquired  principally  in  the  public  schools  at 
Cold  water,  Branch  County,  his  native  state,  where  he  completed  the 
curriculum  of  the  high  school.  In  1901  Mr.  Busch  graduated  from 
the  Illinois  College  of  Law,  at  Chicago,  this  being  the  law  depart- 
ment of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  University,  from  which  he  received 
at  that  time  the  degree,  Bachelor  of  Laws.  His  alma  mater  has 
since  taken  recognition  of  his  professional  attainments  by  con- 
ferring upon  him  the  supplemental  degrees  of  Master  of  Laws,  Doc- 
tor of  Civil  Law,  and  Doctor  of  Laws.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Illi- 
nois bar  on  the  5th  of  June,  1901,  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
state,  and  Chicago  has  since  continued  to  be  the  stage  of  his  earnest 
and  successful  professional  endeavors.  Much  of  his  practice  con- 
sists in  the  trial  of  personal  injury  cases.  He  served  as  assistant 
corporation  counsel  of  Chicago  from  1904  to  1906.  He  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  is  dean  of  the  law 
department  of  De  Paul  University. 

In  politics  Mr.  Busch  is  a  democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
City  Club  and  other  representative  civic  organizations.  He  is  mar- 
ried and  resides  at  1700  Kenil worth  Avenue.  His  office  is  at  29 
South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago. 

SHELLEY  B.  NELTNOR,  a  representative  member  of  the  Illinois 
bar,  commenced  his  professional  career  in  Chicago  fifteen  years  ago, 
and  both  as  a  lawyer  and  a  citizen  has  earned  a  substantial  and  hon- 
orable reputation.  He  was  born  at  West  Chicago,  Illinois,  Septem- 
ber 18,  1873,  and  is  a  son  of  John  C.  and  Mary  Eames  (Kinney) 
Neltnor,  his  father  having  been  a  police  magistrate  of  West  Chicago 
for  a  number  of  years.  On  his  mother's  side  he  belongs  to  an  old 
Colonial  family  which  settled  in  one  of  the  first  Connecticut  colonies, 
and  several  members  of  the  family,  notably  Capt.  Eli  Butler  and 
Lieut.  John  Eames,  were  officers  in  the  Revolution. 

Shelley  B.  Neltnor  was  granted  excellent  educational  advan- 
tages during  his  youth,  and  entered  his  profession  admirably  pre- 
pared in  every  way  for  a  successful  career.  After  graduating  from 
the  West  Chicago  High  School,  he  attended  Elgin  Academy  and 
Wheaton  College,  and  then  took  up  the  study  of  his  vocation  in 
Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law,  where  he  was  graduated  with  his 
bachelor's  degree  in  1899.  Subsequently  he  received  the  degree  of 
LL.  M.  from  the  Illinois  College  of  Law,  graduated  from  the  law 
department  of  De  Pauw  University  in  1899,  and  in  1912  received 
the  degree  of  LL.  D.  from  Oskaloosa  (Iowa)  College.  Mr.  Neltnor 
was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  1899  and  in  that  same  year  en- 
tered upon  his  professional  career  in  Chicago,  where  he  has  since 
continued  his  labors  with  much  success.  For  five  years  he  was  a 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Tinsman,  Rankin  &  Neltnor,  but  at  this 
time  is  practicing  independently,  with  offices  at  No.  802  Straus 
Building.  His  practice  is  general  in  character,  and  he  has  appeared 
in  many  of  the  most  important  cases  passed  upon  by  the  state 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  541 

and  federal  courts  of  Illinois,  always  with  marked  results  as  to 
honorable  success.  Mr.  Neltnor  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar 
Association,  and  has  always  been  a  close  student  of  his  profession. 
He  is  widely  known  as  an  educator  in  the  legal. field,  being  president 
of  Hamilton  College  of  Law,  and  was  professor  of  contracts  in  the 
Illinois  College  of  Law  for  ten  years,  from  1899  to  1909. 

Mr.  Neltnor  is  a  member -of  the  Chicago  Press  Club,  and  an 
ex-member  of  the  Germarria  Club  and  the  Wheaton  Golf  Club.  He 
holds  membership  also  in  the  Phi  Alpha  Delta  law  fraternity  and 
the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  In  political  matters  he  is  a 
democrat,  but  has  not  taken  a  particularly  active  part  in  political 
affairs,  although  he  has  given  his  aid  to  movements  making  for 
civic  betterment  and  reform.  Mr.  Neltnor  finds  his  recreation  in 
travel,  of  which  he  is  very  fond,  and  is  the  possessor  of  a  large 
and  valuable  collection  of  antiques,  gathered  in  the  various  coun- 
tries which  he  has  visited.  He  is  unmarried. 

W.  TUDOR  APMADOC.  Besides  his  progressive  career  in  the 
law  at  Chicago  since  1896,  W.  Tudor  ApMadoc  has  become  known 
over  the  state  through  his  valuable  service  in  the  Legislature. 
While  now  in  individual  practice,  he  was  for  several  years  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Peckham,  Packard,  ApMadoc  &  Walsh. 

William  Tudor  ApMadoc  was  born  in  the  City  of  Utica,  New 
York,  on  the  2Oth  of  September,  1873,  and  is  a  son  of  William  and 
Elizabeth  (Jones)  ApMadoc.  His  parents  live  in  Chicago,  where 
his  father  is  a  teacher  of  music  in  the  city  high  schools.  In  his 
native  city  Mr.  ApMadoc  was  afforded  the  advantages  of  the 
public  schools,  and  after  the  family  removal  to  Chicago  completed 
a  special  course  in  Armour  Institute.  Entering  the  law  department 
of  the  University  of  Michigan  he  was  graduated,  Bachelor  of  Laws, 
in  the  class  of  1896.  In  the  same  year  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illi- 
nois admitted  him  to  practice  in  the  state,  and  he  has  in  the  course 
of  his  legal  practice  brought  numerous  cases  before  this  tribunal, 
as  well  as  before  the  various  federal  courts  of  Illinois.  Mr. 
ApMadoc  is  a  capable  trial  lawyer  and  well  fortified  counselor, 
and  has  been  identified  with  much  important  litigation  in  the  vari- 
ous courts  of  Chicago.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago,  Illinois 
State  and  American  Bar  associations.  His  service  in  the  State 
Legislature  covered  a  period  of  six  years.  In  that  time  he  served 
on  various  important  house  committees,  and  among  the  various 
measures  championed  and  introduced  by  him  was  the  bill  that  re- 
sulted in  the  enactment  of  the  present  statute  creating  a  State  Com- 
mission on  Uniform  Laws,  this  bill  having  been  drafted  by  him. 
He  redrafted  and  secured  passage  of  Adult  Probation  Measure 
and  the  Crimes  Against  Children  Statute.  He  was  also  chairman  of 
the  insurance  commission  of  the  Legislature,  and  he  was  regarded 
as  one  of  the  ablest  members  of  the  Chicago  delegation  in  the  Illi- 
nois House  of  Representatives.  The  welfare  of  his  home  city  is 


542  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

with  him  always  a  matter  of  vital  concern.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  University  Club,  the  South  Shore  Country  Club  and  the  Ham- 
ilton Club,  and  in  the  Masonic  fraternity  he  is  past  master  of  Land- 
mark Lodge.  His  politics  are  those  of  a  republican,  and  with  his 
family  he  has  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Mr.  ApMadoc  was  married  on  September  26,  1909,  to  Miss  Nelle 
Gill,  of  Chicago,  and  their  home  is  at  5009  Grand  Boulevard.  His 
offices  are  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building. 

JOHN  LONG  FOGLE,  attorney  for  the  Chicago  Bar  Association 
during  the  past  ten  years,  both  by  reason  of  that  position  and  his 
general  ability  displayed  in  his  practice,  is  one  of  the  best-known 
members  of  the  Chicago  bar. 

Born  at  Terra  Alta,  Preston  County,  West  Virginia,  February 
22,  1875,  he  is  a  son  of  Robert  Bruce  and  Emeline  (Long)  Fogle, 
both  natives  of  that  state.  The  father  in  young  manhood  adopted 
the  vocation  of  school  teacher,  and  as  such  he  came  to  Illinois. 
He  was  engaged  in  that  work  in  Galena  at  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  war,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  Forty-fifth  Regiment, 
Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  known  as  the  Washburn  Lead  Mine 
Regiment.  The  regiment  joined  General  Grant's  forces  at  Cairo 
and  with  that  army  participated  in  the  battles  of  Fort  Donelson 
and  Pittsburg  Landing.  While  guarding  a  railroad  bridge  in 
Tennessee  his  company  was  captured  but  soon  released,  and  Mr. 
Fogle  shortly  thereafter,  in  1862,  was  honorably  discharged  be- 
cause of  disability.  Returning  to  his  native  state  he  passed  the 
remainder  of  his  life  there,  several  years  of  that  time  as  sheriff 
of  Monongalia  County,  and  afterwards  as  a  druggist  at  Terra 
Alta  in  Preston  County. 

The  foundation  for  John  Long  Fogle's  education  was  laid  in 
the  public  schools  of  West  Virginia,  and  this  was  followed  by 
attendance  in  the  University  of  West  Virginia  and  Georgetown  Uni- 
versity, where  he  earned  his  Bachelors  and  Masters  law  degrees 
and  was  graduated  in  1896.  Following  this  two  years  were  passed 
in  the  United  States  Government  printing  office  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  and  Mr.  Fogle  then  came  to  Illinois  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1898.  His  law  experience  began  in  the  office  of  Dent  & 
Whitman,  and  Mr.  Fogle  later  formed  a  partnership  with  Thomas 
J.  Holmes,  under  the  firm  name  of  Holmes  &  Fogle,  this  associa- 
tion continuing  until  1904.  In  that  year  Mr.  Fogle  was  appointed 
attorney  for  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  in  which  capacity  he 
has  continued  to  act  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Fogle's  private  prac- 
tice has  been  general  and  of  an  important  character.  His  profes- 
sional associations  are  with  the  Law  Club,  the  Chicago  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  and  the  American  Bar 
Association  and  his  social  memberships  are  with  the  Hamilton, 
Colonial  and  Calumet  Country  clubs.  He  is  a  Mason  and  is  a 
member  of  Kenwood  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  543 

Mr.  Fogle  comes  of  Colonial  stock,  his  great-grandfather,  John 
Dent,  having  been  captain  of  a  Virginia  company,  while  his  great- 
grandmother,  Margaret  Evans  Dent,  was  the  only  child  of  John 
Evans,  colonel  of  a  regiment  of  Virginia  volunteers  during  the 
Revolution. 

In  June,  1897,  Mr.  Fogle  was  married  to  Miss  Nellie  Carskadon, 
of  Keyser,  West  Virginia,  and  eight  children  have  been  born  to 
them.  They  are  named  Kenneth,  Robert  Bruce,  Helen,  John  Dent, 
Dorothy,  Mildred,  Marjorie  and  William  H.  The  family  residence 
is  at  No.  4349  Forestville  Avenue,  and  Mr.  Fogle  has  his  offices  in 
the  Fort  Dearborn  Building. 

EGBERT  ROBERTSON.  One  of  the  youngest  members  of  the  Chi- 
cago bar,  Egbert  Robertson  is  a  lawyer  whose  experience  and  par- 
ticular talents  have  led  him  into  the  specialty  of  trial  practice, 
where  he  has  had  conspicuous  success  in  important  cases.  In  the 
field  of  office  work  he  has  become  recognized  as  an  expert  on  issues 
of  bonds  and  corporate  securities,  and  in  corporation  matters 
generally. 

Mr.  Robertson  was  born  at  Cairo,  Illinois,  December  8,  1881, 
and  is  the  son  of  Alexander  S.  and  Lucretia  (Walbridge)  Robert- 
son, who  removed  to  Chicago  in  1882.  He  was  educated  in  the 
grammar  and  high  schools  of  Chicago,  was  graduated  from  the 
Lewis  Institute  of  that  city  in  1900,  and  then  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago,  where  he  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  in  1902.  In  preparation  for  his  profession  Mr.  Robertson  at- 
tended the  law  school  of  Lake  Forest  University,  graduating  in 
1905,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  While  in  law  school  he  was 
awarded  the  Thomas  A.  Moran  prize  for  scholarship,  and  was  also 
given  honorable  mention  for  work  in  the  practice  court. 

In  1905,  soon  after  his  graduation  from  Lake  Forest,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar,  and  for  a  year  continued  his  apprenticeship 
in  the  legal  department  of  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railroad 
Company.  After  that  he  was  associated  with  the  law  firm  of 
Pringle,  Northup  &  Terwilliger  and  remained  with  them  until 
1908.  In  that  year  he  became  a  trial  lawyer  with  the  firm  of 
Felsenthal,  Foreman  &  Beckwith,  and  was  later  admitted  to  a  part- 
nership. In  1911  was  formed  the  present  firm  of  Foreman,  Levin 
&  Robertson,  consisting  of  Milton  J.  Foreman,  Jacob  Levin,  Mr. 
Robertson  and  David  Blummrosen. 

Mr.  Robertson  served  as  secretary  of  the  Civil  Service  Reform 
Association  in  1907-08-09.  Politically  he  was  a  republican  until  the 
formation  of  the  progressive  party,  which  he  joined  in  1912,  and 
in  1914  he  was  one  of  the  progressive  candidates  for  the  office  of 
judge  of  the  Municipal  Court.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Bar  Association,  the  Hamilton  Club,  the  Progressive  Club,  the 
Kenwood  Country  Club,  the  Lincoln  Park  Yacht  Club  and  the 
Palette  &  Chisel  Club  and  of  the  college  fraternity  of  Phi  Gamma 


544  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Delta  and  the  law  fraternity  of  Phi  Delta  Phi.     He  has  served 
four  years  in  the  First  Cavalry  Illinois  National  Guard. 

Mr.  Robertson  was  married  October  21,  1912,  to  Miss  Mar- 
guerite C.  Henneberry  of  Chicago.  They  reside  at  907  Ainslie 
Street. 

TAYLOR  EVERETT  BROWN.  In  the  field  of  patent  law  there  is 
probably  no  Illinois  attorney  whose  activities  have  connected  him 
with  a  more  extensive  practice  and  whose  unquestioned  ability 
gives  him  higher  rank  in  that  specialty  than  Col.  Taylor  E.  Brown, 
who  began  his  professional  career  at  Chicago  thirty-five  years  ago. 

Taylor  Everett  Brown  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  Janu- 
ary 22,  1860,  a  son  of  Capt.  Henry  Stuart  and  Emma  Jane  (Taylor) 
Brown.  Until  seventeen  years  of  age  he  attended  the  grammar 
and  high  schools  of  St.  Louis,  then  learned  the  trade  of  pattern 
maker  at  the  Vulcan  Iron  Works  in  St.  Louis.  Employment  at 
his  trade  until  1880  and  work  as  patent  office  draftsman  and 
designer  of  machinery  for  several  years  laid  a  technical  and  prac- 
tical experience  which  proved  of  the  greatest  value  as  a  foundation 
to  the  professional  career  upon  which  he  was  about  to  enter. 

Colonel  Brown  attended,  for  a  time,  the  Union  College  of  Law 
at  Chicago.  In  March,  1884,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Illinois.  Later  he  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
various  District  and  Circuit  courts  of  the  United  States,  and  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  in  1893.  From  1887 
until  a  few  years  ago  he  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Poole  & 
Brown,  patent  lawyers  and  solicitors  of  United  States  and  for- 
eign letters  patent,  giving  almost  his  entire  attention  to  patent  and 
trade  work  litigation  in  the  various  Federal  courts.  His  services 
have  been  retained  in  many  important  cases.  In  March,  1912,  he 
organized  the  law  firm  of  Brown  &  Mehlhope,  under  which  style 
he  is  now  practicing  his  specialty  of  patent  and  trade  work  law. 

Colonel  Brown  has  a  notable  military  record  and  has  been 
prominent  in  the  National  Guard  of  both  Missouri  and  Illinois, 
serving  in  Missouri  from  1887  to  1880  and  in  Illinois  from  1881 
to  1914.  In  the  Illinois  National  Guard  he  rose  through  all  the 
grades  from  private  to  colonel.  On  February  24,  1908,  he  was 
appointed  inspector  general  of  the  Illinois  National  Guard  with 
the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel,  and  in  May,  1910,  was  appointed 
chief  ordnance  officer  of  the  Division.  Illinois  National  Guard.  On 
December  31,  1913,  at  his  own  request,  he  was  placed  on  the  retired 
list  with  the  rank  of  colonel. 

During  the  war  with  Spain  in  1898  he  served  as  a  captain  in 
the  First  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  and  in  the  Provisional  Bat- 
talion of  Engineers,  and  saw  service  in  Cuba  and  Porto  Rico. 
He  was  the  first  officer  of  the  United  States  army  to  land  in 
Porto  Rico  (Guanica,  July  26,  1898),  and  was  recommended  for 


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brevet  rank  of  Major  of  United  States  Volunteers  "for  gallantry 
in  action"  by  General  Miles. 

Colonel  Brown  is  a  member  of  the  Military  Order  of  Foreign 
Wars  of  the  United  States ;  has  served  as  commander  of  the  Illinois 
Commandery  of  the  Naval  and  Military  Order  of  Spanish-Amer- 
ican war,  and  also  commander-in-chief  of  the  national  com- 
mandery  of  that  order.  He  is  a  past  president  of  the  Veteran 
Corps,  First  Infantry,  Illinois  National  Guard. 

Mr.  Brown  is  a  prominent  member  in  St.  Paul's  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church,  a  member  of  the  Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew, 
and  has  been  president  of  the  National  Conference  of  Church 
Clubs.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic,  the  Union  League, 
the  South  Shore  Country  and  Church  clubs  of  Chicago;  of  the 
Army  and  Navy  clubs  in  New  York  and  Washington.  January  30, 
1888,  he  married  Fannie  Garrison  Dayton,  who  died  December  28, 
1901.  Their  children  were:  Melville  S. ;  Taylor  G.,  deceased; 
Charles  Everett;  Jessie  Imogen;  Dayton  Reginald;  and  Fannie 
Susan.  On  November  3,  1904,  Mr.  Brown  married  Jessie  May 
Catlin  of  Ripon,  Wisconsin.  His  office  is  in  Chicago. 

JOHN  ROGERS  MORELAND.  A  prominent  firm  of  lawyers  at 
Galesburg  is  that  of  Moreland  &  Moreland,  brothers,  the  senior 
member  being  John  R.  Moreland,  whose  entire  professional  career 
has  been  connected  with  important  people  and  interests  in  Knox 
County.  He  is  of  Scotch  and  Irish  ancestry,  a  sturdy  combination, 
and  his  forefathers  many  years  ago  settled  in  Pennsylvania,  and 
the  name  is  not  unknown  there  at  the  present  day. 

Prior  to  the  Revolutionary  War,  his  great-great-grandfather, 
Alexander  Moreland,  emigrated  from  Adams  County  and  settled  in 
that  part  of  Westmoreland  now  Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania, 
locating  on  a  farm  of  300  acres,  below  Broadford  on  the 
Youghiogheny  River,  about  two  miles  below  where  Connellsville  now 
stands,  where  he  built  a  home  and  improved  the  land  and  resided 
until  his  death  in  1793  or  1794. 

He  was  survived  by  four  children,  David,  William,  Isaiah,  and 
Nancy.  Of  these  William  was  Mr.  Moreland's  great-grandfather 
who  also  settled  in  Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1771  on  a  farm 
adjoining  his  father's.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Continental  'Line  of 
Pennsylvania,  according  to  Penn.  Archives,  Vol.  VI,_  page  325,  and 
was  in  a  campaign  against  the  Indians  after  the  burning  of  Hannas- 
town  by  the  Indians  in  July,  1782,  besides  other  services.  On  Jan- 
uary 17,  1777,  he  married  Agnes  Huston  who  was  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  Huston,  also  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  who  served 
in  Crawford's  Sandusky  expedition  in  1782  and  other  campaigns. 

The  children  of  William  and  Agnes  (Huston)  Moreland  were 
Margera,  Jane,  Sarah,  Agnes,  Mary,  Alexander,  William,  Joseph 
Huston,  Margaret,  John  and  David.  He  died  April  24,  1830,  and 
his  wife  died  May  9,  1828. 


546  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Of  these  John  was  Mr.  Moreland's  grandfather  and  he  was  born 
July  4,  1800.  On  December  8,  1831,  he  married  Priscilla  Rogers, 
a  daughter  of  William  and  Nancy  Rogers  also  residents  of  the  same 
locality.  John  Moreland  was  one  of  the  pioneer  coke  manufacturers 
of  that  county,  being  among  the  first  in  the  Connellsville  coke  region 
to  manufacture  coke  and  boat  it  to  Pittsburgh  and  Cincinnati.  The 
children  of  John  and  Priscilla  Moreland  were  William  Rogers,  Ann 
Maria,  Mary  Agness,  Thomas  Rogers,  Joseph,  Daniel  Rogers, 
Rebecca  Stewart,  Sarah  Halliday,  John  Huston  and  Elizabeth 
Rogers.  He  died  July  26,  1866,  and  his  wife  died  in  1875.  Of  these 
William  was  Mr.  Moreland's  father. 

John  Rogers  Moreland  was  born  September.  6,  1869,  near  La- 
fayette in  Stark  County,  Illinois,  and  is  a  son  of  William  Rogers 
and  Anna  E.  (Hill)  Moreland,  the  latter  of  whom  resides  at  Gales- 
burg,  Illinois.  His  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Col.  Alexander  M. 
Hill  of  Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania,  who  was  prominently  identi- 
fied with  the  coking  industry  of  that  locality  and  represented  his 
district  in  the  general  assembly  of  that  state  for  a  number  of  years. 
She  was  educated  at  Blairsville  Seminary  at  Blairsville,  Penn- 
sylvania. 

Both  parents  were  born  in  Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania,  where 
they  were  married  September  23,  1867,  just  before  moving  to  Illinois. 
The  father,  who  is  now  deceased  and  who  was  born  March  n,  1834, 
was  a  scholarly  man  and  adopted  teaching  as  his  vocation.  He  was 
educated  at  Laurel  Hill  Academy  in  Pennsylvania  and  also  at  Jeffer- 
son College  at  Canonsberg,  Pennsylvania,  which  was  later  con- 
solidated with  Washington  College.  He  taught  school  in  different 
parts  of  the  country,  having  charge  of  the  public  schools  at  Lafayette, 
Illinois,  in  1857  and  1858,  and  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  hap- 
pened to  be  so  engaged  in  a  southern  state.  Complications  arose 
which  prevented  his  returning  to  the  North  and  also  made  necessary 
his  serving  in  the  Confederate  Army,  connected  with  the  hospital 
corps. 

After  the  war  he  returned  to  Illinois  and  engaged -in  farming 
in  which  pursuit  he  was  successful,  retiring  in  1893  and  moving  to 
Galesburg  where  he  resided  until  his  death  on  June  4,  1909.  Of  his 
three  children,  John  R.  was  the  second  born.  The  others  being  Rosa 
Bell  and  Armor.  Until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  John  R.  More- 
land  enjoyed  the  educational  advantages  offered  by  the  district 
schools,  and  after  that  attended  the  public  schools  of  Galva  for  four 
years.  In  the  fall  of  1889  he  matriculated  in  Knox  College  and  was 
there  graduated  in  1894,  with  his  degree  of  B.  S.,  later  receiving  his 
A.  B.  degree.  While  in  college  he  was  a  member  of  the  Gnothautii 
Literary  Society  and  held  the  office  of  treasurer  in  it.  He  was  con- 
sidered an  authority  on  parliamentary  law  by  the  members  of  his 
society.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  college  military  organization 
and  attained  the  rank  of  ranking  first  lieutenant  and  was  commis- 


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sioned  brevet  first  liteutenant  in  the  Illinois  State  Militia  by  the 
governor  of  the  state. 

In  1894  he  began  reading  law  in  the  office  of  J.  J.  Tunnicliff, 
who  was  an  admirable  instructor  and  for  years  one  of  the  leading 
attorneys  of  the  county.  After  two  years  under  his  teaching,  Mr. 
Moreland  went  to  Springfield,  passed  his  examination  and  in  the 
fall  of  1896  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  after  which  he  remained  in 
the  office  of  Mr.  Tunnicliff  as  assistant  for  one  year.  In  1897  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother,  Armor  Moreland,  under  the 
present  style,  and  this  firm  collectively  and  individually,  has  won 
prominent  and  substantial  standing  in  Knox  County,  representing 
legal  ability,  fidelity  to  clients  and  the  upholding  of  the  honorable 
ethics  of  the  profession.  Such  a  reputation  invites  public  confidence 
and  much  important  business  is  placed  in  the  hands  of  this  firm. 
The  members  of  his  profession  have  shown  their  confidence  in  him 
by  electing  him  vice-president  of  the  Knox  County  Bar  Association, 
of  which  he  is  a  member  and  which  position  he  held  with  credit. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the 
Illinois  State  Historical  Society. 

Mr.  Moreland  was  united  in  marriage  on  November  18,  1912,  to 
Miss  Caroline  Henshaw,  who  was  born  at  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania, 
and  they  have  two  daughters,  Dorcas  Rosanna,  who  was  born 
December  25,  1913,  and  Caroline  Priscilla,  who  was  born  January 
26,  1916.  Mrs.  Moreland  is  a  daughter  of  William  and  Dorcas 
(Hazen)  Henshaw  of  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania,  and  graduated 
from  the  high  school  there  and  also  from  the  college  at  California, 
Pennsylvania.  She  comes  of  Revolutionary  stock  and  belongs  to 
the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution.  She  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Tuscarora  Club  and  the  Federation  of  Woman's  Clubs. 

Mr.  Moreland  has  a  wide  circle  of  loyal  friends  and  many  well 
wishing  acquaintances  both  inside  and  outside  his  profession.  In 
politics  he  is  a  republican  and  has  always  been  interested  in  good 
government  and  conscientious  citizenship,  although  he  has  never 
sought  an  office.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moreland  attend  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  of  which  they  are  both  members. 

ARMOR  MORELAND.  The  Knox  County  bar  has  no  abler  member 
than  Armor  Moreland,  the  junior  member  of  the  widely  known  law 
firm  of  Moreland  &  Moreland,  at  Galesburg,  who,  not  only  is  an 
attorney  of  merited  distinction,  but  is  also  prominent  in  city,  county 
and  state  politics  and  also  finds  time  to  interest  himself  in  civic 
progress  and  social  and  fraternal  activities.  He  leads  a  busy  life, 
one  of  usefulness  and  creditable  endeavor  and  has  built  up  a 
reputation,  professionally  and  otherwise,  that  entitles  him  to  be 
numbered  with  the  leading  men  of  this  section. 

Armor  Moreland  was  born  near  Galva  in  Henry  County,  Illinois, 
April  24,  1873,  and  is  a  son  of  William  R.  and  Annie  E.  (Hill) 
Moreland,  the  latter  surviving  and  residing  at  Galesburg.  William 


548  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

R.  Moreland  and  wife  were  both  born  in  Fayette  County,  Penn- 
sylvania. He  was  an  educator  and  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out 
was  engaged  in  teaching  school  in  a  southern  state  and  on  account 
of  this  environment,  entered  the  Confederate  army  and  was  assigned 
to  the  hospital  service  with  which  he  was  identified  until  the  close 
of  hostilities.  He  was  born  March  n,  1834,  and  his  death  occurred 
at  Galesburg,  Illinois,  June  4,  1909. 

Mr.  Moreland  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  His  great-great-grand- 
father, Alexander  Moreland,  prior  to  the  Revolutionary  War 
emigrated  from  Adams  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  settled  in  Fayette 
County,  Pennsylvania,  and  near  Broadford  on  the  Youghiogheny 
River.  Taking  up  a  farm  from  the  Government,  he  improved  it 
and  lived  there  until  the  time  of  his  death  in  1793  or  1794.  Mr. 
Moreland's  great-grandfather,  William  Moreland,  also  settled  in 
Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1771  on  a  farm  in  the  vicinity  of 
his  father's  farm.  It  was  while  he  was  living  in  Fayette  County, 
Pennsylvania,  that  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  "Continental  Line  of 
Pennsylvania"  and  was  in  the  campaign  against  the  Indians,  after 
the  burning  of  Hannastown  in  1782.  His  wife  was  Agnes  Huston 
who  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Huston,  a  Revolutionary  soldier 
who  served  in  Crawford's  Sandusky  expedition  in  1782. 

Mr.  Moreland's  grandfather  was  John  Moreland  who  also 
resided  in  the  same  vicinity  as  his  father.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
.pioneer  coke  maker  of  Western  Pennsylvania.  He  together  with 
Col.  Alexander  M.  Hill  were  among  the  first  to  make  commercial 
coke  in  the  now  famous  Connellsville  coke  region. 

Mr.  Moreland's  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Col.  Alexander  M. 
Hill  just  referred  to.  He  was  prominent  in  manufacturing  and 
politics  in  Western  Pennsylvania  and  represented  his  district  in  the 
General  Assembly  of  that  state  for  a  number  of  years. 

In  the  district  schools  of  Lynn  Township,  Armor  Moreland 
received  instructions  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  then  became  a 
student  at  Galva  and  was  graduated  in  1891  from  the  Galva  High 
School  and  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  came  to  Galesburg  and 
entered  Knox  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1895  with 
his  B.  S.  degree,  and  later  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  the 
same  institution.  While  in  college  he  took  a  prominent  part  in  the 
Gnothautii  Literary  Society  and  attained  marked  distinction  as  a 
debater.  It  was  also  during  his  student  days  that  he  became  a 
member  of  the  Knox  College  Cadet  Corps,  serving  until  his  gradu- 
ation and  became  ranking  captain  and  subsequently  was  commis- 
sioned brevet  captain  by  the  State  of  Illinois  and  upon  leaving 
college  he  entered  the  Illinois  National  Guard,  serving  four  years. 
His  military  record  presents  him  in  a  very  creditable  light.  At  the 
outbreak  of  the  Spanish-American  war,  Mr.  Moreland  was  made 
first  sergeant  of  the  battery  commanded  by  Captain  C.  C.  Craig 
(now  Judge  Craig).  Although  the  early  termination  of  the  war 
made  active  service  by  this  artillery  regiment  unnecessary,  its  readi- 


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ness  and  patriotism  were  typical  of  the  American  spirit,  loyal  to 
the  core  and  ever  quick  to  rally  to  preserve  law  and  order  either  on 
the  battlefield  or  in  other  struggles  where  the  peace  and  prosperity 
of  innocent  people  are  imperiled.  During  the  labor  troubles  at  Pana, 
Illinois,  and  also  at  Virden,  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  National 
Guard,  twenty  days  at  each  place,  on  strike  duty. 

When  Mr.  Moreland  began  his  law  studies  in  the  office  of 
Daugherty  and  Boutelle,  his  mind  had  already  been  well  trained, 
and  after  two  years  of  law  reading,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Mount  Vernon,  Illinois,  in  1897,  and  immediately  thereafter  he 
formed  a  law  partnership  with  his  brother,  under  the  firm  style  of 
Moreland  &  Moreland,  which  has  continued  to  the  present,  the 
offices  of  the  firm  being  located  at  No.  151  Main  Street,  Galesburg, 
Illinois.  As  may  be  inferred  from  his  success  as  a  debater  while 
at  college,  Mr.  Moreland  is  a  close  reasoner,  a  master  of  logic,  and 
is  a  brilliant  speaker.  The  Knox  County  Bar  Association  has 
honored  him  at  different  times  and  in  1911,  while  serving  as  vice 
president  of  that  body,  elected  him  president.  He  is  now  a  member 
of  the  State  Bar  Association  of  Illinois. 

He  has  been  very  active  in  the  ranks  of  the  republican  party ; 
has  been  a  delegate  to  numerous  state  conventions,  and  in  March, 
1901,  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Galesburg,  which  office  he  served 
two  years  with  the  greatest  efficiency.  At  the  time  of  his  nomination 
to  the  above  office,  he  was  serving  as  secretary  of  the  republican  city 
central  committee,  but  the  greater  part  of 'his  political  activity  has 
been  for  others,  his  friends  finding  in  him  at  all  times  a  loyal  sup- 
porter and  his  party  a  conscientious  and  willing  worker. 

Mr.  Moreland  was  married  August  23,  1905,  to  Miss  Josephine 
Cooledge,  who  is  a  daughter  of  James  H.  Cooledge,  a  prominent 
farmer  and  stock  raiser  of  Galesburg  and  one  of  the  best  known 
men  in  the  state.  Mr.  Cooledge  was  instrumental  in  establishing  the 
agricultural  department  at  the  Illinois  State  University,  and  helped 
to  purchase  and  install  the  first  blooded  stock  at  the  agricultural 
college.- 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moreland  have  two  children :  Margaret,  who  was 
born  June  n,  1907 ;  and  Joanne,  who  was  born  May  30,  1911.  Mrs. 
Moreland  has  numerous  interests  as  has  the  modern  woman  and 
these  include  activities  in  society  and  club  life.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Home  Culture  Club,  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion, the  Federation  of  Woman's  Clubs  and  the  Tourists'  Club.  Her 
children  are  being  reared  with  intelligent  care,  surrounded  by 
influences  which  cannot  fail  to  normally  develop  them  and  prepare 
them  for  the  pleasures  and  duties  of  life. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moreland  attend  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  is 
a  Royal  Arch  Mason  and  a  Knight  of  Pythias  and  is  an  enthusiastic 
supporter  of  the-Galesburg  Business  Men's  Club,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Soangetaha  Country  Club. 


550  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

JESSE  ELMER  ROBERTS.  Many  of  the  most  successful  members 
of  the  bar  have  come  into  this  profession  through  the  avenue  of 
hard  work,  self-reliance,  and  before  they  were  privileged  to  take  a 
single  case  had  developed  qualities  which  would  have  gained  them 
success  in  other  fields.  One  of  the  lawyers  of  high  standing  and 
successful  position  in  Chicago  is  of  this  type  of  self-made  men,  hav- 
ing worked  his  way  through  college  and  earned  every  dollar  that 
gave  him  his  higher  education  and  supported  him  until  he  became 
established  in  practice.  Jesse  Elmer  Roberts  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  bar  for  more  than  twenty  years  and  has  his  offices 
at  76  West  Monroe  Street. 

Born  in  Rensselaer,  Jasper  County,  Indiana,  November  3,  1865, 
he  is  a  son  of  Preston  Floyd  and  Louisa  R.  (Keithley)  Roberts. 
His  father  combined  school  teaching  with  farming,  and  was  iden- 
tified with  the  work  of  the  schoolroom  for  a  period  of  forty  years. 
Jesse  E.  Roberts  while  an  Indiana  farm  boy  acquired  an  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools,  qualified  for  teaching,  and  worked  three 
years  as  an  educator  in  Indiana,  and  then  spent  a  similar  period  in 
California.  While  in  California  Mr.  Roberts  taught  in  the  Magnolia 
school  in  Riverside,  in  the  famous  orange  belt,  and  was  also  in  the 
Banning  school  and  the  old  San  Bernardino  Mission  school.  In 
1889  he  was  a  member  of  the  San  Bernardino  county  board  of 
education. 

Mr.  Roberts  was  twenty-five  years  of  age  before  he  was  able 
to  realize  his  ambition  to  study  law.  In  1890  he  entered  the  law  de- 
partment of  the  University  of  Michigan,  and  remained  until  grad- 
uating LL.  B.  in  1892.  In  university  he  also  earned  his  own  way 
and  was  assistant  librarian  of  the  law  library.  By  competitive  con- 
test he  won  the  honors  in  oratory  in  the  university  in  1892,  and  was 
chosen  representative  of  the  university  in  the  Northern  Oratorical 
League  in  its  contest  on  May  6,  1892,  at  Evanston,  Illinois.  He 
graduated  as  valedictorian  of  his  law  class,  and  during  his  career 
in  the  university  had  gained  both  the  respect  and  esteem  of  his  in- 
structors and  fellow  pupils. 

Mr.  Roberts  was  admitted  to  the  Michigan  bar  in  June,  1892, 
before  the  Supreme  Court  and  to  the  Illinois  bar  before  the  Supreme 
Court  of  that  state  in  October  of  the  same  year.  Since  then  he  has 
been  in  practice  in  Chicago.  During  a  residence  of  some  years  in 
LaGrange  Mr.  Roberts  served  as  village  attorney  nine  consecutive 
years,  and  was  village  attorney  for  several  other  villages  around 
Chicago.  He  assisted  in  the  organization  of  village  government  in 
several  places,  and  for  the  past  eighteen  years  has  had  a  continuous 
experience  in  municipal  law  matters,  and  is  one  of  the  best  qualified 
lawyers  in  that  special  field.  That  work  he  has  carried  on  in  addi- 
tion to  his  growing  general  practice.  Mr.  Roberts  is  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar  associations,  the  Chicago  Law 
Institute,  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Automobile  Club  of  Chicago, 
the  Southern  Club,  the  Iroquois  Club  and  the  Westward  Ho  Golf 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  551 

Club.  He  has  also  taken  thirty-two  degrees  in  Scottish  Rite  Ma- 
sonry, being  a  member  of  the  Oriental  Consistory  and  of  the  Me- 
clmah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  of  Trinity  Commandery  at 
La  Grange.  On  August  3,  1903,  Mr.  Roberts  married  Pauline  E 
Boerlm  of  Chicago,  who  died  February  i,  1915.  The  home  is  at  511 
Belmont  Avenue. 

P.  C.  HALEY.  As  a  lawyer  Mr.  P.  C.  Haley  is  about  equally 
well  known  in  Joliet  and  Chicago,  and  for  a  number  of  years  has 
had  offices  in  both  cities.  He  has  long  been  prominent  as  a  citizen 
in  Joliet,  and  for  twenty-three  years  as  special  counsel  to  the  Sani- 
tary District.  In  Chicago  he  has  his  law  offices  in  the  Rector 
Building. 

P.  C.  Haley  was  born  at  Saranac,  New  York,  March  17,  1849,  a 
son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Caton)  Haley.  Mr.  Haley  was  grad- 
uated from  high  school  and  then  entered  the  law  department  of  the 
University  of  Michigan,  graduating  LL.B  in  1871.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Illinois  the  same  year,  he  took  up  active  practice  in  Joliet, 
and  has  been  identified  with  the  bar  of  Will  County  more  than  forty 
years.  In  1874  he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Joliet  and  at  the 
conclusion  of  his  term  gave  his  full  attention  to  a  practice  which 
has  since  been  steadily  growing  and  has  required  the  opening  of 
offices  in  Chicago  as  well  as  in  Joliet. 

For  twelve  years  Mr.  Haley  represented  the  Fifth  Ward  in  the 
Joliet  City  Council,  and  in  1891  was  elected  mayor  of  Joliet,  serving 
one  term.  He  was  twice  a  candidate  on  the  democratic  ticket  for 
congressman  from  his  district.  Mr.  Haley  is  a  member  of  the 
Catholic  Church. 

He  was  married  at  Joliet  December  i,  1875,  to  Mary  A.  D'Arty. 
Their  children  are  Margaret,  Robert,  Columbia,  Madeline,  Gene- 
vieve,  Paul  and  John  P.  The  son  Robert  is  one  of  Joliet's  prominent 
attorneys.  . 

EDMUND  DAVID  ADCOCK.  In  December,  1912,  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  Sanitary  District  of  Chicago  unanimously  elected 
Edmund  D.  Adcock  as  general  attorney  for  the  board.  When  the 
value  and  significance  of  the  Sanitary  District,  as  a  property  costing 
millions  of  dollars  and  instituted  and  maintained  for  the  safeguard- 
ing of  the  health  and  general  welfare  of  a  city  of  2,000,000  people 
are  considered,  the  importance  of  such  an  office  as  general  attorney 
to  the  district  is  better  understood.  Mr.  Adcock  has  a  department 
with  about  twenty  employes,  including  assistant  attorneys,  and  the 
importance  of  the  interests  entrusted  to  the  district's  law  department 
makes  it  a  position  of  the  heaviest  responsibilities  and  in  many  vital 
relations  with  Chicago's  citizenship. 

Since  becoming  general  attorney  for  the  Sanitary  District  Mr. 
Adcock  has  had  much  important  litigation  under  his  supervision. 
One  trial  was  the  United  States  vs.  the  Sanitary  District,  a  suit 


552  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

to  enjoin  the  district  from  withdrawing  from  Lake  Michigan  through 
the  district's  main  channel  and  adjuncts  water  in  excess  of  the 
amount  authorized  by  the  secretary  of  war.  This  case,  which  is 
still  undecided,  has  attracted  much  attention  in  Illinois,  and  if  the 
decision  of  the  courts  is  unfavorable,  resulting  in  a  curtailment  of 
the  volume  of  water  taken  from  Lake  Michigan,  it  will  entail  an 
expenditure  of  more  than  two  hundred  million  dollars  upon  the 
people  of  Chicago  and  adjacent  districts  in  solving  the  problem  of 
protecting  the  water  supply  from  sewage  pollution.  Ofher  litiga- 
tion in  which  the  district  has  been  involved  during  Mr.  Adcock's 
term  concerns  the  right  of  land  owners  in  the  overflow  zone  of  the 
Illinois  River  to  bring  suit,  against  the  Sanitary  District  each  year 
to  recover  damages  to  land.  The  Supreme  Court  had  formerly 
upheld  the  right  of  owners  to  sue  for  permanent  injury  within  five 
years  after  the  Sanitary  District  was  opened.  However,  the  suits 
under  present  consideration  are  those  brought  for  temporary  dam- 
ages and  recurrent  injury,  and  it  is  obvious  that  if  the  privilege 
of  instituting  such  proceedings  was  upheld,  it  would  constitute  a 
lasting  and  serious  burden  upon  the  Sanitary  District,  the  amount 
involved  having  been  estimated  at  upwards  of  seventeen  million 
dollars.  Since  Mr.  Adcock  took  office  this  class  of  litigation  has 
been  defeated.  The  question  still  pending  relates  to  the  question  of 
obligation  upon  the  Sanitary  District  for  the  construction  and  main- 
tenance of  bridges  across  its  various  channels  at  the  crossings  of 
railway  rights-of-way.  It  has  been  argued  that  inasmuch  as  the 
drainage  channels  are  artificial,  the  expense  of  such  bridges  should 
be  borne  by  the  Sanitary  District.  However,  the  district  maintains 
that  the  construction  of  the  channels  is  an  exercise  of  the  police 
power  delegated  to  it  by  the  General  Assembly,  and  that  therefore 
on  the  principal  of  "uncompensated  obedience  to  the  police  power" 
the  railroad  companies  must  build  and  maintain  bridges  at  their 
own  expense.  These  cases  are  only  the,  more  important  which 
have  come  under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  Adcock,  and  are  mentioned 
to  indicate  the  responsibilities  of  his  position. 

Edmund  D.  Adcock  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  1902  and 
began  practice  in  Chicago  the  same  year.  He  was  associated  with 
Otis  H.  Waldo  until  1904,  then  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm 
of  Wood  &  Fyffe,  later  Fyffe  &  Adcock,  and  as  Fyffe,  Adcock  & 
Ryner  until  the  partnership  was  dissolved  when  Mr.  Adcock  ac- 
cepted his  present  position  with  the  Sanitary  District.  By  his  work 
as  general  attorney  for  the  Sanitary  District,  his  experience  as  an 
individual  lawyer  and  his  affiliations  with  the  profession,  Mr.  Ad- 
cock is  regarded  as  one  of  the  able  and  successful  members  of  the 
Chicago  bar. 

Edmund  D.  Adcock  was  born  near  Galesburg,  Illinois.  April  29, 
1877,  a  son  of  William  and  Mary  J.  (Henderson)  Adcock.  He  was 
liberally  educated,  after  the  public  schools  entering  Knox  College 
at  Galesburg,  from  which  he  graduated  A.  B.  in  1898,  and  followed 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  553 

that  with  his  law  studies  in  the  Northwestern  University  at  Chicago 
until  given  the  LL.  B.  degree  in  1902.  Mr.  Adcock  is  a  member 
of  the  Homewood  Country  Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Chi- 
cago Yacht  Club,  and  the  City  Club,  and  in  politics  is  a  democrat. 
His  home  is  at  5219  Greenwood  avenue.  August  31,  1905,  he  mar- 
ried at  Creston,  Iowa,  Mary  Rex.  One  son,  Edmund  Rex  Adcock, 
was  born  August  28,  1911. 

WILL  HARTWELL  LYFORD.  General  counsel  to  the  Chicago  & 
Eastern  Illinois  Railroad  and  for  many  years  one  of  Chicago's 
well  known  lawyers,  Will  H.  Lyford  began  his  career  as  a  prac- 
tical railway  man,  came  up  from  the  ranks  to  larger  responsibili- 
ties, and  in  the  meantime  having  fitted  himself  for  the  practice  of 
law,  was  selected  as  the  man  best  qualified  by  practical  experience 
and  by  legal  ability  for  the  post  which  he  has  held  now  for  more 
than  twenty  years. 

Will  Hartwell  Lyford  was  born  at  Waterville,  Maine,  September 
15,  1858,  a  son  of  Oliver  Smith  and  Lavina  A.  (Norris)  Lyford. 
His  father's  successful  career  is  well  known  in  railway  circles. 
Beginning  as  a  watchman  on  the  old  Boston  &  Lowell  Railroad, 
he  went  up  the  ladder  of  promotion  through  the  various  grades  in 
the  operating  service  to  some  of  the  higher  offices  in  executive 
management.  Oliver  S.  Lyford  was  born  at  Mount  Vernon,  Maine, 
June  19,  1823,  a  son  of  Dudley  and  Betsey  Lyford.  After  a  high 
school  education,  he  began  railroading  in  1846,  was  successively 
watchman,  assistant  baggage  master,  ticket  agent,  and  passenger 
conductor  on  the  Boston  &  Lowell  until  1851,  was  shop  clerk  and 
passenger  conductor  on  the  Erie  Railroad  from  1851  to  1855,  was 
joint  station  agent  of  the  Erie  and  Atlantic  &  Great  Western  rail- 
ways at  Salamanca,  New  York,  during  1860-63,  was  division  and 
assistant  general  superintendent  of  the  Atlantic  &  Great  Western 
from  1863  to  1871  and  for  the  following  two  years  was  division 
superintendent  on  the  Erie.  He  next  became  general  superintend- 
ent of  the  Hannibal  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad,  serving  during  1872-73, 
was  general  superintendent  of  the  Kansas  Pacific  in  1874-76,  and 
in  1878  became  identified  with  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois, 
being  superintendent  in  1878-86,  general  manager,  1886-87,  vice 
president  and  general  manager  from  1887  to  1890,  and  in  the  latter 
year  became  vice  president  and  director.  He  died  October  15, 
1914,  at  the  age  of  ninety-one. 

With  the  career  of  his  father  before  him,  Will  H.  Lyford  gravi- 
tated naturally  into  the  same  service.  He  finished  his  education  in 
Colby  College  at  Waterville,  Maine,  and  during  1879-80  was  assist- 
ant engineer,  then  a  stenographer  to  the  general  superintendent  dur- 
ing 1881-82,  was  chief  clerk  for  the  general  manager  in  1882-83, 
was  claim  agent  in  1883-84  with  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois. 
In  the  meantime  he  had  studied  law  in  the  intervals  of  his  regular 
duties,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1884.  Mr.  Lyford  was 


554  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

made  assistant  general  solicitor  of  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois, 
a  post  he  held  from  1884  to  1887,  and  was  attorney  in  charge  of 
the  law  department  from  1887  to  1889.  In  the  latter  year  he  was 
made  general  solicitor,  and  since  March  15,  1892,  has  also  been  gen- 
eral counsel.  Mr.  Lyford  is  also  a  member  and  in  practice  with  the 
law  firm  of  Calhoun,  Lyford  &  Sheehan,  with  offices  in  the  McCor- 
mick  Building  in  Chicago. 

April  28,  1886,  at  Nebraska  City,  Nebraska.,  he  married  Mary 
L.  MacComas.  Their  children  are  Gertrude  and  Calhoun.  Mr. 
Lyford  is  a  republican,  a  member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon,  and  belongs  to  the  Chicago,  the  Union  League, 
the  Chicago  Athletic,  the  University,  and  the  South  Shore  Country 
clubs.  His  home  is  at  165  Erie  Street. 

JOHN  R.  McCABE.  While  the  name  of  John  R.  McCabe  is  fa- 
miliar to  Chicago  people  in  general  because  of  his  former  services 
as  city  clerk  and  active  relations  with  republican  politics,  local  and 
national,  his  position  as  a  lawyer  has  been  of  steadily  increasing 
merit  and  success  since  his  admission  to  the  bar  thirteen  years  ago. 
He  now  has  a  large  individual  practice,  with  offices  in  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  Building. 

John  R.  McCabe  was  born  in  Chicago  January  5,  1879,  a  son 
of  Michael  S.  and  Julia  (White)  McCabe.  His  father  was  a  vet- 
eran of  the  Chicago  police  department,  and  connected  therewith 
for  thirty-eight  years.  His  death  occurred  in  1908.  John  R.  was 
educated  in  private  schools  and  in  the  Jesuit  College,  now  Loyola 
University,  graduating  A.  B.  in  1896.  He  pursued  his  law  studies 
in  Kent  College  of  Law,  and  took  the  LL.  B.  degree  in  1901.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  after  examination  at  Springfield  in  1901,  he  was 
for  a  time  associated  in  the  office  with  Hon.  Judge  Hiram  T.  Gil- 
bert and  Timothy  J.  Fell.  In  1906  Mr.  McCabe  began  individual 
practice,  and  in  1907  was  elected  city  clerk  of  Chicago  and  served 
with  an  admirable  record  of  efficiency  until  1909.  In  the  latter 
year  Mr.  McCabe  formed  a  partnership  with  William  E.  Cloyes 
and  Frederick  Kull,  and  that  firm  was  continued  until  1914.  Since 
then  Mr.  McCabe  has  practiced  alone.  One  interesting  distinction  of 
his  practice  is  that  he  filed  the  first  case  in  the  Municipal  Court  of 
Chicago  after  its  organization,  and  has  the  certified  copy  of  the 
first  writ  issued  by  that  court  on  December  3,  1906. 

Mr.  McCabe  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the 
Lawyers'  Association  of  Illinois  and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Associa- 
tion. Fraternally  his  relations  are  with  the  Knights  of  the  Mac- 
cabees, the  Foresters  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  For  several 
years  he  was  active  in  the  Illinois  National  Guard,  belongs  to  the 
Seventh  Illinois  Infantry  Veteran  Corps,  and  at  one  time  was 
captain  and  quartermaster  in  that  organization.  Mr.  McCabe  is  a 
republican,  and  has  been  one  of  the  vigorous  leaders  of  his  party 
in  Chicago  and  also  a  figure  in  national  politics.  Mr.  McCabe  is 
unmarried  and  resides  at  812. South  Irving  Avenue. 


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FRANCIS  SERVICE  WILSON.  A  Chicago  lawyer  whose  position 
is  with  the  leaders  of  the  profession,  Francis  Service  Wilson  has 
practiced  in  that  city  since  1897,  and  is  the  son  of  a  distinguished 
Ohio  lawyer  and  jurist.  He  was  born  February  7,  1872,  at  Youngs- 
town,  Ohio,  his  parents  being  David  M.  and  Griselda  E.  (Camp- 
bell) Wilson. 

David  M.  Wilson  was  a  native  of  Medina  County,  Ohio,  born 
there  in  1823,  and  he  had  his  early  education  in  his  native  com- 
munity. He  took  up  the  study  of  law  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1844.  He  continued  to  reside  and  practice  his  profession  at 
Medina  until  1862,  when  he  removed  to  Canfield,  the  county  seat 
of  Mahoning  County,  and  afterwards  to  Youngstown,  when  the 
county  seat  was  removed  to  that  point.  Establishing  himself  in 
the  practice  of  law  he  soon  gained  a  place  of  prominence  among 
his  professional  brothers,  and  among  some  of  the  most  profound 
students  and  most  eloquent  exponents  of  law  and  jurisprudence 
produced  in  Northeastern  Ohio,  ably  held  his  own.  He  was  a 
brilliant  advocate,  a  profound  thinker,  and  was  gifted  with  a  clear, 
judicial  mind,  a  penetrating  and  incisive  wit  and  an  intelligent 
grasp  that  has  been  rarely  excelled.  He  was  a  forcible,  vigorous 
and  convincing  speaker,  and  whether  the  subject  was  a  case  on 
trial  or  the  principles  of  a  political  party,  his  hearers  were  equally 
impressed  with  his  complete  knowledge  of  the  subject  and  his  evi- 
dent sincerity  of  expression.  He  was  deeply  in  earnest  in  all  he 
undertook.  His  manner  was  winning  and  cordial  and  made  for  him 
hosts  of  friends.  A  strong  democrat,  residing  in  an  overwhelm- 
ingly republican  district,  he  was  nominated  by  his  party  for  attor- 
ney general  of  the  state  in  1863  and  in  1874  as  candidate  for  repre- 
sentative in  Congress,  and  -by  his  personal  popularity  effected  a 
change  of  more  than  3,500  votes.  He  was  one  of  the  most  active 
and  prominent  members  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1873, 
where  he  gave  valuable  aid  to  every  suggestion  that  he  believed 
to  be  for  the  best  interests  of  the  state.  President  McKinley  at 
one  time  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Mr.  Wilson,  and  the  ac- 
quaintance thus  formed  ripened  into  esteem  and  friendship  that 
was  only  terminated  by  death.  President  Garfield  was  another 
intimate  friend,  and  so  close  were  their  relations  that  a  law  part- 
nership was  at  one  time  under  serious  contemplation  by  them. 
Some  of  the  personal  letters  of  Mr.  Garfield  submitted  to  the 
editor  evidence  very  clearly  the  confidence  and  the  intimacy  ex- 
isting between  the  friends.  In  one  of  them,  dated  January  27,  1874, 
the  writer,  doubtless  for  the  first  time,  expressed  the  beautiful  sen- 
timent given  to  the  public,  with  a  variation  of  language,  six  years 
later  in  his  speech  accepting  the  high  office  of  United  States  senator 
as  the  successor  of  Judge  Thurman:  "On  the  vines  that  grow 
over  the  walls  of  party  politics  are  found  the  sweetest  flowers  that 
bloom  in  the  garden  of  friendship." 

David  M.  Wilson  died  February  11,  1882,  the  last  five  years  of 


556  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

his  life  having  been  associated  in  practice  with  his  nephew,  James 
P.  Wilson.  He  was  married  in  1871  to  Miss  Griselda  E.  Campbell, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Campbell,  of  Old  Town,  Trumbull  County, 
Ohio,  and  they  had  one  son,  Francis  Service.  Mrs.  Wilson  was  for 
some  years  a  resident  of  Chicago,  where  she  was  an  earnest  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  to  which  she  had  always  given  her 
faithful  support  and  adherence. 

Francis  Service  Wilson  received  his  early  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Youngstown,  following  which  he  attended  Hudson 
.Academy,  Hudson,  Ohio,  and  was  graduated  therefrom  in  1890. 
He  next  became  a  student  at  the  Western  Reserve  University  in 
Cleveland,  where  he  spent  two  years  in  the  classical  department  and 
three  years  in  the  law  department,  receiving  his  Doctor's  degree  in 
1895  and  being  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Cleveland  soon  after.  There 
he  continued  for  a  short  time,  when  he  went  to  Youngstown  and 
began  practice.  His  abilities  soon  won  him  recognition  and  in  1896 
he  was  nominated  for  the  office  of  probate  judge  of  Mahoning 
County  as  a  democrat,  but  met  defeat  owing  to  the  great  republican 
majority  there.  For  two  years  he  served  as  secretary  of  the  demo- 
cratic county  committee.  Mr.  Wilson  came  to  Chicago  in  1897,  and 
for  two  years  was  engaged  in  practice  alone.  He  then  became  asso- 
ciated with  Altgeld,  Darrow  and  Thompson,  the  firm  later  becoming 
Darrow,  Masters  &  Wilson.  In  1911  he  was  appointed  county  attor- 
ney, holding  the  position  until  1913,  when  the  state's  attorney's 
office  took  over  the  business  of  the  county  attorney's  office. 

Mr.  Wilson  is  now  associated  with  the  firm  of  Felsenthal,  Beck- 
with,  Wilson  and  Spengler,  the  members  of  the  firm  being:  Eli 
B.  Felsenthal,  John  W.  Beckwith,  Francis  S.  Wilson,  Edward  C. 
Felsenthal  and  Walter  J.  Spengler.  The  offices  of  the  firm  are 
located  in  the -Title  and  Trust  Building.  Mr.  Wilson  has  been  con- 
nected with  a  number  of  cases  that  have  attracted  much  attention, 
and  tie  is  now  associate  special  counsel  for  the  State  of  Illinois  in 
the  Illinois  Central  Tax  cases.  He  is  a  member  of  the  democratic 
county  managing  committee  and  is  generally  prominent  and  influen- 
tial in  public  matters.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois 
Bar  associations  and  the  Chicago  Legal  Club,  and  among  his  social 
connections  may  be  named  the  Homewood  Country  Club,  the  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution,  the  Northwestern  Alumni  Association 
and  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fraternity. 

On  November  17,  1904,  Mr.  Wilson  married  Miss  Caroline  Seig- 
fried  of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  and  they  have  two  sons,  David  M.  and 
Francis  S.,  Jr.  Their  home  is  at  No.  6028  Jackson  Park  Avenue. 

FREDERICK  SASS  is  a  member  in  the  Chicago  law  firm  of  Foster, 
Payne,  Reynolds  &  Sass,  with  offices  in  the  Fort  Dearborn  Building. 
With  ten  years  of  active  experience  behind  him,  he  has  a  secure 
position  in  the  Chicago  bar. 

Mr.  Sass  was  born  in  Chicago,  May  23,  1877,  a  son  of  Louis  H. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  557 

and  Christine  (Breyer)  Sass.  Both  parents  were  born  and  reared 
in  Germany.  They  came  to  Chicago  and  there  established  a  home 
in  about  1856.  Frederick  Sass  acquired  his  earlier  educational  train- 
ing in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  and  then  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago,  graduating  in  1901,  with  the  degree  Bachelor 
of  Philosophy.  His  law  studies  were  pursued  in  the  Chicago  Kent 
College  of  Law  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1904,  as  Bachelor 
of  Laws.  Admission  to  the  bar  followed  and  he  has  since  been 
engaged  in  the  active  work  of  his  profession,  finding  the  metropoli- 
tan field  a  fortunate  choice  for  his  career.  He  now  practices  in  all 
the  State  and  Federal  courts  of  Illinois  and  has  served  since  1909  as 
master  in  chancery  of  the  Cook  County  Circuit  Court,  the  appoint- 
ment having  been  made  by  Judge  Frederick1  A.  Smith. 

Mr.  Sass  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar 
associations,  and  in  a  social  way  is  identified  with  the  Hamilton 
Club,  the  Park  Ridge  Country  Club,  the  Phi  Kappa  Psi  fraternity 
and  the  Masonic  order.  He  is  a  republican  in  the  matter  of  politics. 

On  December  7,  1907,  Mr.  Sass  was  married  to  Miss  Edith 
Ransdell  Shaffer,  of  Springfield,  Illinois,  and  they  have  two  chil- 
dren, Frederick,  Jr.,  and  Louis  Carl  Henry.  Their  home  is  at  Park 
Ridge,  a  Chicago  suburb. 

WILLIAM  ELMORE  FOSTER  has  been  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century  a  member  of  the  Chicago  bar.  He  was  for  a  number  of 
years  connected  with  the  legal  department  of  the  Lake  Shore  & 
Michigan  Southern  Railway  Company.  He  has  latterly  been  trial 
attorney  for  the  Chicago  Elevated  Railroads,  and  he  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  faculty  of  the  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law. 

William  Elmore  Foster  was  born  at  Fond  du  Lac,  Wisconsin, 
May  7,  1861,  a  son  of  William  Avery  and  Sarah  Ann  (Himes) 
Foster.  His  ancestors  were  long  prominent  in  public  and  profes- 
sional life  in  Maine,  Hon.  Paulinus  M.  Foster  being  at  one  time 
president  of  the  Maine  State  Senate,  while  Benjamin  Foster,  his 
grandfather,  was  an  able  lawyer  and  accomplished  student,  speaking 
eight  languages.  William  Avery  Foster,  a  merchant,  came  West 
from  Maine  in  young  manhood,  and  for  many  years  was  engaged  in 
business  at  Fond  du  Lac,  Wisconsin,  but  died  in  Maine  while  on 
a  visit  to  his  old  home. 

In  April,  1864,  when  a  child  of  three  years,  William  Elmore 
Foster  was  brought  to  Chicago  by  his  mother,  and  in  her  arms 
viewed  the  remains  of  the  assassinated  President  Lincoln  as  they 
lay  in  state  in  the  Cook  County  Courthouse.  The  public  graded 
schools  furnished  him  with  the  foundation  for  his  education,  and 
in  1880  he  was  graduated  from  the  old  Central  High  School,  as  a 
member  of  the  last  class,  under  Principal  George  Howland,  who 
subsequently  became  superintendent  of  Chicago  schools.  Mr. 
Foster  began  his  career  in  the  offices  of  the  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan 
Southern  Railway,  as  private  secretary  to  the  local  freight  agent, 


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and  while  thus  engaged  devoted  his  spare  time  to  educating  himself. 
After  five  years  in  the  service  of  the  railroad  company,  Mr.  Foster 
resigned  his  position,  and  on  the  following  morning,  in  September, 
1886,  became  a  student  at  the  old  Union  College  of  Law,  where  he 
was  graduated  in  1888,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  After 
his  admission  to  the  bar  he  immediately  entered  the  legal  depart- 
ment of  the  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  Southern  Railway  Company, 
as  assistant  attorney,  and  continued  to  be  connected  with  that  road 
until  March,  1898,  when  he  removed  to  the  Fort  Dearborn  Building, 
where  his  office  has  continued  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Foster's 
practice  in  later  years  might  be  classed  as  of  general  nature,  and 
among  numerous  cases  of  importance  may  be  mentioned  that  of 
Williams  vs.  Vanderbih,  in  which  he  represented  the  defendant  and 
secured  a  favorable  decision.  In  1909  Mr.  Foster  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  faculty  of  the  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law,  and  since 
that  time  has  had  charge  of  the  chairs  of  trial  course  and  practice 
courts. 

Mr.  Foster  is  well  known  in  club  life,  belonging  to  the  Union 
League  and  the  South  Shore  Country  clubs.  For  five  years  he 
served  in  the  Illinois  State  Militia.  Mr.  Foster's  fraternal  affilia- 
tion is  with  Kenwood  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  resides  at  4813 
Prairie  Avenue. 

F.  WILLIAM  KRAFT.  In  the  field  of  municipal  and  corporation 
bond  law  few  Chicago  lawyers  have  won  greater  or  more  deserved 
recognition  than  F.  William  Kraft.  Coming  to  this  country  a  poor 
boy  of  sixteen  years,  accepting  such  employment  as  presented  itself, 
starting  his  legal  education  in  a  justice  court,  and  finally  rising 
to  high  position  in  the  ranks  of  his  chosen  calling,  his  career  is  an 
exemplification  of  the  theory  of  the  eminent  judge  who  declared, 
answering  a  question  in  regard  to  lawyers :  "Some  succeed  by  great 
talent,  some  by  high  connections,  some  by  miracle,  but  the  majority 
by  beginning  without  a  shilling." 

Mr.  Kraft  was  born  October  2,  1865,  in  the  City  of  London, 
England,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Sarah  F.  (Hawkins)  Kraft.  His 
lather,  a  native  of  Germany,  went  to  England  for  his  bride  as  a 
young  man,  but  later  returned  to  the  Fatherland  and  in  1882  came 
to  America,  settling  in  Chicago,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  life  and  passed  away  in  1902.  F.  William  Kraft  first  learned 
the  German  language,  being  taken  to  Germany  when  he  was  two 
years  old  and  residing  there  until  reaching  the  age  of  five,  but  sub- 
sequently returned  to  London,  and  there  attended  the  public  schools. 
Laying  aside  his  books  when  fourteen  years  old,  Mr.  Kraft  began 
to  "hustle"  for  himself,  and  in  1882  came  alone  to  the  United 
States  and  located  in  Chicago,  here  securing  employment  in  a 
jewelry  house.  Later  Mr.  Kraft  became  employed  as  a  clerk  in  a 
justice's  office,  and  thus  began  his  legal  training.  In  this  capacity 
he  acted  seven  years,  four  years  of  which  time  were  passed  with 


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Justice  Jarvis  Blume,  and  in  1886,  he  entered  the  Union  College  of 
Law,  taking  the  two-year  course  and  graduating  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Laws  in  June,  1888.  Two  days  after  his  graduation 
Mr.  Kraft  was  admitted  to  the  bar  on  his  diploma,  all  of  the  supreme 
judges  except  one  now  being  deceased.  Mr.  Kraft  had  become 
naturalized  on  the  very  day  that  he  had  been  in  the  United  States 
five  years.  His  legal  practice  was  commenced  in  association  with 
his  cousin,  J.  Henry  Kraft,  who  is  now  assistant  prosecuting  attor- 
ney for  the  City  of  Chicago,  but  later  became  identified  with  the 
firm  of  Duke  M.  Farson,  municipal  bonds,  and  acted  for  some  time 
as  its  office  attorney.  Mr.  Kraft  has  been  engaged  in  practice  alone 
for  many  years  and  is  known  in  his  particular  field  all  over  this 
country.  He  passes  upon  millions  of  bonds  annually,  and  his  acu- 
men, research  and  vigor  of  understanding  have  combined  to  attract 
the  business  of  some  of  the  largest  investment  concerns  of  the  coun- 
try. His  offices  are  at  Nos.  517-520  Harris  Trust  Building. 

Mr.  Kraft  was  married  October  21,  1891,  to  Miss  Lillie  Engle, 
of  Freeport,  Illinois,  and  six  children  have  been  born  to  them :  Flora, 
Ruth,  Stanley  E.,  Marion,  Frederick  William,  Jr.,  and  Gordon  W. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kraft  are  members  of  the  First  Methodist  Church  of 
Oak  Park,  and  their  pleasant  home  is  situated  in  that  suburb  of 
Chicago,  at  No.  723  Linden  Avenue.  Mr.  Kraft  has  been  active  in 
the  promotion  and  support  of  movements  for  the  educational,  moral 
and  civic  welfare  of  his  home  locality,  and  at  this  time  is  a  member 
of  the  high  school  board  of  education  of  Oak  Park.  In  the  line  of 
his  profession,  he  belongs  to  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar 
associations;  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  City  Club,  and  in  the 
Royal  Arcanum  has  attained  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Honor.  In 
his  home  life  and  outside  of  his  profession,  Mr.  Kraft  is  affectionate, 
companionable  and  unassuming,  and  both  in  and  outside  of  his  voca- 
tion may  be  designated  an  excellent  product  of  metropolitan  life. 

CHARLES  O.  LOUCKS.  Numbered  among  the  strong  figures  of 
the  day  who  are  courageously  standing  for  political  reform  and 
civic  betterment  is  Charles  O.  Loucks.  A  lawyer  by  profession,  his 
acknowledged  talents  have  brought  him  a  large  practice,  but  he 
has  not  been  content  to  confine  his  energies  to  his  professional 
duties,  and  his  labors  in  the  line  of  municipal  betterment  have 
brought  him  favorably  before  the  public  not  alone  in  his  immediate 
field  of  the  Twenty-seventh  Ward,  but  throughout  the  city. 

Mr.  Loucks  was  born  at  Menasha,  Wisconsin,  June  7,  1877,  and 
is  a  son  of  Charles  N.  and  Mary  Ellen  (Reece)  Lcnicks.  His 
father,  who  brought  the  family  to  Chicago,  was  for  a  period  con- 
nected in  an  official  capacity  with  the  Continental  National  Bank, 
and  is  now  engaged  in  large  real  estate  transactions.  Charles  O. 
Loucks  was  three  years  of  age  when  brought  by  his  parents  to  Chi- 
cago, and  his  primary  education  was  here  secured  in  the  graded 


560  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

and  high  schools.  He  subsequently  had  two  years  of  work  in  the 
literary  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor, 
following  which  he  returned  to  Chicago  and  studied  law  with  Fred 
H.  Atwood  and  Frank  B.  Pease,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois 
bar  December  16,  1899,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  December  21,  1906.  Mr.  Loucks  practiced  alone  during  the 
year  1900,  but  in  January,  1901,  formed  a  partnership  with  Messrs. 
Atwood  and  Pease,  the  firm  becoming  Atwood,  Pease  &  Loucks, 
Vernon  R.  Loucks,  a  brother,  also  being  a  member  of  this  concern. 
The  practice  of  the  members  is  a  general  one,  although  they  have 
specialized  to  some  extent  in  real  estate  and  corporation  law.  Mr. 
Loucks  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illinois 
State  Bar  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Association.  He  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  local  politics  for  several  years,  and  for  a 
time  was  chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Republican 
League  of  the  Twenty-seventh  Ward.  He  was  also  for  several 
years  secretary  of  the  Federated  Improvement  Club  of  the  Twenty- 
seventh  Ward,  was  formerly  chairman  and  is  now  a  member  of  the 
advisory  council  of  the  Legislative  Voters  League,  and  is  chairman 
of  the  finance  committee  and  a  member  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  Twenty-seventh  Ward  Non-Partisan  Organization,  which 
elected  Oliver  L.  Watson  alderman  of  that  ward  in  April,  1914.  In 
1912  Mr.  Loucks  transferred  his  support  to  the  progressive  party, 
in  the  success  of  which  he  has  taken  a  great  interest  and  an  active 
part. 

He  is  a  director  in  the  Irving  Park  National  Bank;  member 
and  trustee  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Irving  Park; 
member  of  the  street  and  bridges  committee  of  the  City  Club,  and  a 
member  of  the  National  Union.  He  has  taken  a  most  active  part  in 
religious  work,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Social  Union. 
Mr.  Loucks  is  "also  ex-president  of  the  Federated  Men's  Club  of 
Irving  Park  and  of  the  Jefferson  High  School  Alumni  Association, 
now  the  Carl  Schurz  Association. 

On  June  28,  1905,  Mr.  Loucks  was  married  to  Miss  Lavina 
Williams,  of  Warsaw,  Indiana,  and  to  this  union  there  have  come 
three  children:  Mary,  born  June  14,  1907;  Clarkson,  born  August 
3,  1909,  and  Elizabeth,  born  May  22,  1914.  The  Loucks  home  is 
located  at  the  corner  of  Keeler  and  Byron  streets,  in  Irving  Park, 
while  Mr.  Loucks'  office  is  in  the  Tacoma  Building. 

FRANCIS  W.  WALKER.  Since  his  admission  to  the  Illinois  bar 
in  1877,  it  'is  doubtful  if  any  Chicago  attorney  has  handled  more 
noteworthy  trials  and  cases  involving  more  important  rights  and 
values  to  property  holders,  corporations  and  individuals  than  Fran- 
cis W.  Walker.  To  a  younger  generation  it  may  be  necessary  to 
recall  the  fact  that  he  was  one  of  the  chief  prosecutors  for  the  state 
of  the  Haymarket  anarchists  thirty  years  ago,  and  his  work  there 
probably  did  more  than  any  other  case  to  establish  his  reputation  as 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  561 

a  trial  lawyer.  For  many  years  he  was  one  of  the  most  constant 
advocates  in  connection  with  the  more  important  litigation  appear- 
ing in  Chicago  civil  and  criminal  courts.  Seldom  accepting  public 
office,  his  rare  combination  of  talents,  learning,  tact,  patience  and 
industry  in  the  handling  of  his  private  law  business  has  enabled  Mr. 
Walker  to  achieve  some  of  the  highest  honors  of  the  Illinois  bar. 

Francis  W.  Walker  is  a  native  of  Chicago,  born  October  12, 
1856,  a  son  of  Lucas  B.  and  Lucinda  (LeSuer)  Walker,  both  na- 
tives of  New  York  State.  His  father,  who  came  from  Quaker  stock, 
was  an  early  settler  at  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  and  for  a  time  was 
city  treasurer  of  that  city.  He  was  a  tanner  by  trade,  and  in 
Chicago  for  a  number  of  years  was  connected  with  the  hide,  wool 
and  pelt  business.  He  was  forty-four  years  of  age  when  he  mar- 
ried, and  came  to  Chicago  in  1855,  soon  after  that  event,  which 
was  celebrated  in  Ann  Arbor.  Lucinda  LeSuer  was  of  Huguenot 
stock,  and  her  grandfather  served  with  the  rank  of  ensign  in  the 
Revolutionary  war. 

Francis  W.  Walker  was  liberally  educated,  first  in  the  grammar 
and  high  schools  of  Chicago,  and  later  in  the  Union  College  of  Law, 
which  at  that  time  was  the  law  school  for  both  the  old  Chicago  and 
the  Northwestern  universities.  He  was  graduated  LL.  B.  before 
reaching  his  twenty-first  birthday,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Illi- 
nois bar  in  the  fall  of  1877.  Subsequently  he  was  licensed  to  prac- 
tice in  all  the  state  and  federal  courts. 

From  December,  1884,  to  1888  Mr.  Walker  was  first  assistant 
state's  attorney  under  Julius  S.  Grinnell.  It  was  during  this  term 
that  he  tried  the  anarchists  after  the  Haymarket  riot,  an  event  indel- 
ibly impressed  on  the  history  of  Chicago.  Seven  of  these  rioters 
were  sentenced  to  be  hanged,  the  sentences  of  two  being  commuted 
to  life  imprisonment,  while  one  prisoner  blew  off  his  head  with  a 
gas  pipe  bomb.  As  assistant  state's  attorney  he  also  prosecuted  the 
boodle  cases  involving  the  county  commissioners,  several  of  whom 
were  sent  to  the  penitentiary.  Later  from  1890  to  1892  Mr.  Walker 
served  as  county  attorney  for  Cook  County.  Although  a  democrat, 
he  was  appointed  by  a  joint  vote  of  both  democrat  and  republican 
members  of  the  county  board,  who  desired  his  services  in  particular 
for  the  defense  of  the  claims  growing  out  of  the  transactions  of  the 
"Boodle  Board"  suits  at  that  time  being  sustained  by  the  board 
and  which  he  effectively  handled. 

For  a  period  of  twenty-five  years  Francis  W.  Walker  averaged 
a  hundred  eighty  days  each  year  in  the  court  room.  Especially  in 
his  earlier  career  he  defended  numerous  murder  cases  and  has  the 
distinction  of  having  obtained  the  largest  libel  verdict  ever  given 
in  Illinois.  Mr.  Walker  is  busy  on  important  cases  all  the  time,  and 
perhaps  has  spent  more  days  in  the  active  trial  of  law  suits  than  any 
other  lawyer  in  the  state,  and  perhaps  in  the  country.  While  he 
has  been  engaged  in  a  general  practice  his  work  has  largely  been 


562  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

such  as  an  English  barrister  would  perform.  For  the  past  eighteen 
years  he  has  been  practically  alone  in  practice,  while  during  the  first 
half  of  his  career  he  was  associated  with  Edward  J.  Judd  under  the 
firm  name  of  Walker  &  Judd. 

In  1891  Mr.  Walker  was  employed  by  the  South  Side  Elevated 
Railroad  in  its  condemnation  work  and  also  by  the  Metropolitan 
Road  while  it  was  being  constructed.  Since  the  erection  of  the  vari- 
ous elevated  railroads  in  Chicago  Mr.  Walker  has  defended  every 
land  damage  suit  brought  against  the  various  rights  of  way  as  well 
as  in  the  loop  district.  There  has  never  been  one  dollar  in  damages 
to  pay  on  abutting  property  of  the  elevated  roads  as  a  result  of  any 
law  suits  against  the  elevated  companies.  This  record  is  the  more 
remarkable  when  it  is  considered  that  in  New  York  City  the  elevated 
roads  have  paid  many  millions  of  dollars  as  a  result  of  similar  litiga- 
tion. Mr.  Walker  is  now  the  head  of  the  staff  of  trial  lawyers 
employed  by  the  elevated  railways  of  Chicago. 

He  was  generous  counsel  for  the  property  owners  in  the  con- 
demnation proceedings  for  the  acquirement  of  land  for  the  North- 
western Railroad  Union  Station,  a  proceeding  that  required  eight 
months  with  a  jury  in  the  box.  During  Mayor  Dunne's  administra- 
tion Mr.  Walker  was  employed  by  the  city  to  assist  the  corpora- 
tion counsel  in  the  case  of  Weir  &  McGegney,  the  contracting  firm 
which  had  brought  suit  to  the  amount  of  $700,000  for  extras  grow- 
ing out  of  the  construction  of  the  Northwestern  water  tunnel. 
McGegney  had  previously  obtained  a  verdict  for  $600,000,  but  on 
rehearing  it  was  reversed  by  the  Supreme  Court.  Mr.  Walker  had 
conducted  the  second  trial,  resulting  in  a  verdict  favoring  the  city, 
and  the  verdict  was  sustained  by  the  higher  courts.  While  recog- 
nized primarily  for  his  success  in  corporation  and  real  estate  litiga- 
tion, it  may  be  mentioned  as  showing  the  versatility  of  his  talents 
that  Mr.  Walker  was  chief  attorney  for  the  defense  in  the  slander 
case  of  Esther  Mercy  against  the  University  of  Chicago.  In  the 
first  trial  a  verdict  for  $2,500  had  been  awarded  to  the  plaintiff, 
but  Mr.  Walker  on  appeal  secured  a  reversal  of  the  verdict. 

Mr.  Walker  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and 
the  State  Bar  Association,  and  was  president  in  1913-14  of  the  Chi- 
cago Law  Club.  He  is  a  member  of  Covenant  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ; 
St.  Bernard  Comrnandery,  K.  T. ;  Oriental  Consistory  of  the  Scot- 
tish Rite;  and  the  Royal  Arcanum.  He  belongs  to  the  Chicago 
Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Iroquois  Club,  the  Mid  Day  Club, 
and  the  South  Shore  Country  Club.  He  is  a  member  and  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  Booth  Chapter,  Phi  Delta  Phi. 

Mr.  Walker  married  Anne  M.  Benson,  daughter  of  Fred  Ben- 
son, who  for  many  years  was  manager  of  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  Company  at  Dubuque,  Iowa.  Their  children  are  :  Frank- 
lin J.,  who  died  November,  1910;  Margaret  Olive,  Edwin  R.  and 
Everett  W.  Mr.  Walker's  offices  are  in  the  Marquette  Building, 
and  his  home  at  5222  University  Avenue. 


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CHARLES  S.  BURTOISI  has  been  a  well  known  member  of  the  Chi- 
cago bar  more  than  thirty  years.  His  special  field  is  patent,  copy- 
right, trade-mark  and  corporation  law,  and  in  that  he  has  gained  well 
deserved  distinction. 

Charles  S.  Burton  was  born  at  Elyria,  Ohio,  November  9,  1852, 
and  is  a  son  of  Nathan  Smith  and  Sarah  John  (Fairfield)  Burton. 
After  his  preliminary  training  in  the  public  and  preparatory  schools 
of  his  native  state,  he  entered  the  University  of  Michigan,  being 
enrolled  in  the  class  of  1872,  and  in  1882  began  practice  in  Chi- 
cago, and  has  since  continued  to  apply  himself  to  the  successful  prac- 
tice of  his  profession.  Mr.  Burton  has  represented  Chicago  manu- 
facturers in  patent  and  copyright  litigation  in  many  different  cir- 
cuits of  the  United  States  courts,  and  as  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  Burton  &  Burton  practices  in  the  United  States  Patent  Office. 
His  offices  are  in  the  Marquette  Building. 

Mr.  Burton  has  many  friends  in  the  profession,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Asso- 
ciation. Among  his  fellow  lawyers  he  is  recognized  as  one  who  has 
profound  respect  for  the  ethics  of  his  calling.  He  makes  his  home 
at  41 1  North  Grove  Avenue,  Oak  Park,  and  has  been  a  leader  in  civic 
and  educational  movements  in  his  home  locality,  having  been  presi- 
dent of  the  board  of  education  of  Oak  Park  from  1894  to  1897  and 
president  of  the  Oak  Park  and  River  Forest  High  School  Board  of 
Education  from  1899  to  1909. 

Mr.  Burton  was  married  May  3,  1887,  to  Miss  Phebe  A.  Millard, 
of  Chicago,  and  they  have  had  four  sons :  Robert  N.,  Norman 
L.,  Ernest  R.  and  Clifford  K. 

GEORGE  E.  CHIPMAN  is  a  Chicago  lawyer  and  has  enjoyed  a  large 
general  practice  in  that  city  for  fifteen  years,  and  is  particularly 
known  to  the  profession  through  his  services  as  a  teacher  and  author 
of  law  publications. 

Mr.  Chipman  was  born  at  Tupperville,  Annapolis  County,  Nova 
Scotia,  July  14,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  David  Scott  Chipman  and 
Helen  (Brooks)  Chipman,  both  likewise  natives  of  Nova  Scotia. 
In  his  native  province,  Mr.  Chipman  graduated  from  Acadia  Col- 
lege in  1892,  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  then  came  to  the  United  States 
and  matriculated  in  Harvard  University,  taking  a  post  graduate 
course  and  receiving  the  degree,  Master  of  Arts,  in  1895.  He  entered 
the  law  department  of  Washington  University,  graduating  in  1898, 
Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Missouri  bar  early  in 
the  following  year  and  in  1900  gained  similar  recognition  in  Illi- 
nois. He  is  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Chipman  and  Jack- 
son, with  offices  in  the  Harris  Trust  Building. 

Mr.  Chipman  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  managers  of 
the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  is  identified  also  with  the  Illinois 
Bar  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Association.  Mr.  Chipman 
is  professor  of  contracts  and  evidence  in  the  John  Marshall  Law 


564  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

School.  He  is  editor  of  the  publications,  "Illinois  Cases  on  Common 
Law  Pleading,"  "Illinois  Cases  on  Contracts,"  and  "Illinois  Cases  on 
Evidence,"  besides  which  he  is  author  of  "Outlines  of  Modern  In- 
ternational Law"  and  of  encyclopedic  articles  on  "Law  and  Evi- 
dence" and  "Landlord  and  Tenant,"  both  of  which  have  been  pub- 
lished in  book  form  as  well  as  in  the  edition  for  which  they  were 
originally  prepared. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Chipman  is  a  republican.  He  holds  membership 
in  the  Hamilton  Club,  the  Harvard  Club,  the  City  Club  and  the 
Canadian  Club.  He  is  affiliated  with  Woodlawn  Park  Lodge,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.  and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  law  fraternity.  He  is  a  member 
of  Hyde  Park  Baptist  Church. 

GEORGE  E.  FINK.  As  house  attorney  for  the  State  Bank  of  Chi- 
cago Mr.  Fink  finds  that  this  representative  financial  institution  de- 
mands the  greater  part  of  his  time  and  attention  in  a  professional 
way,  and  he  has  proved  himself  a  most  circumspect  and  effective 
executive  in  directing  the  legal  department  of  the  bank's  extensive 
business. 

George  Everett  Fink  was  born  at  Nunda,  McHenry  County,  Illi- 
nois, on  the  23d  of  September,  1877,  and  is  a  son  of  Emery  D.  and 
Minnie  May  (Gilbert)  Fink,  who  have  maintained  their  residence  in 
Chicago  since  1892,  the  father  being  identified  with  manufacturing 
enterprises  in  this  city.  George  E.  Fink  was  about  fifteen  years 
of  age  at  the  time  of  the  family  removal  to  Chicago,  where  he  was 
afforded  the  advantages  of  the  public  schools  and  the  Chicago  Busi- 
ness College.  He  then  entered  the  Illinois  College  of  Law,  in  which 
he  was  graduated  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1899  and  from  which 
he  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  thereafter  took  a 
post-graduate  course  in  the  law  department  of  the  University  of 
Michigan,  in  1899-1900,  and  in  1906  he  completed  a  special  course 
in  the  Illinois  College  of  Law,  which  conferred  upon  him  the  sup- 
plemental degree  of  Master  of  Laws.  Mr.  Fink  was  admitted  to  the 
Illinois  bar  in  1900  and  from  1901  to  1912  he  was  associated  with 
Samuel  M.  Fegtly  in  active  law  work,  as  house  attorneys  for  the 
State  Bank  of  Chicago  (Trust  Company.)  In  1912  the  firm  of 
Fegtly  &  Fink  dissolved  partnership  Mr.  Fegtly  retiring  on  account 
of  ill  health  and  since  that  time  Mr.  Fink  has  continued  to  be 
retained  as  house  attorney  for  the  State  Bank  of  Chicago,  with  ex- 
ecutive headquarters  in  the  office  of  the  institution.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the  Lawyers'  Association  of  Illi- 
nois, and  is  a  member  of  Phi  Alpha  Delta  Law  Fraternity,  of  which 
he  was  formerly  supreme  treasurer.  He  is  identified  also  with  the 
Royal  League  (Past  Archon  of  Ben  Franklin  Council  No.  85)  and 
the  Royal  Arcanum,  and  is  an  unwavering  supporter  of  the  cause  of 
the  republican  party,  though  not  imbued  with  desire  for  political 
office.  Mr.  Fink  and  family  reside  in  their  own  home  at  4506  North 
Francisco  Avenue. 


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Mr.  Fink  wedded  Miss  Kathleen  E.  Fry,  of  Chicago,  and  they 
have  two  children,  Nena  E.  and  Robert  E. 

CYRUS  J.  WOOD.  An  active  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  is  found 
in  Cyrus  J.  Wood,  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Wood  &  Wood, 
with  offices  in  the  Ashland  Block.  Mr.  Wood  was  born  in  Cayuga 
County,  New  York,  December  3,  1857,  and  is  a  son  of  Cyrus  A.  and 
Mary  A.  (Roe)  Wood. 

Cyrus  J.  Wood  spent  his  early  years  on  his  father's  farm.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  in  Cayuga  County,  and  in  1877  was 
graduated  from  the  Cortland  Normal  and  Training  School.  Two 
years  of  school  teaching  followed,  at  Moravia,  New  York,  after 
which  he  entered  the  University  of  Rochester,  where  he  was  grad- 
uated in  1883,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  the  same  year  he  came 
to  Illinois  and  at  Monmouth,  in  this  state,  studied  law,  in  1885  being 
admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar.  He  established  himself  in  practice  at 
Galesburg,  in  partnership  with  James  McKenzie,  the  firm  name 
being  McKenzie  &  Wood,  which  association  continued  until  1890, 
when  Mr.  Wood  came  to  Chicago  and  here  entered  into  practice 
and  continued  alone  for  twenty  years,  when  his  son  William  G.  was 
admitted  to  the  firm,  under  the  firm  name  of  Wood  &  Wood.  The 
junior  partner  is  a  graduate  of  the  Northwestern  University  and  of 
the  Kent  Law  School  of  Chicago. 

After  coming  to  Chicago,  Mr.  Wood  attended  the  Chicago  Col- 
lege of  Law  in  order  to  get  the  benefit  of  the  late  Judge  Moran's 
lectures.  He  has  engaged  in  a  general* practice  in  this  city  since  1890 
and  has  had  many  cases  in  both  Appellate  and  the  Supreme  courts, 
some  of  which  were  quite  noted.  Many  personal  injury  cases  have 
been  placed  in  his  hands  and  a  number  of  stubbornly  contested  cases 
have  been  brought  to  a  satisfactory  conclusion  through  his  efforts. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Law  Institute  and  of  the  Chicago  and 
of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  associations. 

Mr.  Wood  was  married  October  30,  1888,  to  Miss  Hattie  Galla- 
way,  of  Chicago.  The  father  of  Mrs.  Wood  for  a  number  of  years 
was  vice  president  of  D.  B.  Fisk  &  Co.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wood  have 
two  sons,  William  G.  and  Cyrus  B.  The  latter  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Northwestern  University  and  of  the  medical  department  of  the 
same  institution,  and  at  present  is  an  interne  at  the  Michael  Reese 
Hospital,  Chicago. 

Mr.  Wood  is  on  the  directing  board  of  the  Garden  City  Equitable 
Loan  and  Building  Association.  He  retains  membership  with  his 
Greek  letter  fraternity  of  college  days,  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi,  and 
belongs  also  to  the  Royal  Arcanum.  The  family  resides  at  No.  1475 
Gregory  Street,  Chicago. 

ROBERT  A.  BURTON.  A  Chicago  lawyer  of  many  years  experi- 
ence, Robert  A.  Burton  is  engaged  in  general  practice  and  is  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Burton,  Kannally  &  Megan,  with  offices  in 


566  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

the  Ashland  Block.  He  has  been  identified  with  the  Chicago  bar 
more  than  twenty  years,  and  has  high  standing  as  a  lawyer  and 
wide  acquaintance  among  all  classes  of  citizens. 

He  was  born  in  Huntsville,  Missouri,  his  parents  having  come 
to  that  state  from  North  Carolina.  When  he  was  a  boy  they  re- 
moved to  Iowa,  and  in  that  state  he  acquired  his  education,  taking 
the  literary  course  in  the  Iowa  Wesleyan  University  at  Mount 
Pleasant,  and  from  it  has  the  degrees  A.  B.  and  A.  M.  In  early 
life  he  taught  school,  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  held  a  high  school 
principalship.  At  the  same  time  he  carried  on  his  law  studies  and 
later  attended  the  law  school  of  the  Columbia  (now  the  George 
Washington)  University,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Ottumwa,  Iowa,  immediately  afterwards 
Mr.  Burton  moved  to  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  where  he  did  his  first 
court  work  as  assistant  to  the  solicitor  general.  He  had  charge  of 
state  foreclosures,  and  for  a  year  or  more  was  principally  engaged 
in  the  Court  of  Chancery  of  Pulaski  County,  Arkansas.  While  there 
he  participated  in  various  contested  congressional  election  cases, 
and  was  one  of  Brooks'  attorneys  in  his  celebrated  contest  with 
Baxter  for  the  governorship.  This  last  engagement  took  him  to 
Washington,  D.  C.,  where  he  opened  an  office  and  continued  in 
practice  until  1892.  In  that  year  he  came  to  Chicago,  where  he  has 
since  been  continuously  identified  with  general  practice. 

He  is  a  republican  and  one  of  the  early  members  of  the  Ham- 
ilton Club.  He  is  a  church  member,  belongs  to  the  Beta  Theta  Phi, 
and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association.  He  married  Frances  S.  Way, 
daughter  of  Judge  Way  of  Ohio.  One  of  his  sons  is  in  the  practice 
of  law  at  Peoria  and  another  is  a  student  in  the  University  of  Illi- 
nois, while  .of  the  three  daughters  the  youngest  lives  at  home  and 
the  other  two  are  married.  Mr.  Burton  lives  in  Hyde  Park,  Chicago. 

GEORGE  W.  BURTON.  A  son  of  Robert  A.  Burton,  the  Chicago 
attorney  above  mentioned,  George  W.  Burton  is  now  serving  as 
general  counsel  for  the  Illinois  Traction  System,  with  offices  in  the 
Mayer  Building  in  Peoria. 

He  was  born  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  15,  1880,  attended 
school  in  that  city,  but  at  the  age  of  twelve  removed  with  the 
family  to  Chicago,  where  he  was  graduated  from  the  Hyde  Park 
High  School  in  1897.  After  that  for  several  years  he  did  news- 
paper reporting,  was  employed  in  a  law  office,  in  street  railway  work, 
and  in  the  census  office  at  Washington,  and  in  the  meantime  carried 
on  his  studies  in  the  law  department  of  Columbia  University  (now 
George  Washington  University)  and  graduated  LL.  B.  in  June, 
1902.  His  first  two  years  of  experience  were  in  Chicago,  and  he 
was  then  employed  in  the  office  of  L.  E.  Fischer,  at  that  time  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  Illinois  Traction  System,  with  offices  at  Dan- 
ville. Mr.  Burton  removed  to  Peoria  in  December,  1908,  and  has 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  567 

since  acted  as  general  counsel  to  the  Illinois  Traction  System  and 
also  carries  on  a  general  practice  as  a  lawyer. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Peoria  and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, is  aligned  with  the  republican  party  in  his  political  actions, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Creve  Coeur  Club  of  Peoria. 

JOHN  DE  GRAZIA.  Now  one  of  the  capable  members  of  the 
Chicago  bar,  with  offices  in  the  Ashland  Block,  with  a  large  private 
practice  and  a  prestige  in  political  affairs,  John  De  Grazia  is  a 
man  whose  progress  has  encouragement  and  inspiration  for  every- 
one. At  one  time  he  sold  papers  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Ashland 
Block,  where  he  now  has  his  law  offices. 

John  De  Grazia  was  born  in  Italy  July  17,  1878,  a  son  of  Luigi 
and  Theresa  De  Grazia  of  Trivigno,  Italy.  A  year  after  his  birth 
his  father  died,  and  from  1884  to  1890  he  lived  in  his  native  coun- 
try and  attended  the  common  schools.  With  his  step-father  he  ar- 
rived in  America  in  1890  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  since 
September  of  that  year.  His  education  after  coming  to  America 
was  largely  the  result  of  attending  night  schools.  He  studied  in 
the  Montefiore  School,  the  Medill  High  School,  and  a  business  col- 
lege while  following  other  employments  and  prepared  for  the  bar  in 
the  Chicago  and  Kent  Law  schools,  graduating  with  a  well  earned 
diploma  in  1907  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1908.  Mr.  De  Grazia 
began  practice  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Quitman  &  De  Grazia, 
which  was  discontinued  in  1911,  and  since  that  date  he  has  con- 
ducted an  individual  practice  of  a  general  nature.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the  Illinois  Bar  Association.  In 
politics  he  is  a  republican,  is  identified  with  the  Seventeenth  Ward 
Republican  Organization,  and  in  1908  was  a  candidate  before  the 
primaries  for  state  senator  for  the  Twenty-first  District. 

The  successive  steps  of  the  career  of  Mr.  De  Grazia  are  a  tribute 
not  only  to  the  abundance  of  American  opportunity  but  also  to  his 
own  vigorous  character  and  ambition.  He  was  twelve  years  old 
when  he  landed  in  New  York,  and  after  reaching  Chicago  earned 
his  bread  by  selling  newspapers.  A  little  later  he  was  a  water-boy 
and  from  1892  to  1894  had  charge  of  a  fruit  stand.  In  1895  he 
worked  as  a  bartender  and  in  the  same  year  had  employment  for  a 
few  months  in  making  sweepers,  such  as  are  used  on  the  street  cars. 
The  same  year  he  found  a  place  in  a  store  as  a  clothing  salesman, 
worked  at  that  until  1897,  and  then  entered  the  employ  of  the  West- 
ern Union  Telegraph  Company,  and  was  a  proficient  operator  of  a 
telegraph  key  from  1897  to  1907.  It  was  the  earnings  from  this  lat- 
ter occupation  that  largely  paid  his  way  through  law  school. 

Mr.  De  Grazia  is  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Arts  and  Profes- 
sions, of  the  Unione  Sicilliana,  of  the  Alleanza  Italiana,  the  Imera 
Croce  Bianca,  and  is  a  past  grand  in  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows. 


568  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

THOMAS  H.  MILLER.  One  of  the  strong  law  firms  of  Mc- 
Donough  County  is  that  of  Miller  &  Walker,  at  Macomb,  its  senior 
member,  Thomas  H.  Miller,  being  favorably  known  in  this  section 
of  Illinois,  both  professionally  and  politically.  Educated  for  the 
law  he  has  devoted  himself  entirely  to  his  profession,  building  up 
so  honorable  and  substantial  a  reputation  that  he  was  elected  state's 
attorney  in  1908  and  served  in  that  exceedingly  important  office 
until  1912. 

Thomas  H.  Miller  was  born  on  his  father's  farm  near  Colchester, 
McDonough  County,  Illinois,  October  19,  1873,  and  is  a  son  of 
Marvin  and  Sarah  (Shoopman)  Miller.  The  mother  of  Mr.  Miller 
was  born  in  McDonough  County,  Illinois,  and  is  a  resident  of 
Macomb.  The  father,  who  was  born  at  Akron,  Ohio,  in  1834,  is 
deceased.  There  were  four  children  in  the  family,  one  of  whom, 
Patience  B.,  is  deceased,  the  others  being:  Fred,  Thomas  H.  and 
Jesse  M. 

Thomas  H.  Miller  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm  during  boy- 
hood and  attended  the  district  schools,  later  attending  the  public 
schools  of  Macomb.  In  1899  he  entered  the  law  department  of  the 
University  of  Illinois  as  a  student,  and  was  graduated  with  honors 
in  1902  and  in  October  of  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar, 
at  Springfield.  Mr.  Miller  chose  Macomb  as  the  scene  of  his  pro- 
fessional endeavor  and  has  never  been  inclined  to  leave  this  city  of 
old  acquaintance  and  later  hearty  appreciation.  For  two  years  in 
early  practice  he  was  in  partnership  with  T.  B.  Switzer,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Switzer  &  Miller,  following  which  he  was  alone  in 
practice  for  two  more  years.  In  July,  1908,  he  became  associated 
with  Wallace  A.  Walker,  under  the  firm  name  of  Miller  &  Walker, 
which  continues,  with  offices  on  the  south  side  of  the  public  square 
at  Macomb.  Many  important  court  cases  have  been  entrusted  to 
this  firm  and  the  careful  handling  of  the  same  has  brought  the  firm 
well  merited  repute.  In  politics  Mr.  Miller  has  always  been  a 
republican  and  a  conscientious  party  worker  but  outside  of  his 
profession,  has  no  ambition  for  public  honors.  During  his  term  of 
four  years  as  state's  attorney,  he  made  a  fine  record  for  efficiency 
and  a  clean  page  in  the  legal  history  of  the  county. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  education  from  1906-1908, 
when  he  was  elected  state's  attorney,  and  again  reappointed  to  that 
office  April,  1915. 

Mr.  Miller  was  united  in  marriage  on  December  8,  1910,  to  Miss 
Bertha  Cox,  who  is  a  daughter  of  the  late  Jacob  Cox,  formerly  of 
Augusta,  Hancock  County,  Illinois.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Miller  have  one 
daughter,  Maxine,  who  was  born  May  18,  1912.  Mr.  Miller  belongs 
to  the  Elks  but  otherwise  his  connections  are  with  bodies  professional 
in  character.  The  family  resides  at  No.  313  South  McArthur  Street. 

WALLACE  A.  WALKER.  The  legal  profession  at  Macomb  is  well 
represented  and  McDonough  County  has  reason  to  be  proud  of  the 


569 

county  seat  bar.  It  is  an  observable  fact  that  many  of  the  most 
able  practitioners  have  been  born  and  educated  in  this  county  and 
an  example  may  be  cited  in  Wallace  A.  Walker,  who  is  the  junior 
member  of  the  widely  known  firm  of  Miller  &  Walker. 

Wallace  A.  Walker  was  born  in  McDondugh  County,  Illinois, 
not  far  distant  from  Macomb,  December  8,  1876,  and  is  a  son  of 
Theophilus  G.  and  Emma  C.  (Thomson)  Walker,  both  of  whom 
were  likewise  born  in  this  county,  the  families  being  numbered  with 
the  pioneer  settlers.  Wallace  A.  was  the  eldest  born  of  the  family 
of  three  children,  the  others  being:  Bertha,  who  is  the  wife  of 
Loring  H.  Provine,  and  they  have  two  children ;  and  Alta,.  who 
resides  with  her  parents. 

Reared  on  the  home  farm,  Wallace  'A.  Walker  attended  the 
district  schools  through  boyhood  and  later  became  a  student  in  the 
Macomb  Normal  School.  In  1896  he  entered  Lake  Forest 
University  and  was  there  graduated  in  1900,  with  the  degree  of  A. 
B.  The  law  being  his  choice  of  profession,  Mr.  Walker  then 
entered  the  Kent  Law  School,  at  Chicago,  in  September,  1901,  from 
which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1904  and  in  the  same  year  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  An  exceedingly  useful  term  of  experience 
followed  as  he  was  employed  until  February,  1907,  in  the  law  office 
of  Healy  &  Caylor,  at  Chicago.  Mr.  Walker  then  returned  to 
Macomb  and  opened  a  law  office  here,  continuing  alone  in  practice 
until  January  i,  1908,  when  he  formed  a  law  partnership  with 
Thomas  H.  Miller,  under  the  style  of  Miller  &  Walker,  which  still 
exists  and  maintains  offices  on  the  south  side  of  the  square  at 
Macomb.  In  all  that  pertains  to  legal  matters  as  general  prac- 
titioners, this  firm  has  a  reputation  for  being  able,  honorable  and 
trustworthy  and  as  a  natural  consequence  a  large  amount  of  busi- 
ness is  entrusted  to  the  firm.  Always  a  stanch  republican,  Mr. 
Walker  gives  his  party  loyal  support.  In  1909  he  was  elected  city 
attorney  of  Macomb  and  served  effectively  in  that  office  until  1913. 
He  has  never  identified  himself  with  secret  societies  or  social  clubs 
but  has  a  wide  circle  of  personal  and  professional  friends.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  His  residence  is  No.  810  East 
Calhoun  Street,  Macomb. 

Mr.  Walker  was  married  April  24,  1915,  to  Minnie  M.  Worrell, 
of  Macomb.  She  was  reared  in  Monmouth,  California,  and  is 
prominent  in  women's  clubs. 

CHRISTIAN  MEIER.  A  representative  member  of  the  Illinois  bar, 
who  has  won  distinction  in  his  profession  and  has  taken  a  consist- 
ently active  part  in  public  affairs,  Christian  Meier  is  one  of  those 
of  foreign  birth,  but  of  Chicago  training,  who  have  so  thoroughly 
absorbed  the  progressive  spirit  of  the  city  and  the  times.  Born  in 
Hesse  Darmstadt,  Southern  Germany,  January  19,  1852,  he  is  a 
son  of  Christian  and  Mary  (Immelt)  Meier,  natives  of  the  Father- 
land. Mr.  Meier's  father,  who  was  a  wood  turner  and  wood  machine 


570  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

worker,  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  the  year  of  the 
cholera  epidemic,  and  here  found  extensive  employment  at  Chicago 
in  making  coffins.  Returning  to  Germany  in  1856,  in  that  same  year 
he  brought  his  family  to  this  country  and  settled  again  in  Chicago, 
where  both  he  and  the  mother  passed  away. 

Christian  Meier  is  essentially  a  product  of  the  Chicago  schools. 
As  a  lad  he  studied  at  the  old  Franklin  School,  Sedgwick  and  Divi- 
sion streets,  under  Professor  Lane,  and  early  became  identified 
with  civic  affairs,  being  appointed,  in  1884,  by  the  elder  Mayor 
Harrison  as  clerk  of  the  Police  Court  of  the  North  Side,  serving 
four  years  under  Judge  Kersten.  It  was  while  acting  in  this  capac- 
ity that  he  decided  upon  a  career  in  the  law,  attending  Northwestern 
University  and  graduating  from  the  law  department  of  that  institu- 
tion in  1888  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  during  the  same  year,  and  has  continued  in  active  practice 
up  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Meier  has  a  large  and  remunerative 
professional  business,  but  will  accept  no  cases  in  criminal  litigation. 
He  maintains  offices  at  Room  1002  Ashland  Block.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  of  the  Lawyers  Association.  In 
the  fall  of  1878  Mr.  Meier  was  elected  to  the  Illinois  State  Legisla- 
ture, in  which  body  he  served  one  term,  and  from  that  time  has  taken 
an  active  and  helpful  part  in  promoting  the  interests  of  his  city  and 
state  in  various  positions  of  responsibility.  In  1879  he  was  elected 
councilman  of  the  old  Sixteenth  Ward,  on  the  North  Side,  and  was 
re-elected  in  1881,  his  services  as  a  member  of  the  council  being 
marked  by  the  greatest  activity  and  the  securing  of  much  beneficial 
legislation  for  his  constituents.  He  was  appointed  by  Judge  Scales 
as  a  member  of  the  election  board,  in  1895,  and  also  served  an  un- 
expired  term  on  the  board  of  education,  being  reappointed  for  a 
full  term.  Subsequently  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Civil 
Service  Commission,  on  which  he  acted  one  term.  Mr.  Meier  is  a 
member  of  Lessing  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Olympia  Lodge,  I.  O.  O. 
F.,  and  the  Lincoln  Turnverein  Society. 

On  September  i,  1876,  Mr.  Meier  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Bierdemann,  whose  parents  were  early  German  settlers  on  the  north 
side  of  Chicago.  She  died  in  March,  1889,  having  been  the  mother 
of  four  children :  Paul  C,  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin,  county 
attorney  of  Polk  County;  Frank  E.,  who  is  actively  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  at  Chicago;  Elizabeth,  who  is  the  wife  of  Julius 
Erbeau,  of  Chicago ;  and  Bertha,  the  wife  of  Frederick  Albrecht,  of 
Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  Mr.  Meier  was  married  a  second  time,  in 
1891,  to  Sophia  Wiesner.  The  family  home  is  located  at  No.  4246 
North  Winchester  Avenue. 

HON.  MICHAEL  L.  IGOE  has  done  some  distinctive  work  as 
a  lawyer  since  his  admission  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  the  fall  of  1908 ; 
he  is  probably  best  known  over  the  city  and  in  the  state  as  an 
influential  young  member  of  the  Legislature,  to  which  he  was  elected 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  571 

in  1912  from  the  fifth  senatorial  district  and  reelected  in  November, 
1914.  When  first  a  candidate  Mr.  Igoe  had  the  endorsement  of  the 
leading  civic  and  political  organizations,  and  his  record  during  the 
forty-eighth  assembly  was  such  as  to  strengthen  his  qualifications 
and  he  received  the  largest  number  of  votes  given  to  any  of  the  three 
successful  candidates  from  his  district.  While  in  the  Legislature 
in  the  forty-eighth  assembly  Mr.  Igoe  was  chairman  of  the  revenue 
committee  and  a  member  of  other  important  committees.  In  1913 
he  was  appointed  a  special  United  States  district  attorney,  made  a 
good  record  in  that  office,  but  resigned  January  I,  1914. 

Michael  L.  Igoe  was  born  at  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  April  16,  1885, 
a  son  of  James  F.  and  Catherine  (Sherin)  Igoe.  His  father  was  for 
many  years  employed  by  the  Associated  Press  service.  Michael  L. 
Igoe  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools  at  Minneapolis  and  at 
Chicago,  attended  the  De  LaSalle  Institute  of  Chicago,  and  took  his 
law  course  at  the  Georgetown  University  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
graduating  LL.  B.  in  1908,  and  being  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  in  the  same  year.  His  home  has  been  in  Chicago 
since  the  fall  of  1908.  Mr.  Igoe  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar 
Association,  of  the  Iroquois  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Press  Club,  the 
Sportsmen  Club,  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the  Catholic  Order  of 
Foresters  and  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians.  He  is  unmarried, 
and  resides  at  5429  Greenwood  Avenue. 

Ross  C.  HALL.  ,Now  one  of  the  successful  attorneys  of  Chicago 
and  at  different  times  active  in  democratic  politics  Ross  C.  Hall  be- 
gan his  career  as  a  lawyer  in  Southern  Illinois,  but  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Chicago  bar  more  than  twenty  years.  At  the  present 
time  Mr.  Hall  is  serving  as  assistant  attorney  of  the  sanitary  dis- 
trict of  Chicago. 

Born  at  Rushville,  Illinois,  October  29,  1866,  Ross  C.  Hall  is  a 
son  of  Thomas  M.  and  Harriet  R.  (Ross)  Hall.  His  father  was  a 
merchant  at  Rushville,  and  the  son  grew  up  in  that  town,  finished 
the  high  school  course  in  Macomb,  and  took  his  law  course  at 
Georgetown  University  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  where  he  was 
graduated  LL.  B.  in  1888.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  but  returned  home  in  July,  1888,  and  began  prac- 
tice in  his  old  home  town  of  Rushville.  He  served  as  city  attorney 
there  for  one  year,  and  in  1892  moved  to  Chicago  and  became  a 
partner  of  Hon.  William  Prentiss  under  the  firm  name  of  Prentiss 
&  Hall.  For  twenty  years  Mr.  Hall  has  been  regarded  as  one  of  the 
lawyers  of  exceptional  ability  in  the  Chicago  bar,  and  for  eight  years 
served  as  one  of  the  trial  attorneys  for  the  Union  Traction  Company 
and  the  Chicago  Railways  Company. 

Mr.  Hall  has  been  prominent  in  the  democratic  organization  of 
Cook  County,  and  in  1896  was  elected  a  member  of  the  State  Legis- 
lature and  served  one  term.  In  1900  he  was  nominated  for  the 
State  Senate,  but  was  defeated  with  the  rest  of  his  ticket.  In  1904 


572  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

he  attended  the  St.  Louis  National  Convention  as  a  delegate,  and 
helped  to  nominate  Judge  Parker  for  president.  In  1908  he  was 
unsuccessful  candidate  on  the  democratic  state  ticket  for  attorney- 
general,  and  in  1911  his  party  selected  him  as  a  candidate  for  the 
office  of  judge  of  the  Superior  Court.  In  1912  Mr.  Hall  was  a 
delegate  to  the  national  convention  in  Baltimore  which  nominated 
President  Wilson.  Since  February,  1913,  he  has  given  much  of  his 
professional  time  to  his  duties  as  first  assistant  attorney  for  the 
Chicago  Sanitary  District. 

Mr.  Hall  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar  asso- 
ciations and  belongs  to  the  Oak  Park  Club.  His  home  is  in  Oak 
Park.  On  August  9,  1890,  he  married  Martha  Catherine  Twyman, 
of  Macomb,  Illinois.  Their  children  are  Carlos  T.,  George  R.  and 
Charles  M. 

JAMES  V.  O'DONNELL.  A  master  in  chancery  of  the  Superior 
Court  in  Cook  County,  James  V.  O'Donnell  has  been  engaged  in  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  in  Chicago  for  more  than  a  score 
of  years  and  through  ability  and  character  enjoys  a  place  of  excep- 
tional confidence  and  esteem  in  his  profession. 

Mr.  O'Donnell  was  born  in  the  City  of  Portland,  Maine,  Sep- 
tember 14,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Gaugherty) 
O'Donnell.  Patrick  O'Donnell,  who  was  a  woolen  merchant,  estab- 
lished his  home  in  Chicago  about  the  year  1877  an^  resided  there 
until  his  death  in  1902.  James  V.  O'Donnell  prepared  for  college 
in  an  excellent  seminary  at  Nicolet,  Province  of  Quebec,  Canada, 
and  then  entered  the  University  of  Notre  Dame  at  South  Bend, 
Indiana,  in  which  he  completed  a  classical  course.  He  was  also 
graduated  from  the  law  department  in  the  class  of  1889,  LL.  B. 
The  following  year  was  spent  in  post-graduate  work  in  the  old 
Chicago  College  of  Law,  graduating  in  1890,  and  in  1891  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state.  For  the  first  year  he  was  asso- 
ciated with  Judge  John  Gibbons,  who  is  now  serving  on  the  bench 
of  the  Circuit  Court,  and  at  the  end  of  the  year  Judge  Marcus  Kava- 
nagh,  now  on  the  bench  of  the  Superior  Court  of  the  county,  be- 
came a  member  of  the  firm,  with  the  title  of  Gibbons,  Kavanagh  & 
O'Donnell,  this  continuing  until  the  elevation  of  Judge  Gibbons  to 
the  bench.  Thereafter  Kavanagh  &  O'Donnell  continued  in  control 
of  the  large  and  representative  law  business  until  Judge  Kavanagh 
was  elected  to  his  present  judicial  office  in  1898.  Thus  deprived  of 
his  able  and  honored  coadjutors,  Mr.  O'Donnell  has  since  conducted 
an  individual  practice,  with  offices  in  the  Reaper  Block.  He  was 
appointed  master  in  chancery  by  Judge  Kavanagh,  his  former  part- 
ner, and  has  ably  filled  this  office  for  the  past  fifteen  years.  Mr. 
O'Donnell  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar  asso- 
ciations. He  has  appeared  in  connection  with  many  important  cases 
in  the  various  courts  of  the  state  and  is  known  as  a  skillful  trial 
lawyer,  as  well  as  an  able  counselor.  He  is  a  republican  in  his  politi- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  573 

cal  faith.     His  social  connections  include  membership  in  the  Chi- 
cago Athletic  Club. 

Mr.,O'Donnell  was  married  on  the  2ist  of  June,  1899,  to  Miss 
Agnes  Lynch,  and  they  have  three  children — John  B.,  Ruth  M.  and 
Constance  M.  The  family  home  is  at  509  Barry  Avenue,  Chicago. 

JAMES  G.  CONDON'S  work  as  a  lawyer  is  chiefly  in  the  field  of 
corporation  and  insurance  law.  He  has  been  identified  with  the 
Chicago  bar  nearly  twenty  years  and  is  well  known  in  legal  circles. 
His  offices  are  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building. 

James  Gregory  Condon  was  born  in  the  City  of  Bloomington, 
McLean  County,  Illinois,  November  28,  1871,  and  is  a  son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Maria  (McNamara)  Condon.  Mr.  Condon  supplemented 
his  preliminary  education  by  higher  academic  studies  in  St.  Viateur's 
College,  at  Bourbonnais,  Kankakee  County.  He  entered  the  law  de- 
partment of  Wesleyan  University,  in  his  native  city,  graduating  in 
1893,  Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  was  at  once  admitted  to  the  bar  and 
practiced  in  Bloomington  one  year.  He  removed  to  Chicago  in 
1895  and  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Ryan  &  Condon. 

Mr.  Condon  has  taken  special  interest  in  the  matter  of  court 
rules  and  those  governing  legal  practice  and  is  zealous  in  support  of 
the  movement  to  expedite  the  business  of  the  courts,  the  achieve- 
ment of  which  end  is  necessary  in  the  handling  of  the  great  volume 
of  business  in  the  various  courts  of  Chicago.  In  the  Chicago  Bar 
Association,  he  is  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Expedition  of 
Court  Business.  Mr.  Condon  was  retained  in  service  in  the  munici- 
pal law  department  of  Chicago  about  one  year  and  was  for  three 
years  a  member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  Chicago  Bar  As- 
sociation, of  which  he  has  been  second  vice-president. 

In  1910  he  served  as  president  of  the  Iroquois  Club.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  directorate  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  Association, 
besides  holding  membership  in  a  number  of  other  organizations. 
Mr.  Condon  is  a  democrat  in  politics.  He  is  affiliated  with  the 
Knights  of  Columbus. 

In  1907,  Mr.  Condon  married  Miss  Lucy  Dalton,  of  Bloomington 
and  they  have  two  children,  Marian  and  Jane.  His  home  is  at  1512 
Dearborn  Parkway. 

DWIGHT  B.  CHEEVER.  Like  numerous  other  leading  members  of 
the  Chicago  legal  profession,  Dwight  B.  Cheever  is  a  native  of  the 
State  of  Michigan,  and  was  reared  in  that  state  and  there  educated, 
although  his  entire  professional  career  has  been  spent  in  Chicago. 
Since  engaging  in  practice  in  1896  his  connection  with  some  of  the 
leading  cases  tried  in  the  courts  in  recent  years  has  given  him  a 
reputation  as  a  specialist  in  trade-mark  and  copyright  law  in 
Chicago. 

Mr.  Cheever  was  born  at  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  February  23, 
1868,  and  is  a  son  of  Dr.  Henry  and  Laura  E.  (Bissell)  Cheever. 


574  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

The  father  was  a  prominent  physician  and  a  professor  in  the  medi- 
cal department  of  the  University  of  Michigan.  After  graduating 
from  the  Ann  Arbor  High  School,  Mr.  Cheever  entered  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan  where  he  took  a  course  in  mechanical  engineering 
and  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1891  with  the  degree  Bachelor  of 
Science.  He  then  followed  engineering  with  various  firms  until  Sep- 
tember, 1895,  when  he  entered  the  Michigan  Law  School,  finishing 
in  the  class  of  1896  with  the  degree  Bachelor  of  Laws.  In  the  same 
year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bars  of  Michigan  and  Illinois.  Mr. 
Cheever  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  1896  in  the  office  of 
Robert  H.  Parkinson,  a  Chicago  patent  attorney,  and  continued  there 
as  chief  clerk  in  the  office  until  May  i,  1901,  when  he  opened  offices 
of  his  own,  continuing  in  independent  practice  until  November,  1904. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  senior  partner  in  the  firm  of  Cheever  & 
Cox,  and  the  firm  has  been  engaged  in  some  very  important  litigation. 

A  few  of  the  more  important  cases  may  be  mentioned  as  follows  : 
W.  F.  Burns  Company  vs.  Mills  &  Cunningham,  143,  Federal,  325,  a 
case  reversing  the  lower  court;  Thayer  &  Chandler  vs.  Wold,  148, 
Federal,  227;  Ajax  Forge  Company  vs.  Morden  Frog  &  Crossing 
Company,  164,  Federal,  843;  James  H.  Channon  vs.  Empire  Com- 
pany, 168,  Federal,  705;  Sheridan  Company  vs.  Robert  Law  Com- 
pany, 172,  Federal,  223;  Myers  &  Company  vs.  Fairbanks  Morse  & 
Company,  194,  Federal,  971.  All  these  cases  went  to  the  Court  of 
Appeals. 

Mr.  Cheever  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
National  Bar  Association,  the  Chicago  Patent  Bar  Association,  the 
Law  Club  and  the  Legal  Club.  Other  club  memberships  of  Mr. 
Cheever  are  with  the  Union  League,  Hamilton,  Homewood  Country 
and  Kenwood  clubs. 

On  September  i,  1904,  Mr.  Cheever  married  Miss  Arline  H. 
Valiette,  of  Pasadena,  California,  and  they  have  one  child,  D wight 
Martin.  The  city  home  of  the  Cheevers  is  at  5491  East  End  Avenue, 
and  they  have  an  attractive  summer  place  at  Flossmoor,  Illinois. 

RALPH  L.  PECK.  Both  through  his  professional  and  through  his 
business  and  civic  relations  Mr.  Peck  has  had  a  successful  career 
since  taking  up  practice  fourteen  years  ago.  Mr.  Peck  is  a  Chi- 
cago lawyer,  with  offices  in  the  American  Trust  Building,  but  has 
his  home  at  Palatine,  Illinois. 

Ralph  L.  Peck  was  born  near  Springfield,  Illinois,  May  6,  1873, 
son  of  Sanford  and  Susan  (Stover)  Peck.  His  father  is  a  real 
estate  man,  now  residing  at  Barrington,  Illinois.  Ralph  L.  Peck 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  spent  one  year  as  a  student  in 
the  Northwestern  Academy,  and  graduated  Ph.  B.  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago  with  the  class  of  1898.  Mr.  Peck  took  his  law 
course  in  the  Columbian  University  Law  School,  and  graduated 
LL.  B.  in  1901. 

Admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  the  same  year,  he  has  since  been 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  575 

identified  with  an  increasing  general  practice  in  Chicago.  At  Pala- 
tine, his  home  town,  Mr.  Peck  has  been  president  of  the  Board  of 
Education  for  the  past  ten  years,  president  of  the  Township  High 
School  Board  since  its  organization,  village  and  town  attorney  for 
the  last  thirteen  years,  is  president  of  the  Township  Republican  Club, 
and  secretary  of  the  Fifth  District  Republican  Club.  He  is  vice 
president  of  the  Mount  Prospect  National  Bank,  is  the  Cook  County 
civil  service  commissioner  and  is  acting  as  receiver  of  the  Wauke- 
gan,  Rockford  &  Elgin  Traction  Company  by  appointment  of  Judge 
Baldwin  of  the  Circuit  Court  and  is  interested  as  director  and  offi- 
cial in  various  other  active  business  organizations. 

Mr.  Peck  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago,  the  Illinois  State  and  the 
American  Bar  associations,  the  Hamilton  Club  and  the  City  Club. 
His  college  fraternity  is  the  Chi  Psi,  and  he  is  also  identified  with 
Palatine  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
Palatine  Lodge  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  St.  Elmo  Commandery  of  the 
Knights  Templar  and  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine. 
March  12,  1904,  Mr.  Peck  married  Miss  Caroline  Kerkhoff  of  Oak 
Park,  Illinois.  Their  two  children  are  Ralph  LeRoy  Jr.,  and  Wil- 
liam Sanford.  Mr.  Peck  is  a  trustee  of  the  Methodist  Church  at 
Palatine. 

HON.  JAMES  A.  MCKENZIE.  Of  those  men  who  adorned  and 
added  prestige  to  the  Illinois  bar  during  the  last  century  one  of 
the  greatest  was  Hon.  James  A.  McKenzie,  of  Galesburg.  In 
his  death  on  December  17,  1901,  not  only  Knox  County  but  the 
state  lost  one  of  the  brightest  legal  minds.  A  record  of  his  career 
as  seen  through  a  lawyer's  eyes  adds  an  interesting  chapter  to 
this  publication. 

James  A.  McKenzie  was  born  April  27,  1837,  at  Spring  Corners, 
Crawford  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  death  interrupted  his  life  in 
his  sixty-fifth  year.  He  was  a  son  of  Alexander  and  Deidama 
(Hendryx)  McKenzie.  When  he  was  a  child  his  parents  removed 
to  Knoxville,  Illinois,  from  which  place  in  1854  the  father  and  son 
went  across  the  plains  to  California,  where  they  met  indifferent 
success  and  returned  home  in  the  summer  of  1855.  In  1856  Mr. 
McKenzie  entered  Knox  College  at  Galesburg,  and  in  September, 
1858,  determined  to  apply  for  admission  to  both  the  junior  and 
senior  classes.  In  each  class  were  young  men  of  excellent  ability 
and  intelligence.  At  the  close  of  the  college  year  in  June  James 
A.  McKenzie  was  graduated  with  the  highest  honors,  the  acknowl- 
edged leader  of  each  class.  The  genius  for  consecutive,  painstak- 
ing, thorough  labor,  manifested  in  his  college  career,  was  the  domi- 
nant trait  in  his  after  life.  In  the  consideration  of  any  undertaking 
it  is  said  that  he  first  ascertained  the  underlying  principles,  and 
these  determined  he  concentrated  the  remarkable  energy  of  his  mind 
toward  a  performance  which  was  never  less  than  creditable.  While 


576  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

in  college  he  familiarized  himself  with  Blackstone  and  Kent,  devel- 
oping special  fondness  for  Kent. 

In  August,  1 86 1,  Mr.  McKenzie  raised  a  company  of  volunteers 
and  went  to  the  front  as  captain  of  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Illi- 
nois Infantry.  For  a  time  he  filled  the  position  of  judge  advocate 
of  a  military  commission,  both  at  Reeves  Station  and  Bentonville, 
Arkansas,  later  was  provost  marshal  of  the  division  commanded  by 
General  Steele  at  Helena,  Arkansas,  was  subsequently  transferred 
to  the  staff  of  Major  General  Curtis  as  provost  marshal  general 
of  the  Army  of  the  Southwest.  Failing  health  compelled  him  to 
resign  his  commission,  and  he  returned  to  Galesburg  in  1863  and 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  as  senior  member  of 
the  law  firm  of  McKenzie  &  Williams. 

In  November,  1864,  Mr.  McKenzie  was  elected  state's  attorney. 
That  fall  the  first  political  speech  he  ever  made  was  delivered  in 
Dunn's  Hall  at  Galesburg,  and  those  who  heard  it  spoke  of  it  as 
a  masterpiece.  He  was  reelected  in  1868  and  filled  the  office  until 
1872.  The  title  of  the  office  at  that  time  was  district  attorney,  and 
his  district  comprised  Knox,  Henderson,  Henry  and  Mercer  coun- 
ties. As  a  public  prosecutor  he  proved  able  and  fearless.  His  in- 
dictments were  known  for  their  absolute  correctness  and  none  of 
them  were  ever  quashed  for  informality.  Mr.  McKenzie's  record 
as  state's  attorney  added  to  his  reputation  as  an  attorney  of  re- 
markable analytic  power  and  knowledge  of  the  law.  As  speaker 
before  a  jury  he  had  few  equals.  His  power  of  illustration,  his 
ability  to  present  the  case  in  bold  outlines,  his  quickness  in  detect- 
ing deception  and  subterfuge,  his  wit  and  sarcasm,  his  skill  in 
explanation,  his  great  ingenuity  made  him  an  opponent  to  be  feared. 
Few  lawyers  were  so  well  known  throughout  the  state  or  stood 
so  high  with  the  Supreme  Court.  It  is  true  of  him  that  during 
his  entire  career  as  state's  attorney  he  never  sought  to  convict  an 
innocent  man.  His  contemporaries  say  of  him  that  he  was  the 
ablest  prosecutor  in  this  circuit  during  the  past  forty  years.  His 
motto  was :  "Semper  Paratus,"  always  prepared. 

He  had  a  part  in  a  large  majority  of  the  important  cases  tried, 
and  his  personal  strength  and  legal  equipment  gained  him  note- 
worthy prestige.  He 'of  ten  took  cases  in  which  successful  prosecu- 
tion seemed  impossible,  and  yet  gained  a  verdict.  While  conspicu- 
ous in  his  work  in  open  court,  at  the  same  time  he  compiled  his 
briefs  and  arguments  with  consummate  skill  and  his  legal  docu- 
ments were  as  clear  as  they  were  technically  perfect.  In  the  exami- 
nation of  witnesses  his  skill  was  seldom  rivaled.  He  saw  the  meat 
of  issue,  and  could  so  turn  his  questions  that  the  heart  of  matters 
was  developed  to  his  satisfaction.  His  powers  of  discernment 
quickly  exposed  a  witness  who  had  something  to  conceal.  As  an 
orator  he  was  not  flowery,  but  rather  convincingly  effective,  and 
frequently  swayed  a  jury  to  a  decision  not  previously  looked  for. 
He  never  exhibited  surprise  at  the  sudden  and  unexpected  turn  of 


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a  case,  either  in  his  favor  or  against  it,  and  this  very  equanimity 
frequently  disconcerted  his  opponents. 

His  contemporaries  have  said  that  he  was  probably  the  best 
common  law  pleader  at  the  Knox  County  bar.  For  years  he  was 
employed  in  the  majority  of  legal  fights  held  in  the  county.  One 
case  especially  commented  upon  was  one  tried  at  Macomb  in  1872 
on  change  of  venue  from  Henderson  County.  It  was  the  trial  of  a 
charge  of  murder,  the  committing  of  which  grew  out  of  a  draft 
riot.  Pitted  against  Mr.  McKenzie  as  prosecuting  attorney  was 
Col.  Robert  G.  Ingersoll,  as  chief  counsel  for  the  defense.  The  case 
was  hotly  fought.  Mr.  McKenzie  conducted  the  prosecution  with 
wonderful  tact  and  force,  and  many  who  heard  the  trial  expressed 
with  admiration  the  belief  that  his  plea  exceeded  in  strength  and 
eloquence  that  of  the  great  orator  who  was  his  opponent,  notwith- 
standing the  latter  won  the  case.  Another  of  the  early  important 
cases  in  which  Mr.  McKenzie  conducted  the  prosecution  was  one 
taken  on  a  change  of  venue  from  Knox  County  to  Lewistown,  the 
home  of  Judge  Shope.  The  judge  supported  the  defense,  and  was 
confidently  supposed  irresistible,  but  was  overshadowed  by  the  abil- 
ity of  the  Knox  County  attorney  who  won  the  case.  The  trial  of 
Frank  Rand,  desperado  and  murderer,  gave  another  opportunity 
for  the  display  of  Mr.  McKenzie's  legal  skill  and  generalship.  He 
was  appointed  by  the  county  to  assist  J.  J.  Lunnicliff.  In  a  trial 
occupying  a  week,  in  which  especially  able  lawyers  were  concerned, 
he  took  a  prominent  part,  and  the  closing  argument,  lasting  four 
hours,  and  not  to  be  forgotten  by  any  who  heard  it,  has  never  been 
excelled  for  power  and  eloquence  at  the  Knox  County  bar. 

But  Mr.  McKenzie  was  more  than  a  lawyer.  Outside  of  his 
profession  he  was  a  very  busy  man.  Idleness  was  foreign  to  his 
nature.  From  boyhood  he  was  intensely  fond  of  mechanics.  As 
early  as  1871  he  is  said  to  have  conceived  a  plan  for  an  air  brake, 
and  when  ten  years  later  he  showed  his  design  to .  Westinghouse, 
the  latter  said :  "You  would  have  been  successful  with  this  if  you 
had  pressed  it."  He  was  a  great  reader,  and  accumulated  a  fine 
library,  where  all  his  spare  hours  were  spent.  His  fondness  was 
especially  for  science  and  abstruse  work,  which  he  read  with  ease. 
His  knowledge  on  scientific  subjects  frequently  surprised  even  his 
friends. 

All  his  life  Mr.  McKenzie  was  a  stanch  republican  until  the 
monetary  subject  came  up  for  decision.  He  then  came  out  for 
free  silver  and  stumped  the  country  for  William  J.  Bryan  during 
the  latter's  first  campaign.  He  made  the  introductory  speech  on 
the  occasion  of  Bryan's  appearance  at  Galesburg.  The  late  Mr. 
McKenzie  was  a  member  of  Post  No.  -45,  G.  A.  R.,  of  the  Masonic 
Fraternity,  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  Greek  letter  society  and  the  Guoth- 
antii  Society  of  Knox  College.  He  was  also  president  of  the  Knox 
County  Bar  Association  at  time  of  his  death. 

During  his  college  career  he  formed  the  acquaintance  and  be- 

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came  affianced  to  Miss  Harriet  Smith,  sister  of  Judge  A.  A.  Smith. 
They  were  united  in  marriage  shortly  after  his  graduation  in  1859. 
She  died  December  31,  1863,  leaving  a  daughter  Harriet,  who  died 
in  August,  1901.  In  October,  1865,  Mr.  McKenzie  married  Miss 
Louisa  Thomas,  a  woman  of  beautiful  life  and  character,  who  died 
in  Galesburg,  July  26,  1888.  Of  this  union  there  is  a  daughter 
Kate,  now  the  wife  of  Andrew  Harrington  of  Galesburg.  July  23, 
1895,  Mr.  McKenzie  married  Miss  Sallie  G.  Sherrill,  a  lady  of 
Southern  birth  and  rearing  with  whom  he  became  acquainted  while 
she  was  attending  Knox  College.  Two  daughters  came  to  them : 
Genevieve,  born  July  5,  1896;  and  Gail,  born  November  12,  1897. 
The  older  daughter  is  now  a  student  of  Knox  College,  and  has 
much  of  her  father's  ability  as  a  student.  The  younger  is  a  student 
in  the  Galesburg  High  School,  and  is  often  called  "Jim,"  her 
father's  nickname,  because  of  her  quick  wit. 

The  esteem  of  his  home  city  for  tKe  late  Mr.  McKenzie  was  well 
expressed  in  an  editorial  in  the  Galesburg  Evening  Mail,  with  some 
extracts  from  which  this  article  will  close :  "In  the  death  of  Hon. 
J.  A.  McKenzie  Galesburg  loses  one  of  the  ablest  men  who  ever 
made  this  city  their  home.  Of  magnificent  mental  endowment  and 
tireless  energy,  Mr.  McKenzie  mastered  his  profession  as  few  men 
have,  and  his  ability  as  a  lawyer  has  probably  never  been  surpassed 
at  the  Knox  County  bar.  He  completed  his  four  years'  college 
course  in  three  years  with  the  highest  honors,  took  up  the  law  and 
conquered  its  every  detail  and  went  out  into  the  world  to  achieve 
preeminence  in  his  profession.  Through  a  full,  busy  lifetime  he 
has  lived  and  worked  in  this  community,  and  left  his  stamp  upon 
it.  The  brilliant  mind,  the  strong  personality  of  Mr.  McKenzie  will 
long  be  remembered  and  recalled  here  and  elsewhere,  for  his  reputa- 
tion wag  not  bounded  by  the  county  line. 

"His  splendid  and  varied  abilities  and  broad  tastes  worked  along 
many  lines,  and  the  very  brilliancy  of  his  talents  seemed  to  make 
it  difficult  for  him  to  confine  and  direct  them  in  any  one  channel. 
Yet  the  law  was  always  his  chief  diversion,  as  well  as  means  of  live- 
lihood, and  the  position  he  attained  in  its  practice  is  only  a  sample 
of  what  he  might  have  accomplished  along  any  other  line  had  he 
so  chosen.  The  swift  intuition,  the  unerring  judgment,  the  marvel- 
ous comprehension,  the  great  fund  of  knowledge,  the  persuasive 
eloquence,  the  thorough  knowledge  of  human  nature,  the  boundless 
energy,  the  strong  will  and  broad  experience  of  the  man  gave  him 
a  most  remarkable  power.  His  interesting  personality  and  kind- 
ness of  heart  won  for  him  many  friends.  His  was  a  bold  and 
striking  figure  which  to  see  and  know  was  never  to  forget." 

JOHN  E.  NORTHUP.  It  has  been  Mr.  Northup's  persistent  and 
skillful  handling  of  many  notable  cases  during  his  term  as  assistant 
state's  attorney  of  Cook  County  and  as  special  prosecutor  in  election 


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fraud  cases  that  has  made  him  best  known  in  Chicago,  where  his 
career  as  a  member  of  the  bar  began  in  1899. 

Mr.  Northup  had  an  individual  practice  the  first  five  years,  and 
in  1904  became  associated  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Pringle, 
Northup  &  Terwilliger,  a  relationship  of  two  years'  duration.  In 
1906  John  J.  Healy  appointed  Mr.  Northup  one  of  his  assistant 
state's  attorneys,  and  he  continued  to  serve  through  the  administra- 
tion of  the  late  John  E.  W.  Wayman  until  December,  1912.  Out 
of  the  mass  of  litigation  and  prosecutions  handled  by  him  during 
that  time,  there  were  a  number  of  cases  which  attracted  unusual 
interest.  One  of  these  was  the  case  of  Doctor  Cleminson,  who  was 
convicted  of  chloroforming  his  wife ;  the  case  of  Jennings,  a  colored 
man,  who  was  convicted  of  murder,  an  important  element  in  his  con- 
viction having  been  a  coincidence  of  finger  prints,  the  first  case  of 
the  kind  in  the  country  of  any  marked  importance,  and  the  first  of  its 
kind  in  Cook  County.  He  also  prosecuted  several  homicide  cases, 
and  tried  a  number  of  conspiracy  and  graft  cases.  Since  leaving 
the  office  of  assistant  prosecutor,  Mr.  Northup  has  been  engaged  in 
private  practice  and  as  special  state's  attorney  in  investigating  the 
election  frauds  perpetrated  in  Cook  County  in  November,  1912.  In 
19.14  Mr.  Northup  was  one  of  the  strongest  candidates  on  the  repub- 
lican ticket,  being  the  candidate  of  his  party  for  the  office  of  county 
judge.  He  is  now  practicing  as  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Northup,  Arnold  &  Fairbank,  with  offices  at  139  North  Clark  Street. 

John  E.  Northup  was  born  on  an  Iowa  farm  in  Marshall  County, 
August  28,  1868,  a  son  of  James  E.  and  Lettie  (Eastman)  Northup. 
He  attended  the  country  schools,  and  in  1891  he  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  Drake  University  at  Des  Moines.  Mr. 
Northup  was  a  school  teacher  for  several  years,  spent  two  years 
in  post-graduate  work  at  the  University  of  Chicago,  and  during 
three  years  spent  as  principal  of  schools  at  Elmhurst,  Illinois,  pur- 
sued the  study  of  law.  He  subsequently  took  a  course  in  the  Illi- 
nois College  of  Law,  and  after  passing  his  examination  was  admitted 
to  the  Illinois  bar  in  October,  1899.  Mr.  Northup  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Bar  Association,  the  Hamilton  Club,  the  Chicago 
Association  of  Commerce,  and  in  Masonry  has  affiliations  with 
Union  Park  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Cicero  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.,  Siloam 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  and  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,  and  also  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at 
Austin,  the  Royal  League,  the  American  Union. 

Mr.  Northup  belongs  to  the  Austin  Athletic  Association  and  the 
Glen  Oak  Golf  Club  and  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
Mr.  Northup  resides  at  No.  161  North  Menard  Avenue  with  his  wife 
and  daughter,  Miss  Dorothy.  Mrs.  Northup  was  formerly  Miss 
Elizabeth  Chisholm,  of  Chisholm,  Iowa. 

JAMES  JAY  SHERIDAN  was  bora  in  Virginia  City,  Nevada,  when 
that  city  was  at  its  zenith  as  a  great  gold-mining  camp,  to  which 


580  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

place  his  father  had  gone  from  Marshall,  Michigan,  as  a  pioneer 
gold  seeker.  He  was  yet  a  young  child  when  the  family  made  its 
way  back  to  Michigan,  and  in  that  state  he  grew  to  young  manhood. 

Mr.  Sheridan  was  born  on  August  16,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of 
James  C.  and  Bridget  (Crawley)  Sheridan.  He  spent  his  boyhood 
days  in  the  town  of  Marshall,  Calhoun  County,  Michigan,  there 
attending  school,  and  in  course  of  time  entered  the  University  of 
Michigan,  concluding  his  studies  there  and  being  graduated  from 
the  law  department  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1894,  with  the 
Bachelor  of  Laws  degree.  He  thereafter  did  post-graduate  work  in 
the  Yale  law  school  and  finishing  his  studies  there,  in  1895,  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois.  Since  that  time  Mr.  Sheridan  has 
been  commendably  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Chicago,  and  the  passing  years  have  been  marked  by  ever  increas- 
ing advancement  in  legal  circles. 

Mr.  Sheridan  is  a  republican  and  has  always  been  active  in  the 
party  cause.  Even  as  a  university  student  he  showed  his  political 
spirit  by  encouraging  republican  clubs  among  the  student  body.  In 
1904  he  was  a  member  of  a  convention  that  assembled  for  the  pur- 
pose of  formulating  a  new  city  charter  and  in  many  ways  has 
shown  his  enthusiasm  in  a  civic  way,  always  along  progressive 
lines. 

Mr.  Sheridan  in  1903  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  Ham- 
ilton Club,  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  influential  in  Chicago. 
During  his  administration  his  policies  resulted  in  bringing  to  the 
club  a  large  increase  in  membership  of  the  most  desirable  order. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  University  Club 
and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  college  fraternity. 

On  March  25,  1911,  Mr.  Sheridan  was  married  to  Miss  Ger- 
trude Sands. 

JOHN  M.  RANKIN.  Since  1904  a  member  of  the  Chicago  bar, 
Mr.  Rankin  has  rapidly  gained  recognition  as  an  able  and  thoroughly 
equipped  lawyer,  and  was  for  a  number  of  years  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Davis  &  Rankin.  In  November,  1914,  he  became  asso- 
ciated with  Eugene  A.  Moran,  a  son  of  the  late  Judge  Thomas  A. 
Moran,  in  general  practice  under  firm  name  of  Rankin  &  Moran. 

John  M.  Rankin  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Fulton  County,  Illinois, 
June  9,  1873,  a  son  °f  Jonn  and  Anna  (Dobson')  Rankin.  His 
father  came  from  Ohio  to  Illinois  in  1846,  settled  in  Fulton  County, 
and  spent  his  active  career  in  farming. 

Educated  in  the  country  schools,  and  living  on  a  farm  until  the 
age  of  eighteen,  John  M.  Rankin  then  took  a  teacher's  course  at  the 
Western  Normal  College,  spent  three  years  as  teacher  in  rural 
schools,  and  the  first  important  break  in  this  routine  came  with  the 
beginning  of  the  Spanish-American  war.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Sixth  Illinois  Volunteers  who  were  sent  to  Porto  Rico,  and  he  was 
absent  in  the  army  for  about  seven  months.  On  his  return  to  Fulton 


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County  Mr.  Rankin  in  the  fall  of  1898  was  appointed  deputy  county 
clerk,  and  while  looking  after  the  duties  of  that  position  studied  law 
for  three  years.  Mr.  Rankin  came  to  Chicago  in  1903,  and  after  a 
year  in  the  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois 
bar  in  1904.  His  first  connection  with  actual  practice  was  as  clerk 
in  the  office  of  Erode  B.  Davis,  and  eventually  he  was  admitted  as 
a  partner  under  the  name  of  Davis  &  Rankin.  This  firm  continued 
under  that  title  until  March,  1913. 

Mr.  Rankin  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illi- 
nois State  Bar  Association,  is  affiliated  with  Covenant  Lodge  No. 
526,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  In  1908  he  married  Miss  Alice  M.  Flathers,  of 
Chicago.  They  reside  at  3964  Ellis  Avenue. 

PAUL  O'DoNNELL  has  been  actively  identified  with  his  profes- 
sion in  Chicago  since  his  admission  to  the  bar  in  1909,  with  offices  at 
109  North  Dearborn  Street. 

Paul  O'Donnell  was  born  at  Vincennes,  Indiana,  acquired  his 
early  education  in  the  parochial  and  high  schools  of  that  city,  en- 
tered Notre  Dame  University  at  South  Bend  in  1902,  and  from  1903 
to  1909  was  in  the  University  of  Chicago,  where  he  acquired  his 
degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  Doctor  of  Jurisprudence. 

Mr.  O'Donnell  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  of 
Calumet  Council  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  of  the  Irish  Fellow- 
ship Club,  and  the  Delta  Sigma  Rho.  He  is  a  companion  in  the 
Medal  of  Honor  Legion  by  inheritance  from  his  grandfather, 
Menonen  O'Donnell.  Mr.  O'Donnell  is  an  officer  in  the  First  Cav- 
alry of  the  Illinois  National  Guard.  He  has  membership  in  the 
Reynolds  Club  of  the  University  of  Chicago  and  the  Assemblers 
Club.  His  home  is  at  1368  East  Sixty-second  Street. 

MICHAEL  D.  DOLAN.  While  many  men  achieve  a  degree  of  suc- 
cess along  many  lines  there  can  be  no  doubt  but  that  Nature  endows 
more  generously  in  one  direction  than  another,  and  when  marked 
success  follows  earnest  effort,  special  qualities  have  been  a  heritage 
that  fortuitous  circumstances  have  made  adaptive.  When  choice 
of  a  career  is  possible  and  the  law  is  chosen,  a  young  man  enters  a 
profession  that  offers  him  a  recompensing  field  for  his  efforts,  for, 
unmistakably  it  is  from  the  law  that  emerge  the  strong,  vital  men 
who  influence,  guide  and  regulate  in  the  greater  affairs  of  public  life 
and  leave  indelible  their  impress  on  their  day  and  generation.  Aside 
from  natural  inclination,  however,  a  practitioner  of  the  law  who 
advances  beyond  his  fellows,  must  be  far  more  thoroughly  educated 
than  in  other  callings  in  life,  and  must  be  far  more  industrious  than 
his  emoluments,  at  first  seem  to  warrant.  Whatever  line  of  practice 
he  may  select  a  field  will  be  open  at  long  as  human  nature  is  as  at 
present.  The  American  Bar  Association,  the  most  representative 
body  of  the  profession,  has  expressed  its  opinion  in  regard  to  mem- 
bers of  the  bar,  urging  that  lawyers  remember  that  their  highest 


582  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

honor  will  be  deserved  reputations  for  fidelity  to  private  trusts  and 
to  public  duty,  and  it  will  be  found  that  this  is  the  aim  of  mem- 
bers of  the  Chicago  bar  who  have  reached  prominence.  In  this 
connection,  fully  meeting  with  the  approval  of  so  important  a  pro- 
fessional body  as  the  American  Bar  Association,  of  which  he  is  a 
member,  is  Michael  D.  Dolan,  who  maintains  his  law  office  in  the 
Unity  Building,  Chicago. 

Michael  D.  Dolan  was  born  at  Mineral  Point,  Wisconsin,  Octo- 
ber 26,  1882,  and  is  a  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Tonkin)  Dolan.  The 
father  is  engaged  in  farming  in  Wisconsin  and  the  family  is  well 
known  near  Mineral  Point.  Wisconsin  is  a  progressive  state  and 
the  public  schools,  in  which  Michael  D.  Dolan  was  an  apt  pupil, 
maintain  a  high  standard.  The  youth  was  given  further  educational 
advantages,  attending  De  La  Salle  Institute,  where  he  was  gradu- 
ated in  1898,  afterward  St.  Ignatius  College,  Chicago  Kent  College 
of  Law,  and  was  graduated  with  his  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1903.  In 
the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  and  began  an 
independent  practice  in  which  he  has  continued,  and  through 
natural  ability,  close  attention  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of 
the  law  has  earned  the  reputation  he  has  desired  and  has  thereby 
advanced  his  own  interests  honorably  as  well  as  those  of  his  clients. 
His  practice  is  general  in  character  but  he  pays  some  attention  to 
corporation  law  and  represents  several  large  corporations  at 
present. 

Mr.  Dolan  is  a  man  of  pleasing  personality  and  his  circle  of 
friends  is  wide.  He  belongs,  as  above  mentioned,  to  the  American 
Bar  Association,  and  also  to  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illi- 
nois State  Bar  Association  and  the  Lawyers'  Association  of  Illinois. 
His  fraternal  connections  are  with  the  A.  O.  H.  and  the  Knights 
of  Columbus.  Mr.  Dolan  resides  at  No.  842  East  Sixty-fifth  Street, 
Chicago. 

CHARLES  REVELL  .HOLDEN.  For  nearly  half  a  century  the  name 
Holden  has  been  identified  with  the  Chicago  bar.  William  H. 
Holden  began  active  practice  in  the  city  in  1866,  and  his  son  Charles 
R.  Holden  has  been  one  of  the  prominent  lawyers  of  the  city  for 
the  past  twenty  years. 

Charles  Revell  Holden  was  born  in  Chicago  January  9,  1871, 
a  son  of  William  Hiram  and  Sarah  J.  (Revell)  Holden.  His  father, 
William  H.  Holden,  was  born  in  Chicago  June  6,  1843,  a  son  of 
Charles  N.  and  Frances  W.  (Woodbury)  Holden,  was  graduated 
from  the  West  Division  High  School  in  1861,  took  his  law  degree 
from  the  Union  College  of  Law  in  1866,  and  at  once  began  active 
practice.  For  twenty-one  years  he  served  as  treasurer  of  the  Chi- 
cago Law  Institute,  and  was  prominent  as  a  lawyer  in  business 
affairs,  and  as  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  At  one  time  he 
was  trustee  of  the  University  of  Chicago,  was  officially  identified 
with  various  church  institutions,  and  was  a  president  of  the  trus- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  583 

tees  of  the  Second  Baptist  Church,  and  for  thirty  years  superin- 
tendent of  its  Sunday  school.  The  wife  of  William  H.  Holden 
was  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Dwight  L.  Moody,  wife  of  the  famous 
Evangelist. 

Charles  R.  Holden  was  liberally  educated,  graduated  A.  B. 
from  Yale  University  in  1892,  entered  the  Northwestern  University 
Law  School  and  continued  his  studies  with  the  firm  of  Moran, 
Kraus  &  Mayer  until  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1893.  He  was  clerk 
with  that  firm  until  1899,  then  became  junior  partner,  and  in  1900 
joined  Adolf  Kraus  of  the  firm  making  the  new  partnership  of 
Kraus  &  Holden.  In  1901  Samuel  Alschuler  was  admitted  as  a 
partner,  and  for  the  past  thirteen  years  Kraus,  Alschuler  &  Holden 
have  been  one  of  the  prominent  firms  of  Chicago,  representing  a 
large  general  clientage,  but  chiefly  identified  with  corporation  prac- 
tice. The  offices  of  the  firm  are  in  the  Tribune  Building.  On 
October  i,  1914,  he  became  vice  president  and  counsel  of  the  Union 
Trust  Company,  of  Chicago,  and  at  the  same  time  William  H.  Hol- 
den became  affiliated  with  the  firm  of  Kraus,  Alschuler  and 
Holden. 

Mr.  Holden  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  a  republican 
in  politics,  belongs  to  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  Law  In- 
stitute, and  is  a  member  of  the  University,  the  City,  the  Kenwood, 
Hamilton  and  Midlothian  Country  clubs.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  has  been  actively  interested  in  religious  movements,  is  a  trus- 
tee of  the  Baptist  Theological  Union,  the  Divinity  School  of  the 
University  of  Chicago,  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
University  of  Chicago,  on  the  board  of  the  Cook  County  Sunday 
School  Association  and  of  the  Federated  Church  Council.  Mr. 
Holden  is  also  a  member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  Chicago 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  on  the  Committee  of  Management  of  the  West 
Side  Y.  M.  C.  A.  His  present  residence  is.  the  Kenwood  Hotel  at 
4700  Kenwood  Avenue.  His  first  wife,  whom  he  married  in  De- 
cember, 1893,  was  Mertie  Towne.  On  August  12,  1901,  Mr.  Holden 
married  Cora  Eaton.  He  has  one  son,  William  H.  T. 

WILLIAM  R.  Moss.  When  William  R.  Moss  finished  his  studies 
in  the  Michigan  State  Normal  School  at  Ypsilanti  in  1891  he  iden- 
tified himself  with  that  line  of  effort  for  which  his  training  had 
best  fitted  him,  that  of  teaching.  For  five  years  he  continued 
therein,  four  years  in  an  executive  position  as  head  of  the  Wausau 
(Wisconsin)  public  schools,  and  his  record  in  that  time  was  indeed 
praiseworthy.  But  the  legal  profession  held  out  to  him  attractions 
that  were  irresistible,  and  the  year  1896  found  him  a  student  in 
the  law  school  of  Michigan  University.  In  1899  ne  was  graduated 
with  the  Bachelor  of  Laws  degree,  and  since  October  of  that  year 
he  has  been  identified  with  the  Chicago  bar  as  an  active  member 
of  the  profession  in  this  city.  This  is  the  brief  record  of  his  active 
career  since  the  close  of  his  student  days  down  to  date. 


584 

Mr.  Moss  is  a  native  of  Michigan  and  his  parents  are  pioneer 
settlers  of  the  state.  Myron  S.  and  Mary  (Price)  Moss  were  born 
in  the  states  of  New  York  and  New  Hampshire,  respectively,  and 
both  were  children  when  their  families  left  the  settled  regions  of 
those  eastern  states  and  pioneered  into  the  unfamiliar  wilds  of 
Michigan.  They  grew  to  mature  years  in  Clinton  County,  and 
Myron  S.  Moss  was  long  numbered  among  the  representative  farm- 
ers of  his  county.  He  was  a  citizen  of  commendable  influence  and 
standing,  and  on  his  homestead  farm  at  Maple  Rapids,  Clinton 
County,  William  R.  Moss  was  born  on  November  3,  1867. 

Such  schools  as  Clinton  County  provided  in  his  boyhood  Wil- 
liam Moss  was  privileged  to  attend,  and  when  he  had  finished  his 
high  school  course  he  applied  himself  to  the  business  of  teaching 
in  local  schools.  He  continued  for  three  years,  and  in  1887  entered 
the  Michigan  State  Normal  School  at  Ypsilanti,  as  has  been  men- 
tioned in  a  previous  paragraph.  His  subsequent  activities  in  the 
field  of  education  have  also  been  touched  upon  so  that  further 
mention  of  that  phase  of  his  life  need  not  be  set  forth  here. 

When  in  1899  Mr.  Moss  finished  his  law  course,  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  the  same  month  of  his  graduation.  Very  soon  there- 
after he  left  his  native  state  and  came  to  Chicago  and  in  October, 
1899,  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  Illinois  bar.  Mr.  Moss 
is  today  eligible  to  practice  in  all  courts  except  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court.  His  law  business  is  of  a  general  order.  In  1906 
he  was  retained  as  trial  lawyer  by  the  Chicago  Elevated  Railroad 
Companies,  and  he  is  still  engaged  in  that  capacity.  Other  promi- 
nent corporations  have  retained  him  in  a  similar  capacity.  He  was 
village  attorney  for  Oak  Park  from  September,  1911,  to  December 
31,  1913,  when  he  resigned.  For  some  years  he  was  attorney  for 
the  Oak  Park  Business  Men's  Association,  of  which  he  is  a  mem- 
ber, and  he  is  a  director  of  and  attorney  for  the  Oak  Park  State 
Bank.  He  has  membership  in  the  Chicago,  Illinois  State  and  Ameri- 
can Bar  associations  and  for  two  years  was  a  member  of  the  griev- 
ance committee  of  the  first  named  association.  His  membership  in 
the  Union  League,  the  University  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Chicago 
Executives  Club,  the  Oak  Park  Club  and  the  Westward  Ho!  Golf 
Club,  of  which  last  he  was  for  three  years  secretary,  have  united  to 
give  him  a  wide  acquaintance  in  social  circles  in  the  city,  and  his 
circle  of  friends  is  one  that  is  ever  widening.  He  is  also  identified 
with  the  time  honored  Masonic  fraternity,  and  he  is  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  Association  of  Commerce.  Politically  he  has  staunchly 
supported  the  republican  party,  and  for  two  years  he  was  president 
of  the  Oak  Park  Republican  Club,  following  a  service  of  two  years 
as  vice  president  of  the  club. 

On  December  27,  1892,  Mr.  Moss  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie 
Gauss,  and  their  home  is  at  238  North  Kenilworth  Avenue,  in  Oak 
Park.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  that  place. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  585 

CHARLES  ALBERT  KOEPKE.  One  of  Chicago's  native  sons  who 
is  winning  distinction  and  success  in  the  field  of  law  is  Charles 
Albert  Koepke,  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Tatge  &  Koepke.  Mr. 
Koepke's  practice,  in  connection  with  the  firm  mentioned,  is  gen- 
eral in  character,  and  has  won  him  a  substantial  reputation  because 
of  the  splendid  nature  of  his  abilities.  Mr.  Koepke  was  born  De- 
cember 1 8,  1876,  in  Chicago,  and  is  a  son  of  Frank  and  Augusta 
(Kliehn)  Koepke,  natives  of  Germany,  who  left  the  Fatherland  for 
the  United  States  in  1872  and  settled  in  Chicago,  where  the  father 
has  since  been  successfully  engaged  in  business  as  a  carpenter  and 
contractor. 

After  attending  the  public  schools  and  graduating  from  the  high 
school,  Charles  A.  Koepke  began  a  course  in  a  business  college,  but 
left  before  its  completion  to  become  a  student  in  the  law  school 
of  Northwestern  University,  Evanston.  He  was  graduated  in  1899, 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws,  but  a  few  days  prior  to  this 
had  been  admitted  to  the  bar  upon  examination.  His  professional 
career  was  commenced  as  office  clerk  with  the  law  firm  of  Pinck- 
ney  &  Tatge,  in  1895,  and  when  the  senior  member  of  the  firm, 
Merritt  W.  Pinckney,  was  elevated  to  the  bench  of  the  Juvenile 
Court,  he  became  Mr.  Tatge's  partner,  the  firm  taking  the  style  of 
Tatge  &  Koepke,  which  has  continued  to  the  present  time,  having 
offices  at  903  Schiller  Building.  Mr.  Koepke's  law  practice  has 
not  been  confined  to  any  special  or  narrow  field,  but  has  been  of  a 
broad  and  general  character,  and  his  advice  is  sought  by  a  number 
of  the  leading  business  interests  of  Chicago.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and 
the  American  Bar  Association.  Mr.  Koepke  belongs  to  the  Royal 
Arcanum,  and  is  prominently  known  in  Masonic  circles,  being  a 
member  of  Golden  Rule  Lodge  No.  726,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Wiley  M. 
Egan  Chapter,  R.  A.  M. ;  Chicago  Commandery,  K.  T. ;  Oriental 
Consistory,  S.  R.  M.,  and  Medinah  Temple,  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S. 

On  October  7,  1903,  Mr.  Koepke  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Caroline  G.  Schmidt,  of  Chicago,  and  three  children  have 
been  born  to  them :  Louise,  Charles  and  Marie.  The  family  home 
is  at  No.  2219  West  Walton  Street. 

H.  ERSKINE  CAMPBELL.  Admitted  to  practice  in  1902,  H.  Er- 
skine  Campbell  is  the  second  member  of  the  firm  of  Pain,  Camp- 
bell &  Kasper  of  Chicago.  He  is  the  son  of  a  prominent  lawyer  of 
the  state,  Washington  Hilary  Campbell,  who  practiced  at  Havana 
for  twelve  years,  served  as  mayor  of  that  city  and  was  a  promi- 
nent democrat.  It  was  while  campaigning  as  a  speaker  in  behalf 
of  Grover  Cleveland  after  his  first  nomination  that  Mr.  Campbell 
contracted  a  cold  that  resulted  eventually  in  his  death,  November 
21,  1884.  Mr.  Campbell's  mother  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Eliza- 
beth Conwell. 

H.   Erskine   Campbell   was   born   at   Havana,   the   county   seat 


586  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

of  Mason  County,  Illinois,  October -3,  1876,  and  there  for  two 
years  attended  the  public  schools.  In  January,  1888,  he  went  to 
Racine,  Wisconsin,  and  entered  the  grammar  school  there,  attend- 
ing until  June,  1889,  when  he  entered  the  University  School  at 
Kenosha,  Wisconsin,  there  preparing  for  college  until  June,  1895. 
In  October  of  the  same  year  Mr.  Campbell  entered  the  University 
of  Chicago,  spending  two  and  a  half  years  in  active  study,  and 
after  an  interval  of  one  and  one-half  years  went  to  Leland  Stanford 
Junior  University,  at  Palo  Alto,  California,  and  remained  about  one 
year.  In  1900  Mr.  Campbell  returned  to  his  native  state  and  be- 
came a  student  in  the  law  school  of  Northwestern  University,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  September  of  1902.  A  short  period 
of  practice  alone  followed  and  he  then  became  associated  with 
Charles  E.  Pain,  at  that  time  with  the  firm  of  Parker  &  Pain.  Sev- 
eral changes  in  the  firm's  name  have  occurred,  and  the  association 
is  now  known  as  Pain,  Campbell  and  Kasper  and  is  accounted  one 
of  the  strong  legal  combinations  in  general  practice  in  the  city. 
The  offices  of  the  firm  are  maintained  in  the  First  National  Bank 
Building. 

Mr.  Campbell  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  the  Illinois  State 
Bar  associations  and  is  well  known  in  club  and  social  circles.  .Among 
his  club  memberships  may  be  mentioned  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club, 
the  Edgewater  Country  Club,  of  which  he  is  ex-president,  the  Edge- 
water  Golf  Club,  in  which  he  is  a  member  of  the  directing  board, 
and  the  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  Association,  of  which  fraternity  he 
was  president  for  two  years.  In  Masonry  Mr.  Campbell  has  at- 
tained high  rank,  being  a  member  of  Edgewater  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A. 
M.,  Corinthian  Chapter,  Chicago  Council,  Apollo  Commandery, 
Oriental  Consistory  and  Medinah  Temple,  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S. 

Mr.  Campbell  was  married  June  25,  1901,  to  Miss  Lorraine 
Decker,  of  Chicago,  and  they  live  at  No.  1066  Berwyn  Avenue. 
They  are  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 

F.  MACDONALD  LOWE.  A  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  since 
October,  1903,  F.  MacDonald  Lowe  was  for  several  years  closely 
associated  with  Col.  Richard  S.  Thompson,  one  of  the  old  and  promi- 
nent-lawyers of  Chicago,  and  has  his  offices  in  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce Building. 

F.  MacDonald  Lowe  was  born  at  Richview,  Washington  County, 
Illinois,  August  22,  1879,  son  of  Dr.  Adolphus  G.  and  Hattie  C. 
(Cameron)  Lowe.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Hyde  Park  High 
School  in  1899,  subsequently  attending  the  University  of  Michigan 
in  the  literary  and  law  departments.  He  took  his  degree  of  LL.  B. 
in  1903  from  the  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law.  In  October,  1903, 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  for  the  following  three  years  held 
a  clerical  position  in  the  office  of  Judge  Jesse  A.  Baldwin.  Since 
1907  he  has  practiced  alone. 

Mr.  Lowe  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illi- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  587 

nois  State  Bar  Association,  the  Chickaming  Country  Club,  and  the 
Delta  Upsilon  and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  college  fraternities.  He  is  sec- 
retary of  several  Chicago  corporations  and  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Real  Estate  Board.  Mr.  Lowe  is  a  republican  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Fifth  Church  of  Christ  Scientist.  On  April  18,  1908,  Mr.  Lowe 
married  Miss  Helen  Whitney,  of  Chicago.  They  have  two  sons, 
Whitney  and  MacDonald.  The  family  residence  is  at  Highland 
Park,  Illinois.  Mr.  Lowe  is  the  author  of  a  book  of  verses  entitled 
"Bubbie,"  published  by  The  Alderbrink  Press,  a  little  volume  that 
has  been  favorably  received  and  celebrates  the  humorous  side  of 
child  life.  It  is  based  upon  his  own  experiences  as  the  father  of 
two  sons. 

HON.  WILLIAM  CORWIN  JOHNS.  A  man  of  rugged  honesty, 
with  supreme  contempt  for  sham  and  pretense,  with  hatred  for 
untruth  and  possessed  of  that  broad  human  understanding  that 
softened  judicial  decisions  with  kindly  sympathy  for  the  unfortu- 
nate, the  personality  of  the  late  Judge  William  C.  Johns  stood  forth 
and  became  an  influential  factor  as  part  of  a  life  of  notable  achieve- 
ment. With  profound  legal  knowledge  and  with  the  gift  of  natural 
eloquence,  at  one  time  Judge  Johns  was  considered  the  most  bril- 
liant member  of  the  Macon  County  bar,  while  later,  on  the  circuit 
bench,  which  he  adorned  for  eleven  full  years,  his  prudence,  his 
innate  sense  of  justice,  his  intense  impartiality  and  his  courageous 
determination  to  do  right,  made  him  one  of  the  most  thoroughly 
trusted  and  highly  honored  jurists  who  have  ever  sat  upon  the 
Illinois  bench. 

William  C.  Johns  was  born  at  Circleville,  Ohio,  December  7. 
1846,  and  died  at  San  Francisco,  California,  June  25,  1914.  He  was 
one  of  a  family  of  five  children  born  to  Dr.  Harvey  C.  and  Jane 
Martha  (Martin)  Johns.  Dr.  Harvey  C.  Johns  was  born  in  Dela- 
ware County,  Ohio,  June  20,  1819,  and  died  at  Decatur,  Illinois, 
April  22,  1899.  1°  l&42  he  was  graduated  from  Jefferson  Medical 
College,  Philadelphia,  immediately  afterward  establishing  himself 
in  medical  practice  at  Circleville,  Ohio,  where  he  continued  several 
years  and  then  removed  with  his  family  to  Piatt  County,  Illinois, 
locating  on  a  farm  near  Allerton,  but  in  1853  settling  permanently 
at  Decatur.  Here  he  erected  the  beautiful  residence  that  has  con- 
tinued the  family  homestead  and  which  is  still  occupied  by  his 
widow,  who,  in  spite  of  the  passage  of  eighty-seven  years  over  her 
head,  remains  young  in  heart  and  until  the  death  of  Judge  Johns 
was  the  object  of  his  most  solicitous  care.  The  residence  stands  on 
an  elevation  known  as  Johns'  Hill,  and  commands  a  beautiful  view 
of  the  surrounding  country.  Under  its  hospitable  roof  many  dis- 
tinguished people  have  been  entertained  and  on  many  occasions 
Abraham  Lincoln  was  an  honored  guest,  as  he  was  an  admired 
personal  friend  of  Dr.  Johns.  In  the  practice  of  his  profession,  Dr. 
Johns  became  widely  known  and  when  the  Civil  war  broke  out  he 


588  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

tendered  his  services  to  Governor  Yates  and  was  commissioned 
regimental  surgeon  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-ninth  Illinois 
Infantry,  serving  as  such  until  1864.  He  became  interested  in  the 
development  of  agriculture  and  in  the  breeding  of  blooded  stock 
and  subsequently,  for  ten  consecutive  years,  was  either  president 
or  vice  president  of  the  Agricultural  Board  of  Illinois ;  also  was 
purchaser  and  supervisor  of  the  purchasing  board  of  stock  imported 
from  Europe  by  the  Illinois  Breeders'  Association,  and  additionally 
served  as  president  of  the  State  Agricultural  Society.  In  consider- 
ing his  talents  and  activities  it  is  not  difficult  to  see  the  same  ener- 
getic qualities  that  were  his  son's  heritage.  After  settling  in  Piatt 
County,  Dr.  Johns  served  as  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Legislature 
with  credit. 

On  October  29,  1845,  Dr.  Johns  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Jane  Martin,  a  daughter  of  William  Martin,  and  ten  children  were 
born  to  them,  five  of  whom  grew  to  maturity :  William  C. ;  Sheri- 
dan W.,  who  is  a  resident  of  Decatur;  Fannie  W.,  now  deceased, 
who  was  the  wife  of  Robert  Sedgwick;  Laura,  now  deceased,  who 
was  the  wife  of  George  Danforth;  and  Nellie,  who  is  the  wife  of 
Charles  B.  Moore,  an  admiral  in  the  United  States  Navy  and  now 
stationed  at  Honolulu. 

William  Corwin  Johns  attended  the  Decatur  grade  schools  and 
the  Normal  School,  then  entered  the  University  of  Michigan  and 
was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1869,  in  1870  graduating  from  the 
Albany,  New  York,  School  of  Law.  In  the  same  year  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  New  York  and  also  the  Illinois  bar,  and  at  once 
entered  upon  practice  at  Decatur.  Prior  to  this,  however,  he  had 
had  military  experience,  in  1863  enlisting  in  Company  E,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Forty-fifth  Illinois  Infantry,  a  loo-day  regiment,  and 
patriotically  did  his  part  in  helping  out  the  older  soldiers,  guarding 
bridges  and  outposts,  this  helpfulness  enabling  the  seasoned  sol- 
diers to  go  nearer  the  seat  of  war.  It  was  sufficiently  dangerous, 
however,  to  try  the  courage  of  the  youths  and  the  record  shows 
that  many  did  not  survive  the  experience.  In  1880  he  was  elected 
state's  attorney  and  in  that  office,  as  later  on  the  bench,  proved 
absolutely  honest  and  fearless.  In  1903  he  was  first  elected,  as 
successor  of  Hon.  E.  P.  Vail,  as  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  in  the 
Sixth  Judicial  District,  which  is  composed  of  Macon,  Moultrie, 
DeWitt,  Piatt,  Douglas  and  Champaign  Counties.  In  1909  he  was 
re-elected  with  a  much  larger  majority  and  continued  to  serve  until 
his  death,  a  period  covered  by  eleven  years  and  nine  days.  He  thus 
became  widely  known  and  many  of  his  verdicts  have  gone  down  in 
history  and  are  now  accepted  as  models  for  pending  decisions.  Per- 
haps the  most  famous  of  these  and  one  that  attracted  wide  atten- 
tion, was  that  given  when  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  church  was 
merged  with  the  regular  Presbyterian  church.  After  much  litiga- 
tion Judge  Johns  made  his  decision  and  it  was  subsequently  upheld 
by  the  State  Supreme  Court.  It  later  was  taken  as  a  model  in  the 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  589 

case  brought  before  the  Tennessee  Supreme  Court.  Another  deci- 
sion which  found  its  way  into  the  Supreme  Court  and  finally  became 
a  model  was  the  case  of  Green  vs.  Weigle,  in  which  the  ownership 
of  land  was  contested.  Judge  Johns'  decision  was  affirmed  by  the 
higher  court.  At  one  time  during  his  days  of  private  practice,  he 
was  retained  in  the  great  legal  battle  of  the  State  of  Missouri  against 
the  State  of  Illinois  for  damages  on  the  ground  that  the  Chicago 
drainage  district  was  endangering  the  lives  of  the  Missouri  people 
through  contamination  of  the  Mississippi  river. 

In  his  judicial  capacity  Judge  Johns  was  sometimes  accused  of 
being  unnecessarily  austere,  although  this  attitude  was  largely  the 
result  of  his  earnestness  and  determination  to  be  impartial,  but  in 
the  domestic  circle,  in  social  life  and  in  daily  commingling  with 
congenial  friends,  an  entirely  different  view  was  gained  of  him. 
Scholarly  and  traveled,  every  subject  was  familiar  to  him  and  he 
had  the  tact  that  enabled  him  to  bring  familiar  themes  into  the  con- 
versation when  any  particular  group  surrounded  him,  either  in  his 
little  office  in  the  courthouse,  in  the  lounging  room  of  the  Decatur 
Club,  on  the  golf  links,  among  politicians  or  in  circles  entirely  to 
his  personal  taste,  and  in  these  hours  of  relaxation  the  real  man  was 
seen  and  the  qualities  came  out  that  made  him  admired  and  loved. 

Although  the  law  claimed  almost  his  entire  attention,  Judge 
Johns  was  a  member  of  the  State  Senate  from  1887  to  1891.  At" 
one  time,  before  the  malady  which  terminated  his  life  had  drained 
his  energy,  he  was  in  much  demand  as  a  public  speaker  but  occa- 
sionally on  very  special  occasions  in  late  years  he  consented  to  once 
more  make  addresses,  although  at  the  risk  of  exhaustion.  One  of 
these  will  never  be  forgotten  by  anyone  who  was  so  fortunate  as  to 
be  within  the  sound  of  his  voice.  Reference  is  made  to  the  com- 
memorative oration  upon  his  friend,  the  late  James  Millikin,  at  the 
Founders'  Day  exercises  at  Millikin  University  in  1910. 

In  1882  Judge  Johns  married  Miss  Nellie  Harper,  whose  father 
was  a  Presbyterian  minister  in  Philadelphia.  Mrs.  Johns  only  sur- 
vived her  marriage  a  few  years.  Judge  Johns  erected  a  handsome 
residence  near  the  old  Grace  Methodist  Church,  on  East  Eldorado 
Street.  He  was  an  almost  constant  attendant  at  the  services  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church,  and  his  pastor,  Rev.  W.  H.  Penhallegon, 
valued  an  unbroken  friendship  of  twenty-five  years.  Although  his 
state  of  health,  in  his  later  years,  prevented  regular  attendance,  he 
prized  his  membership  in  the  University  Club  and  was  an  interested 
participant  in  the  discussions  and  his  opinion  was  eagerly  sought  on 
any  question  of  a  legal  nature.  It  was  in  one  of  the'se  meetings  that 
he  strongly  opposed  the  view  that  a  new  constitutional  convention 
was  needed  for  Illinois.  In  younger  years  athletic  sports  attracted 
him  and  sometimes  he  mentioned  the  fact  that  once  he  had  belonged 
to  a  Decatur  baseball  team.  He  was  fond  of  golf  and  found  recrea- 
tion at  times  in  fishing  trips,  but  in  his  closing  years  his  absences 
from  duty  were  mainly  on  account  of  necessary  change  of  scene  and 


590  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

climate,  and  it  was  while  on  his  way  to  visit  his  sister,  Mrs.  Moore, 
in  Honolulu,  that  he  broke  down  completely  and  was  hastened  to  a 
hospital  in  San  Francisco,  where  the  end  came.  He  was  ever  a 
tender  and  devoted  son,  and  however  the  loss  might  be  felt  in  the 
many  circles  in  which  his  talents  and  activities  had  made  him  useful 
and  conspicuous  for  so  many  years,  the  blow  fell  heaviest  on  the 
one  to  whom,  in  spite  of  his  years  and  public  honors,  he  was  always 
a  boy  needing  and  responding  to  her  loving  solicitude. 

WALTER  H.  ECKERT,  although  one  of  the  younger  members 
of  the  Chicago  bar,  has  attained  a  secure  position  and  has  won  the 
respect  and  esteem  of  profession  and  public. 

Like  a  good  many  other  successful  Chicago  attorneys,  Walter 
H.  Eckert  had  his  start  on  the  farm.  He  was  born  at  Woodstock, 
Illinois,  March  10,  1880,  and  is  a  son  of  George  W.  and  Bertha 
(Sigwalt)  Eckert,  farming  people  who  still  live  in  that  vicinity. 
He  passed  his  youth  on  the  homestead  place,  his  early  education 
being  secured  in  the  country  schools  and  the  graded  schools  of 
Woodstock.  The  farm  continued  to  be  the  scene  of  Mr.  Eckert's 
activities  until  he  reached  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  when  he  came 
to  Chicago,  and  in  December,  1901,  entered  the  Kent  College  of 
Law.  He  spent  two  years  in  study  there  and  then  became  a  student 
'in  Northwestern  University,  his  graduation  from  the  law  school 
coming  in  June,  1904,  when  the  Bachelor's  degree  was  awarded 
him.  Previous  to  that  time,  however,  he  had  been  admitted  to  the 
bar,  that  event  taking  place  in  September,  1903.  Following  his 
graduation  Mr.  Eckert  became  associated  with  the  firm  of  Ela, 
Grover  &  Graves,  becoming  a  member  of  the  firm  in  1906,  and  in 
1908  the  firm  style  was  changed  to  Ela,  Grover,  March  and  Eckert, 
continuing  as  such  until  May  I,  1914,  when  Mr.  Eckert  withdrew 
from  the  partnership  and  established  an  office  in  the  Otis  Building, 
where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  practice  alone.  His  business  is 
mainly  in  the  field  of  corporation  and  real  estate  law,  and  his  suc- 
cess, gained  without  the  aid  of  influential  friends  or  other  assist- 
ance, may  be  accounted  for  by  his  hard  and  industrious  work.  In 
addition  to  his  private  practice,  which  is  large,  Mr.  Eckert  repre- 
sents four  banking  institutions  and  an  insurance  company. 

On  September  3,  1907,  Mr.  Eckert  was  married  to  Miss  Geor- 
gia J.  Cooper,  of  Chicago,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Jane.  The 
family  home  is  at  Hinsdale. 

Mr.  Eckert  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
Hamilton  Club,*  the  Hinsdale  Club  and  the  Hinsdale  Golf  Club. 
He  is  a  republican  in  his  politics. 

THEODORE  IRVING  CHRISTOPHER.  Among  the  able  and  reliable 
practitioners  of  law  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  Theodore  Irving  Chris- 
topher, who  is  associated  with  the  prominent  firm  of  Winston, 
Payne,  Strawn  &  Shaw,  is  accorded  a  foremost  place  by  those 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  591 

clients  who  seek  honorable  and  thoroughly  educated  attorneys  to 
look  after  their  interests.  For  eighteen  years  Mr.  Christopher 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Illinois  bar,  and  in  continuous  practice 
with  the  exception  of  four  years  of  his  life,  following  his  service 
in  the  Spanish-American  war,  which  were  devoted  to  the  United 
States  Naval  service,  during  which  he  traveled  around  the  world. 

Theodore  Irving  Christopher  was  born  at  Vincennes,  Indiana, 
October  16,  1876,  and  is  a  son  of  Theodore  D.  and  Sarah  E.  (Duffy) 
Christopher.  From  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  he 
entered  the  academic  department  of  Washington  University,  later 
attended  a  business  college  in  Chicago,  and  subsequently  became  a 
student  in  the  law  department  of  Lake  Forest  University,  where 
he  was  graduated  in  1897.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to 
practice  in  Illinois  and  was  so  engaged  when  the  Spanish-Ameri- 
can war  broke  out  in  1898.  At  that  time  he  enlisted  with  the  Illi- 
nois Naval  Reserves,  under  a  special  war  enlistment  of  four  months, 
and  served  on  the  United  States  steamer  Montgomery,  mainly 
along  the  Cuban  coast  and  at  Porto  Rico,  until  the  war  closed.  He 
then  returned  to  Chicago  and  resumed  his  law  practice.  There 
must  have  been  in  his  family  some  maritime  ancestor  whose  love 
of  the  water  he  inherits  and  after  a  year  of  practice,  during  which 
the  call  of  the  sea  became  more  insistent  than  the  settlement  of  dis- 
putes between  litigants,  no  matter  how  important  or  profitable,  and 
the  day  came  when  he  closed  his  office  and  enlisted  in  the  United 
States  Navy  for  a  cruise  of  four  years.  He  was  assigned  to  the 
United  States  steamer  Chicago,  which  was  Admiral  Schley's  flag- 
ship when  he  took  charge  of  the  South  Atlantic  squadron.  Mr. 
Christopher's  position  at  first  was  yeoman  of  the  third  class  but 
before  he  was  finally  and  honorably  discharged,  he  had  been  pro- 
moted to  be  chief  yeoman.  He  served  nine  months  on  the  Wil- 
mington in  South  America,  being  transferred  to  that  vessel  imme- 
diately after  reaching  Buenos  Aires.  From  that  city  the  vessel 
went  to  Montevideo  and  from  there,  by  way  of  the  Mediterranean 
Sea  and  the  Suez  Canal  to  Manila,  stopping  at  all  the  principal  ports 
on  the  route.  Two  and  one-half  years  were  spent  by  Mr.  Chris- 
topher in  the  Philippine  Islands  and  along  the  China  coast.  One  in- 
teresting experience  while  in  the  Orient  was  a  trip  of  900  miles  up 
the  great  yellow  Yang-tse-Kiang  River.  In  November,  1902,  he 
was  transferred  to  the  United  States  steamer  Yorktown  on  which 
vessel  he  returned  to  the  United  States  by  way  of  the  Hawaiian 
Islands,  to  the  port  of  San  Francisco.  There  were  more  places, 
however,  that  Mr.  Christopher  desired  to  visit,  so  he  took  passage 
on  the  United  States  steamer  Wyoming  for  Mexico  and  the  Panama 
Canal,  crossing  the  isthmus  and  then  being  transferred  to  the 
United  States  steamer  Mayflower,  on  which  he  reached  Norfolk, 
Virginia,  where  he  was  honorably  discharged  after  an  absence  of 
four  years,  in  February,  1904.  Entirely  apart  from  the  advantages 


592  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

that  would  accrue  to  a  professional  man  through  the  broadened 
outlook  such  a  period  of  travel  would  give,  the  personal  enjoyment 
and  the  preservation  in  memory  of  the  wonderful  sights  and  un- 
usual experiences  of  such  a  journey,  would  have  made  it  well 
worth  while. 

Mr.  Christopher  once  more  returned  to  Chicago  and  again 
resumed  the  practice  of  law,  at  first  with  the  firm  of  Rosenthal, 
Kurz  &  Hirschl,  but  since  1910  has  been  associated  with  the  firm 
of  Winston,  Payne,  Strawn  &  Shaw.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chi- 
cago Bar  Association.  His  business  office  is  in  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Building,  Chicago. 

On  January  i,  1906,  Mr.  Christopher  was  married  to  Miss 
Daisy  Racine,  a  resident  of  LaGrange,  Illinois,  and  they  have  four 
children :  Mary,  Daisy,  Dorothy  and  Edward.  The  family  resi- 
dence is  at  LaGrange.  Mr.  Christopher's  fraternal  relationships 
are  representative.  He  is  past  master  of  LaGrange  Lodge  No. 
770  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  past  grand  of  Suburban  Lodge  No.  no  Odd 
Fellows;  and  past  consul  of  LaGrange  Camp  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America. 

EDGAR  BRONSON  TOLMAN  was  born  at  Nowgong,  British  India, 
September  5,  1859,  being  the  son  of  Rev.  Cyrus  F.  and  Mary  (Bron- 
son)  Tolman,  who  in  1864  returned  to  the  United  States  after  the 
father's  mission  in  India.  Major  Tolman  is  a  graduate  of  the  old 
University  of  Chicago,  having  taken  his  A.  B.  degree  in  1880  and 
his  A.  M.  in  1883.  In  1882  he  graduated  from  the  Union  College 
of  Law,  receiving  the  Horton  prize.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882, 
Mr.  Tolman  in  1889  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Doolittle, 
McKey  &  Tolman,  which  later  became  Doolittle,  Palmer  &  Tolman. 
Since  1905  he  has  been  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Tolman,  Red- 
field  &  Sexton,  with  offices  in  the  Stock  Exchange  Building. 

Major  Tolman  was  attorney  for  the  board  of  local  improvements 
of  Chicago  during  1901-03,  and  served  as  corporation  counsel  for 
the  city  from  June  13,  1903,  to  August  i,  1905.  During  the  Spanish- 
American  war  he  was  major  of  the  First  Illinois  Volunteer  Infan- 
try and  participated  in  the  Santiago  campaign.  He  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  served  as  president  of 
that  organization,  and  is  chairman  of  its  Committee  on  Rules  of 
Court.  He  is  also  an  ex-president  of  the  Law  Club,  and  a  member 
of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  and  the  American  Bar  Asso- 
ciation. Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  and  has  membership  in  the 
following  patriotic  and  social  orders:  Sons  of  the  American  Rev- 
olution, Society  of  Foreign  Wars  of  the  United  States,  Society  of 
the  Army  of  Santiago  de  Cuba,  Naval  and  Military  Order  of  Span- 
ish-American war  and  United  Spanish  War  Veterans ;  the  Chicago 
Athletic,  Iroquois,  Quadrangle,  City,  South  Shore  Country,  and 
Flossmoor  Country  clubs. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  593 

RICHARD  S.  THOMPSON  who  passed  away  in  June,  1914,  was  for 
more  than  forty  years  identified  with  the  Chicago  bar,  and  gained 
many  of  the  distinctions  and  honors  in  law  and  public  affairs. 
He  saw  two  years  of  active  service  as  an  officer  in  the  Civil  war, 
until  finally  obliged  to  retire  on  account  of  wounds. 

Richard  Swain  Thompson  was  born  at  Cape  May  Court  House, 
Cape  May  County,  New  Jersey,  December  27,  1837,  a  son  of  Rich- 
ard and  Elizabeth  (Holmes)  Thompson.  For  three  years  he  was 
a  student  in  the  Norristown  Seminary  in  Pennsylvania,  and  for 
three  years  studied  under  Rev.  Alden  Scovel,  whose  daughter  he 
afterwards  married.  Colonel  Thompson  took  his  degree  LL.  B. 
from  the  Harvard  Law  School  in  1861  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Philadelphia  March  8,  1862.  In  August,  1862,  he  raised  a 
company  of  which'  he  became  captain,  and  which  was  Company 
K  of  the  Twelfth  New  Jersey  Volunteers.  It  was  mustered  into 
service  September  4,  1862,  and  he  served  as  district  provost  marshal 
at  Ellicott's  Mills  in  Maryland  for  two  months,  and  on  December 
19,  1862,  the  regiment  joined  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  He  was 
commissioned  major  February  25,  1864,  and  lieutenant  colonel  July 
14,  1864,  of  the  Twelfth  New  Jersey  Volunteers.  He  was  severely 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Reams  Station  in  Virginia  August  25, 
1864,  and  on  account  of  his  wounds  was  mustered  out  of  service 
February  17,  1865. 

In  choosing  a  field  for  his  profession  Colonel  Thompson  located 
in  Chicago  in  October,  1865,  and  soon  acquired  a  good  general  prac- 
tice and  became  active  in  public  affairs.  From  February  i,  1867, 
to  August,  1885,  ne  was  a  partner  of  Jeremiah  Learning.  He 
served  as  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Senate  from  the  Second  Sena- 
torial District  from  1872  to  1876,  and  was  attorney  of  the  Village 
of  Hyde  Park  from  1869  to  1875,  and  from  1875  to  i&7&  was  attor- 
ney for  the  South  Park  commissioners.  He  subsequently  was  di- 
rector of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  Safety  Vaults  Company.  As 
a  lawyer  Colonel  Thompson  became  an  authority  upon  the  law  of 
eminent  domain  and  was  resorted  to  as  a  specialist  upon  that  sub- 
ject. He  was  a  good  trial  lawyer,  very  effective  before  a  jury  and 
a  deadly  cross-examiner.  How  unusually  successful  his  practice 
was  from  a  financial  standpoint  is  evidenced  by  the  comfortable 
size  of  his  estate. 

Colonel  Thompson  was  a  member  of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church 
in  Kenwood,  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Commandery  of  the  Loyal 
Legion  and  of  the  Western  Society  of  Army  of  the  Potomac.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  was  president  during 
1891-1892  of  the  Kenwood  Club,  and  his  home  was  at  5406  East 
End  Avenue. 

Colonel  Thompson  was  married  at  Bloomington,  Illinois,  June 
27,  1865,  to  Catherine  Scovel,  daughter  of  Rev.  Alden  Scovel. 
There  are  two  daughters :  Louise,  wife  of  Samuel  A.  Whitney, 
and  Mary,  Mrs.  George  Kenneth  Sage. 

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594  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

ARTHUR  C.  HOFFMANN.  A  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  for  more 
than  twenty  years,  and  always  practicing  individually,  Arthur  C. 
Hoffmann  is  a  lawyer  whose  standing  and  ability  are  well  indi- 
cated by  the  clientele  which  he  has  represented  in  the  courts  for 
many  years,  and  which  has  included  several  of  the  large  corpora- 
tions and  all  of  his  practice  has  been  of  the  better  class  of  corpora- 
tion and  civil  business. 

Born  in  Chicago  February  15,  1867,  Arthur  C.  Hoffmann  was  a 
son  of  Hugo  and  Emma  (Koblitz)  Hoffmann,  who  came  to  Chi- 
cago from  Germany  about  1861.  Reared  and  educated  in  Chicago, 
Mr.  Hoffmann  spent  one  year  in  the  University  of  Michigan  and 
one  year  at  the  Chicago  College  of  Law,  and  was  graduated  from 
the  Kent  College  of  Law  in  1893,  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  the  same  year,  he  has  since  practiced,  and  at  no  time  in  partner- 
ship. In  a  few  years  he  had  build  up  a  clientele,  largely  in"  cor- 
poration and  civil  practice.  He  has  served  as  counsel  in  several 
very  important  cases,  both  in  the  state  and  federal  courts,  and 
is  the  regular  legal  representative  of  several  corporations.  Mr. 
Hoffmann  has  also  been  at  different  times  concerned  with  con- 
structive legislation,  and  larger  movements.  A  few  years  ago  he 
drew  up  the  bill  known  as  the  "Net  Weight  and  Measure  Law," 
and,  largely  through  the  direct  influence  of  Mr.  Hoffmann  and  sev- 
eral associates,  the  provisions  of  the  bill  were  subsequently  incor- 
porated in  a  federal  law. 

Mr.  Hoffmann  in  1912  was  president  of  the  Kent  College  of 
Law  Alumni,  has  membership  in  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  and 
belongs  to  the  Hamilton  Club,  the  Ouilmette  Country  Club,  the 
Men's  Country  Club,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  North  American 
Union  and  the  Royal  League.  He  was  married  April  14,  1903,  to 
Miss  Katharine  Frances  McGovern  of  Chicago.  His  residence  is 
in  Wilmette  and  his  office  in  the  Stock  Exchange  Building. 

HON.  CHARLES  M.  THOMSON.  As  a  lawyer  Charles  M.  Thom- 
son has  had  some  influential  and  prominent  connections  since  be- 
ginning practice  in  Chicago  in  1902.  He  is  a  former  associate  of 
Edwin  W.  Sims  and  is  now  of  the  firm  of  Gardner,  Carton  &  Thom- 
son, attorneys  and  counsellors,  with  offices  at  76  West  Monroe 
Street.  Mr.  Thomson  is  probably  best  known  to  the  people  of 
Illinois  and  of  Chicago  as  one  of  the  active  leaders  in  the  progress- 
ive party,  and  in  1912  was  one  of  the  successful  progressive  can- 
didates elected  from  Illinois  to  Congress.  He  represented  the  tenth 
district  in  the  Sixty-third  Congress,  and  friends  of  good  govern- 
ment had  much  to  regret  when  Mr.  Thomson  was  defeated  for  re- 
election on  the  progressive  ticket  in  November,  1914. 

Charles  Marsh  Thomson  was  born  in  Chicago  February  13, 
1877,  a  son  of  James  and  Julia  (Marsh)  Thomson,  his  father 
having  for  a  number  of  years  been  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Thom- 
son &  Taylor  Spice  Company.  Mr.  Thomson  was  educated  in  the 


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Chicago  public  schools  and  the  Chicago  Manual  Training  School, 
graduating  in  1895,  took  his  college  work  in  Washington  and  Jef- 
ferson College  from  which  he  graduated  A.  B.  in  1899  and  received 
the  degree  Master  of  Arts  in  1902,  coincident  with  his  graduation 
LL.  B.  from  the  Northwestern  University  Law  School.  Mr.  Thom- 
son was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  1902  and  until  1905  was 
associated  in  practice  with  Edwin  W.  Sims,  first  in  the  firm  of 
Malley  &  Sims  and  later  with  Sims,  Munro  &  Thomson.  When 
Mr.  Sims  in  1905  became  solicitor  for  the  bureau  of  corporations 
in  Washington,  the  firm  of  Sims  &  Thomson  was  dissolved,  and 
thereafter  Mr.  Thomson  was  engaged  in  individual  practice  until 
May,  1911.  At  that  time  he  became  associated  with  Henry  A. 
Gardner  and  Alfred  T.  Carton  under  the  present  firm  name  of 
Gardner,  Carton  &  Thomson. 

Mr.  Thomson  has  always  been  a  progressive  factor  in  politics 
and  allied  with  the  forces  of  clean  and  honest  administration.  In 
April,  1908,  he  was  elected  as  an  independent  from  the  Twenty-fifth 
Ward  to  the  Chicago  City  Council,  and  was  reelected  in  April,  1910, 
and  in  April,  1912.  In  the  summer  of  1912  he  accepted  a  place  on 
the  progressive  ticket  as  candidate  for  Congress  from  the  Tenth 
District,  and  was  elected  in  November  of  that  year.  During  his 
term  in  Congress  Mr.  Thomson  served  on  the  Committee  on  Pub- 
lic Lands,  the  Committee  on  Expenditures  in  the  Navy  Department 
and  Committee  on  Enrolled  Bills. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  state  bar  associa- 
tions, of  the  City  Club,  the  Delta  Tau  Delta  and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi 
Legal  Fraternity.  October  24,  1905,  Mr.  Thomson  married  Miss 
Besse  Holbrook  of  Chicago.  Their  two  children  are  Dorothy  and 
John.  Mr.  Thomson  resides  at  847  Montrose  Avenue. 

JOSEPH  A.  O'DONNELL.  Engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in 
Chicago  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  Mr.  O'Donnell  has 
marked  the  years  with  worthy  achievement  in  his  profession,  with 
loyal  and  public  spirited  citizenship,  with  able  service  in  the  state 
Legislature,  and  was  twice  nominated  for  judicial  office,  but  both 
times  deprived  of  the  honors  of  the  bench  because  of  the  uncon- 
stitutionality  of  the  law  providing  for  the  offices  for  which  he  was 
candidate.  Mr.  O'Donnell  is  a  man  of  broad  and  exact  knowledge 
of  the  law,  has  won  many  notable  victories  in  the  important  cases 
presented  by  him  in  the  various  courts,  and  is  a  citizen  of  sterling 
character  and  high  ideals.  Few  Chicago  lawyers  who  had  in  early 
life  to  win  their  own  way  against  heavy  odds  have  gone  further 
in  professional  standing  and  success  than  Mr.  O'Donnell. 

He  was  born  in  the  Town  of  Ballina,  County  Mayo,  Ireland, 
where  his  family  is  an  old  and  influential  one.  His  parents,  Pat- 
rick and  Catherine  (Nellis)  O'Donnell,  came  to  the  United  States 
when  Joseph  A.  was  six  years  of  age.  They  established  their  home 
in  Chicago,  and  in  that  city  he  had  the  advantages  of  St.  Patrick's 


596  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Academy  and  the  public  schools.  His  education  was  interrupted 
by  the  demands  placed  upon  him  in  aiding  in  the  support  of  the 
family,  the  record  of  which  may  be  said  to  have  been  not  greatly 
different  from  that  expressed  by  Abraham  Lincoln  relative  to  his 
own  family  history,  "the  short  and  simple  of  the  annals  of  the 
poor."  His  first  employment  was  as  an  office  boy,  and  he  later 
began  an  apprenticeship  at  the  trade  of  mechanical  engineer.  His 
energy  and  industry  brought  rapid  advancement,  and  at  the  age 
of  twenty-two  he  was  appointed  foreman  in  the  establishment.  His 
ambition  and  good  judgment  were  shown  at  this  period  of  his 
career,  since  after  the  heavy  work  of  the  day  he  attended  night 
school  and  applied  himself  assiduously  to  the  study  of  mechanical 
drawing,  engineering  and  kindred  subjects.  This  stress  upon  his 
time  and  energies  impaired  his  health,  resulting  in  a  change  of 
plans  which  caused  him  to  prepare  for  the  profession  in  which  he 
has  won  such  success  and  prestige.  Previously  he  had  taken  up  the 
study  of  Blackstone's  and  Kent's  Commentaries,  had  studied  Latin 
in  his  leisure  hours,  and  thus  had  a  sound  foundation  for  the  syste- 
matic study  of  law.  He  finally  entered  the  law  school  of  the  North- 
western University  in  Chicago,  and  was  graduated  a  member  of 
the  class  of  1887,  winning  a  senior  diploma  and  the  degree  Bachelor 
of  Laws. 

Mr.  O'Donnell  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887,  and  from  that 
time  to  the  present  has  continued  in  the  active  general  practice  of 
law  in  Chicago.  He  has  enjoyed  a  large  and  representative  clien- 
tage, has  appeared  in  many  important  litigations,  with  practice 
both  in  state  and  federal  courts  and  in  a  number  of  causes  he  has 
appeared  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.  In  his 
profession  he  now  has  a  valuable  assistant  in  his  only  son,  Joseph 
D.,  comprising  the  firm  of  O'Donnell  &  O'Donnell  with  offices  in 
the  Metropolitan  Building. 

Mr.  O'Donnell  has  been  a  prominent  and  influential  figure  in 
the  councils  of  the  democratic  party  in  Illinois,  and  began  advocat- 
ing its  principles  and  policies  as  soon  as  he  reached  his  legal  major- 
ity. In  1889  he  was  elected  representative  of  the  ninth  district  in 
the  lower  House,  and  served  three  consecutive  terms.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  special  legislative  session  called  to  consider  the 
World's  Columbian  Exposition  Bill,  and  during  the  last  two  gen- 
eral sessions  of  the  Legislature  of  which  he  was  a  member  was 
on  the  steering  committee  of  the  House,  and  did  a  valuable  service 
in  concentrating  the  efforts  of  his  party  organization  and  securing 
cohesion  on  important  measures.  He  introduced  and  ably  cham- 
pioned a  number  of  important  measures  that  reached  enactment. 
One  of  special  note  was  the  Australian  ballot  law,  which  was  placed 
on  the  statutes  of  Illinois  largely  through  his  individual  efforts.  He 
was  also  one  of  the  historic  "one  hundred  and  one"  who  effected 
the  election  of  Gen.  John  M.  Palmer  to  the  United  States  Senate. 
A  brief  statement  as  to  his  legislative  record  was  the  following: 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  597 

"He  was  well  known  as  one  of  the  leading  orators  of  the  assembly, 
and  while  he  did  not  resort  to  flowery  phrases  to  any  appreciable 
extent,  his  cogent  logic  and  evident  sincerity  in  all  that  he  advocated 
never  failed  to  make  definite  appeal  to  his  auditors." 

In  1902  Mr.  O'Donnell  was  nominated  for  judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Cook  County,  under  the  law  of  1901  creating  six  addi- 
tional judges  for  that  court.  His  name,  however,  did  not  appear 
on  the  ballot  as  the  Supreme  Court  declared  the  law  unconstitu- 
tional. The  following  year  he  was  the  democratic  candidate  for 
judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County,  and  in  the  election 
received  a  large  majority,  but  neither  he  nor  his  colleagues  assumed 
the  honors  of  office  since  the  Supreme  Court  again  decided  the  law 
under  which  they  were  elected  was  unconstitutional.  Among  other 
public  services  which  are  associated  with  his  name  was  several 
years  of  membership  on  the  Board  of  West  Chicago  Park  Com- 
missioners. 

Mr.  O'Donnell  is  a  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association, 
the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  the  Chicago  Bar  Association, 
and  the  Chicago  Law  Institute.  When  a  young  man  he  served  five 
years  in  the  Second  Regiment,  Illinois  National  Guard,  and  was 
a  first  lieutenant  at  the  time  of  his  retirement.  Mr.  O'Donnell  is 
a  member  of  the  Iroquois  Club  and  the  Illinois  Athletic  Club,  and 
has  fraternal  relations  with  the  Royal  League,  the  National  Union, 
the  Knights  of  the  Maccabees,  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  the 
Ancient  Order  of  Hiberians.  He  and  his  wife  and  son  are  com- 
municants of  the  Catholic  Church. 

In  1886  Mr.  O'Donnell  married  Miss  Rose  E.  Dugan,  who  was 
born  and  reared  in  Chicago.  Her  father,  Thomas  Dugan,  was  a 
pioneer  settler,  having  established  his  home  in  the  village  of  Chi- 
cago in  1836.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'DonnelPs  one  son  Joseph  D.  is  now 
one  of  the  promising  younger  members  of  the  Chicago  bar. 

LAURENCE  BLACK  JACOBS.  One  of  Chicago's  attorneys  of  the 
younger  generation  whose  versatile  talents  have  led  him  into  diver- 
sified activities  both  in  and  outside  of  his  profession,  is  Laurence 
Black  Jacobs,  engaged  in  practice  in  this  city  since  1907.  His  career 
has  been  a  somewhat  varied  one,  and  in  one  and  another  capacity 
he  has  been  almost  constantly  before  the  public,  whose  favor  he 
has  gained  no  less  by  his  pleasing  personality  than  by  his  absolute 
sincerity  and  energetic  endeavor  to  give  the  best  of  himself  to  each 
enterprise  that  he  enters. 

Laurence  B.  Jacobs  was  born  at  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  Novem- 
ber 2,  1879,  and  is  a  son  of  Webster  W.  and  Sarah  A.  (Black) 
Jacobs.  His  early  education  was  secured  in  the  common  schools 
of  Springer,  New  Mexico,  where  his  parents  resided  im- 
mediately after  his  birth  and  in  the  high  school  at  Oakland,  Illinois, 
and  Wabash  College,  Crawfor.dsville,  Indiana,  and  in  1902  he  first 
came  to  Chicago  in  the  capacity  of  assistant  manager  of  a  sheet 


598  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

metal  and  roofing  company,  with  which  he  was  connected  during 
that  and  the  following  year.  He  then  secured  a  position  on  the 
reporter ial  staff  of  the  Chicago  Inter-Ocean,  and  was  later,  during 
1904,  connected  in  a  like  capacity  with  the  Chicago  Tribune.  From 
1904  until  1908  he  served  in  various  official  positions  in  the  offices 
of  the  county  treasurer,  the  Circuit  and  Superior  Court  clerks,  the 
corporation  counsel  and  the  city  prosecutor,  and  in  the  meantime 
had  assiduously  applied  himself  to  the  study  of  law  and  graduated 
from  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law  in  1897,  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Laws. 

In  1908  Mr.  Jacobs  was  appointed  assistant  United  States  dis- 
trict attorney,  a  position  in  which  he  remained  for  five  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  had  for  two  years  charge  of  the  grand  jury, 
and  conducted  one  of  the  greatest  raids  in  the  Chinatown  district 
of  old  Clark  Street,  breaking  into  numerous  places  of  bad  repute 
and  seizing  hundreds  of  dollars  worth  of  opium.  During  this  time 
he  tried  practically  every  manner  of  case  which  lies  within  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Federal  courts.  When  he  resigned  from  his 
office,  the  Chicago  Record-Herald,  issue  of  November  16,  1913, 
said:  "Laurence  B.  Jacobs,  for  five  years  an  assistant  in  the 
United  States  district  attorney's  office  in  Chicago,  has  tendered 
his  resignation  to  take  up  private  practice.  Mr.  Jacobs,  during  his 
service  with  the  government,  assisted  in  directing  grand  jury  work 
and  had  much  to  do  with  prosecutions  under  the  interstate  com- 
merce laws.  He  also  was  connected  with  various  trust  prosecutions. 
It  is  understood  that  he  intends  to  make  a  specialty  of  cases  involv- 
ing federal  prosecutions.  He  is  a  protege  of  Martin  B.  Madden, 
representative  in  Congress,  and  one  of  the  latter's  lieutenants  on 
the  south  side."  After  his  retirement  from  the  Government  service 
Mr.  Jacobs  was  associated  in  the  practice  of  law  with  Clarence 
S.  Darrow,  at  No.  1202  Ashland  Block.  He  has  been  connected 
with  a  number  of  cases  which  have  attracted  country-wide  atten- 
tion, having  represented  Laura  Leon,  the  Mexican  girl,  the  question 
of  whose  deportation  was  made  very  prominent  all  over  the  country, 
and  also  represented  W.  L.  Moyer,  the  New  York,  Chicago  and 
Kansas  City  banker,  who  was  accused  of  using  the  United  States 
mails  for  fraudulent  purposes  in  the  promotion  of  banking  enter- 
prises, and  many  other  cases  attracting  public  attention.  He  has 
been  appointed  special  assistant  corporation  counsel. 

A  stalwart  republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Jacobs  has  upon  many 
occasions  done  work  which  has  proved  of  very  great  assistance  and 
has  gone  far  towards  advancing  the  principles  of  his  party.  He 
has  served  as  precinct  committeeman  of  the  twenty-seventh  pre- 
cinct, of  the  Third  Ward  for  many  years,  and  as  secretary  of  the 
Third  Ward  Republican  Club,  and  during  the  Taft-Wilson  cam- 
paign of  1912  was  connected  in  an  important  capacity  with  the  re- 
publican national  committee.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar 
Association  and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  and  holds  mem- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  599 

bership  in  the  Kappa  Sigma  and  Phi  Alpha  Delta  fraternities,  and 
the  Illinois  Athletic  Club.  An  enthusiast  upon  the  subject  of  avia- 
tion, during  the  meet  of  the  airmen  at  Chicago  in  August,  1911, 
he  served  as  mechanician  for  Capt.  Paul  Beck,  U.  S.  A.  Mr.  Jacobs 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

JAMES  CLARKE  JEFFERY.  A  grandson  of  a  former  president 
of  the  Illinois  Central  Railway,  and  son  of  a  prominent  railway 
man,  James  C.  Jeffery  during  his  ten  years  of  active  practice  as  a 
lawyer  has  confined  his  attention  largely  to  railway  and  inter- 
state commerce  law.  Mr.  Jeffery  is  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Jeffery  &  Campbell,  who  are  attorneys  for  several  railroads,  and 
.their  offices  are  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building,  Chicago. 

James  Clarke  Jeffery  was  born  in  Chicago  January  i,  1879,  a 
son  of  Edward  T.  and  Virginia  O.  (Clarke)  Jeffery.  His  grand- 
father, James  C.  Clarke,  was  president  of  the  Illinois  Central  Rail- 
way for  a  number  of  years,  and  that  was  at  a  time  when  this  sys- 
tem was  being  extended,  and  he  constructed  several  new  branches 
of  the  road.  Edward  T.  Jeffery  for  many  years  was  prominent 
in  Chicago  affairs.  He  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  securing  the  Co- 
lumbian Exposition  for  Chicago,  and  was  sent  on  a  special  com- 
mission by  the  city  to  the  Paris  Exposition  of  1889  for  the  purpose 
of  studying  the  methods  employed  in  conducting  a  world's  fair,  and 
made  a  valuable  report  which  served  as  a  guide  during  the  Chicago 
exposition.  During  that  time  he  was  chairman  of  the  grounds  and 
building  committee.  In  later  years  his  home  has  been  in  New  York 
City,  where  he  is  a  director  in  all  the  Gould  system  of  railways, 
and  is  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Denver  &  Rio 
Grande,  and  the  Western  Pacific  Railway  Company. 

James  Clarke  Jeffery  received  his  higher  education  in  Yale 
University,  graduating  Ph.  B.  in  1899,  and  graduating  LL.  B.  from 
the  Harvard  Law  School  in  1903.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  before  the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  the 
United  States  Commerce  and  Circuit  and  District  courts,  and  also 
to  the  Illinois  bar.  For  six  years  Mr.  Jeffery  practiced  as  inter- 
state commerce  attorney  for  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  System. 
The  firm  now  has  the  legal  affairs  of  several  railways  centering  in 
Chicago. 

Mr.  Jeffery  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  being 
a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Legal  Education ;  of  the  Legal  Club ; 
the  University  Club,  the  Chicago  Club,  the  University  Club  of 
Washington,  the  Calumet  Country  Club  of  Chicago,  the  Exmoor 
Country  Club  and  Chicago  Literary  Club,  and  the  Yale  Club  of 
New  York.  •  He  is  vice  president  of  the  First  Realty  Company. 
Mr.  Jeffery  was  married  April  21,  1896,  to  Miss  Clara  L.  Whedon, 
of  Chicago.  His  home  is  at  101  Bellevue  Place. 


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ALBERT  F.  FAWLEY.  As  state's  attorney  of  Henderson  County, 
Illinois,  Albert  F.  Fawley  has  a  statewide  acquaintance  and  a  local 
reputation  as  an  able  member  of  the  Oquakwa  bar  that  has  been 
won  through  his  own  perseverance  and  individual  effort.  The  magic 
chambers  of  opportunity  were  not  freely  opened  to  him  in  youth 
and  the  advantages  he  insisted. on  enjoying  were  those  his  own  work 
provided.  Under  such  circumstances  success  means  something 
more  than  passing  reputation  or  financial  independence. 

Albert  F.  Fawley  was  born  at  Hillsboro,  Highland  County,  Ohio, 
September  28,  1869,  and  is  a  son  of  James  Madison  and  Rachel 
(Rohler)  Fawley.  Both  families  originated  in  England  and  after 
emigrating  settled  in  Virginia,  later  generations  locating  in  Ohio. 
Both  the  father  and  mother  were  born  near  Hillsboro,  in  Highland 
County,  Ohio.  They  had  seven  children  born  to  them,  Albert  F. 
being  the  eldest.  His  early  education  was  secured  in  the  district 
schools  as  he  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  and  assisted  until  he 
was  seventeen  years  of  age.  Through  his  own  efforts  he  then 
secured  two  years  of  high  school  training  at  Nevin,  Ohio,  after 
which  he  taught  school  at  Nevin  for  two  years  and  then  left  his 
native  state  and  came  to  Illinois.  In  educational  work  he  found  a 
congenial  calling  and  he  continued  to  teach  school  for  eleven  years, 
in  both  Warren  and  Henderson  counties,  but  during  all  this  time 
cherished  an  ambition  for  the  law  and,  as  opportunity  offered,  read 
law  books  by  himself  and  had  made  solid  progress  in  the  funda- 
mentals when  he  became  a  student  in  the  law  office  of  Hanley  & 
Cox,  at  Monmouth,  Illinois.  In  June,  1898,  having  provided  for  a 
collegiate  course  by  teaching  and  tutoring,  he  entered  the  law 
department  of  the  Wesleyan  University,  at  Bloomington,  Illinois, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield,  in  October,  1903.  He 
entered  into  practice  at  Oquakwa  and  this  pleasant  city  has  been  his 
chosen  home  ever  since.  He  has  been  an  ambitious  and  useful  citi- 
zen, taking  part  in  all  public  movements  for  the  general  welfare 
and  accepting  the  responsibilities  of  public  office  when  his  fellow 
citizens  have  called  him,  his  faithful  and  able  performance  of  duty 
resulting  in  continued  advancement.  He  has  served  in  the  office  of 
town  clerk,  also  has  been  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  has  been  a 
member  of  the  board  of  education,  and  on  November  5,  1912,  was 
elected  state's  attorney  of  Henderson  County,  for  a  term  of  four 
years.  His  administration  of  the  office  has  justified  every  claim 
made  by  his  friends  and  supporters  as  to  his  qualifications  and  his 
record  has  been  one  of  the  best  ever  credited  to  any  incumbent  of 
the  responsible  office  of  state's  attorney  of  Henderson  County.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  State  and  County  Bar  associations. 

On  June  4,  1912,  Mr.  Fawley  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Adelaide  M.  Wilson,  of  Oquakwa.  Mrs.  Fawley  is  prominent  in 
the  pleasant  social  life  of  the  city  and  is  a  member  of  the  Elite  Club. 
For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Fawley  has  been  identified  with  such 
fraternal  organizations  as  the  Masons  and  Odd  Fellows.  In  politics 


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he  has  always  been  active  in  the  republican  ranks.  Mrs.  Fawley  is 
a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  while  Mr.  Fawley  belongs  to  the 
Reformed  Church. 

FREDERIC  E.  VON  AMMON  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in 
1895,  shortly  after  graduating  LL.  B.  from  the  Northwestern  Law 
School.  He  began  his  practice  with  the  firm  of  Lackner  &  Butz, 
and  has  been  constantly  associated  with  those  principals  for  twenty 
years.  The  firm  is  now  Lackner,  Butz,  von  Ammon  &  Johnston, 
with  a  large  general  practice  in  all  the  courts. 

Frederic  E.  von  Ammon  was  born  in  Chicago  September  25, 
1873,  a  son  of  Ernst  and  Emilie  (Rutishauser)  von  Ammon.  His 
father  was  born  in  Cologne,  Germany,  a  son  of  a  judge  in  the 
courts  of  Cologne.  The  mother  was  born  in  Switzerland  in  the 
Canton  of  St.  Gall.  They  both  came  to  Chicago  when  young, 
were  married  in  that  city,  where  Ernst  von  Ammon  was  engaged 
in  commercial  lines. 

Frederic  E.  von  Ammon  was  educated  in  the  public  schools, 
graduating  from  the  high  school  in  1891,  took  two  years  in  the 
University  of  Michigan,  following  which  he  was  a  student  in  North- 
western University  until  graduating  in  the  law  course.  Mr.  von 
Ammon  is  a  .director  of  the  Edgewater  Country  Club,  a  member 
of  the  City  Club,  the  Art  Institute  and  the  Chicago  Law  Institute, 
also  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the  Chicago  Society  of 
Advocates.  Mr.  von  Ammon  resides  at  629  Fullerton  Parkway  and 
his  office  is  in  the  Title  &  Trust  Building. 

IRA  W.  FOLTZ.  The  foundation  on  which  rest  a  people's  personal 
rights  and  liberties  is  that  law  should  be  supreme,  giving  to  every 
individual  perfect  justice  and  protection  from  unjust  oppression. 
Thus  declared  our  American  forefathers  and  it  is  in  the  making 
and  upholding  of  such  a  document  that  America  has  become  typical 
of  human  freedom.  Because  of  the  humanity  and  noble  dignity  of 
this,  the  common  law,  men  of  intellect  an,d  a  high  sense  of  justice 
and  responsibility  have  been  attracted  to  its  representative  profes- 
sion, which,  today,  in  its  membership  includes  the  highest  intellects 
possessing  those  necessary  attributes  that  insure  the  continuance  of 
what  is  called  civilization.  The  great  City  of  Chicago  offers  a  wide 
field  for  the  exercise  of  legal  talent  and  among  those  who  have, 
through  persevering  effort  reached  an  enviable  position  on  her  bar, 
is  Ira  W.  Foltz,  whose  influence  as  an  able  lawyer  and  honorable  citi- 
zen has  been  an  active  force  here  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century. 

Ira  W.  Foltz  was  born  in  Clark  County,  Ohio,  not  far  from  the 
county  seat  of  Springfield,  November  7,  1860,  and  is  a  son  of 
Andrew  and  Mary  Ann  (Nauman)  Foltz.  He  passed  his  boyhood 
on  his  father's  farm  and  attended  the  public  schools  but  beyond 
this  received  little  assistance  in  the  way  of  education.  In  the  coun- 


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try  schools  he  taught,  very  often  having  pupils,  at  first,  older  than 
himself,  and  in  this  way  provided  for  a  course  in  the  Northern 
Indiana  Normal  School  at  Valparaiso,  and  still  later,  through  simi- 
lar effort,  making  possible  a  collegiate  course  at  McKendree  Col- 
lege, at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated 
with  his  degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1887.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Illi- 
nois bar  in  March,  1888,  and  began  practice  in  Chicago,  where  he 
has  ever  since  continued.  He  received  his  initial  encouragement 
by  being  accepted  as  a  clerk  in  the  private  office  of  the  late  William 
C.  Goudy,  and  was  in  the  office  of  Goudy,  Green  &  Goudy,  one  of 
the  leading  law  firms  of  Chicago  for  many  years,  from  1888  until 
1890,  a  most  valuable  period  of  training  and  experience.  Since 
then  Mr.  Foltz  has  conducted  an  individual  practice  and  has  been 
connected  with  a  number  of  notable  cases.  One  of  these  was  as 
attorney  defendant  in  the  case  of  Richard  Ives,  who  was  accused 
and  executed  for  the  murder  of  Mrs.  Hollister,  in  1905,  a  case 
which  attracted  nation  wide  attention  on  account  of  peculiar 
features. 

While  Mr.  Foltz  has  built  up  a  large  practice  and  is  known 
as  able  in  every  branch  of  the  law,  he  yet  has  found  time  to  devote 
many  hours  of  close  study  and  deep  investigation  to  the  considera- 
tion and  elucidation  of  certain  points  of  law  that  he  placed  in  lit- 
erary form  and  these  have  appeared  in  the  columns  of  so  conserva- 
tive a  journal  as  the  Chicago  Legal  News.  An  article  under  the 
caption  of  "The  Reform  of  the  Procedure  of  Courts  of  Justice," 
appearing  on  April  13,  1912,  presents  facts  and  conclusions  stated 
in  so  clear  a  way  that  it  is  as  interesting  and  instructive  to  the 
laity  as  to  the  lawyer.  With  equal  clearness  of  diction  and  with 
convincing  logic,  Mr.  Foltz  presented  a  remarkable  article,  appear- 
ing in  the  News  in  October,  1908,  entitled  "The  Prescriptive  Con- 
stitution," which  excited  much  favorable  comment.  In  this  much 
discussed  article,  he  pleads  for  a  wiser  interpretation  and  a  more 
just  application  of  the  law,  reminding  his  fellow  citizens  that  there 
is  a  loud  call  in  our  country  for  a  more  vigorous  and  uniform  en- 
forcement. His  justifiable  position  may  be  understood  by  quoting 
a  few  lines.  "That  call  must  be  heard  and  answered  in  the  affirma- 
tive or  dire  results  may  soon  come  upon  us.  Certainty  and  still 
more  certainty  is  that  which  is  desired  in  the  administration  of  the 
law — a  demand  for  the  reign  of  law  rather  than  the  sway  of  public 
officials — a  most  reasonable  and  just  demand.  If  the  same  degree 
of  certainty  were  used  in  the  statement  of  a  cause  of  action  that  is 
used  in  the  statement  of  a  mathematical  proposition;  and  if  like 
certainty  prevailed  in  the  production  of  the  evidence  on  the  trial 
of  the  case;  and  if  less  prominence  were  given  to  judicial  prece- 
dents as  a  natural  source  or  enunciation  of  the  law,  and  more 
regard  were  had  for  the  guiding  principles  of  the  law  and  their 
application  to  the  point  in  question,  then  would  our  jurisprudence 


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rise  to  the  class  of  the  exact  sciences  and  would  excel  all  other 
sciences  in  its  influence  for  order,  peace  and  happiness,  jus  est  ars 
boni  ct  aequi."  This  admirable  article  will  be  found  indexed  in  the 
public  libraries.  In  his  literary  work  Mr.  Foltz  has  not  confined 
himself  to  the  law,  of  which  he  is  so  wise  an  exponent,  and  his  con- 
tributions appear  in  many  newspapers  and  magazines  of  the  higher 
literary  type. 

Mr.  Foltz  was  married  July  12,  1905,  to  Miss  Charlotte  M.  Rey- 
nolds, who  was  born  at  Porsgrun,  Norway,  and  they  have  one  son, 
Andrew  James.  A  hospitable  atmosphere  always  prevails  in  the 
family  home  which  is  located  at  No.  1436  Olive  Avenue.  Mr.  Foltz 
is  a  public  spirited,  interested  and  benevolent  citizen  but  all  his 
activities  are  more  or  less  subordinated  to  the  demands  of  the  pro- 
fession to  which  he  has  devoted  his  life.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Bar  Association,  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and 
the  Chicago  Bar  Association.  He  occupies  offices  on  the  fifth 
floor  of  the  Unity  Building,  No.  127  North  Dearborn  Street, 
Chicago. 

NORMAN  K.  ANDERSON.  A  Chicagoan  by  birth  and  training, 
a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Chicago  and  of  the  University  of 
Michigan  Law  Department,  Norman  K.  Anderson  has  been  iden- 
tified with  the  Chicago  bar  since  1901.  In  the  course  of  his  prac- 
tice Mr.  Anderson  has  been  associated  with  several  of  the  well 
known  Chicago  lawyers,  but  for  several  years  has  been  alone  in  gen- 
eral practice,  with  offices  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building.  In 
1914  Mr.  Anderson  was  selected  as  progressive  candidate  for  asso- 
ciate judge  of  the  Municipal  Court,  and  though  defeated  with  the 
balance  of  the  ticket  received  about  four  thousand  more  votes  than 
the  average  of  his  fellow  candidates. 

Norman  K.  Anderson  was  born  in  Chicago  December  24,  1876, 
a  son  of  Galusha  and  Mary  E.  (Roberts)  Anderson.  His  father 
is  a  distinguished  clergyman  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  educator, 
was  president  of  the  old  University  of  Chicago,  and  after  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  new  university  was  head  of  the  department  of 
homiletics  until  his  retirement  in  1904.  Doctor  Anderson  is  still 
living  at  the  age  of  eighty-two. 

Norman  K.  Anderson  was  educated  in  public  schools  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  country,  and  was  graduated  A.  B.  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago  in  1898.  He  took  his  law  studies  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  where  he  was  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1901,  was 
admitted  to  the  bars  of  Michigan  and  Illinios  in  December  of  the 
same  year.  For  one  year  he  was  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  Oliver 
&  Mecartney,  then  for  one  year  with  Dent  &  Whitman,  and  for 
two  years  with  the  firm  of  Knight  &  Brown.  He  then  began  prac- 
tice for  himself,  and  for  some  time  was  associated  as  a  partner 
with  the  firm  of  Tinsman,  Rankin  &  Neltnor,  and  for  about  five 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

years  was  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Anderson  &  Eaton.     Since 
then  he  has  been  in  practice  alone. 

Mr.  Anderson  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Athletic  Club,  the 
Alpha  Delta  Phi  and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  Law  Fraternity.  On  Sep- 
tember 3,  1902,  he  married  Miss  Louise  Holden  of  Detroit,  Mich- 
igan. Their  three  sons  are  Holden  G.,  Elbridge  G.  and  Owen  G. 
Mr.  Anderson  and  family  reside  at  5440  Ridgewood  Court. 

HON.  FREEMAN  K.  BLAKE.  A  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  since 
1893,  Hon.  Freeman  K.  Blake  was  one  of  the  first  to  be  honored 
by  election  to  the  municipal  bench,  on  which  he  served  six  years, 
until  defeated  by  the  Wilson  landslide  of  1912.  As  a  judge  he  helped 
to  realize  the  ideals  of  judicial  service  anticipated  of  the  new 
municipal  courts.  A  resident  of  the  Twenty-sixth  Ward  he  has 
participated  in  numerous  movements  that  have  made  for  civic  bet- 
terment and  progress,  especially  while  representing  his  home 
locality  in  the  city  council. 

Judge  Blake  is  a  native  of  the  Hoosier  State,  born  in  DeKalb 
County,  March  25,  1858,  his  parents  being  James  O.  and  Martha 
(Kelley)  Blake.  His  father  came  to  Indiana  from  the  East  at  an 
early  date,  took  up  land  and  improved  it  and  became  one  of  the 
early  justices  of  the  peace  in  DeKalb  County.  Subsequently  he 
prepared  for  the  law,  but  his  ambitions  in  that  direction  were  not 
gratified,  as  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-three  years  he  was  stricken 
with  typhoid  fever,  which  caused  his  death. 

The  public  schools  of  DeKalb  County,  Indiana,  furnished  the 
foundation  for  Freeman  K.  Blake's  education,  and  after  some 
further  preparation  he  entered  Valparaiso  University  at  Valparaiso, 
Indiana,  where  he  was  graduated  with  the  Master  of  Arts  degree  in 
1881.  He  then  studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Coombs,  Bell  &  Mor- 
ris, attorneys  of  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1883,  being  examined  by  a  commission  appointed  by  the 
late  Judge  Gresham,  of  Indiana.  For  the  following  five  years  he 
practiced  at  Auburn,  Indiana,  and  then  went  to  Wichita,  Kansas, 
where  he  remained  for  a  like  period,  and  in  the  fall  of  1893  came 
to  Chicago,  which  city  has  since  been  the  field  of  his  labors  and  the 
scene  of  his  successes.  For  a  time  he  was  identified  with  the  firm 
of  Allen,  Payne  &  Blake,  and  later  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Blake  &  Feeley,  the  latter  of  whom  served  as  congressman  from 
1901  until  1903,  and  after  Mr.  Feeley's  death  Mr.  Blake  practiced 
alone  until  1906. 

In  1899  Judge  Blake  was  elected  a  member  of  the  city  council 
from  the  Twenty-sixth  Ward,  and  was  twice  re-elected,  serving  in 
all  a  period  of  six  years.  Office  311  Unity  Building. 

Judge  Blake  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois  State  and  the  American  Bar  associations.  He  has  mem- 
bership in  a  number  of  representative  social  organizations,  among 
them  being  the  Hamilton  Club. 


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In  1884  Judge  Blake  was  married  to  Miss  Iva  A.  Munich,  who 
died  in  1907  leaving  one  son,  Guy  M.,  who  has  adopted  his  father's 
profession  and  is  a  rising  young  member  of  the  Chicago  legal 
fraternity.  In  August,  1908,  Judge  Blake  married  Miss  Florence 
B.  Marble.  They  reside  at  4125  Greenview  Avenue. 

GUY  M.  BLAKE.  A  son  of  Judge  Freeman  K.  Blake  and  one 
of  the  younger  members  of  the  Chicago  bar,  Guy  M.  Blake  was  born 
at  Auburn,  Indiana,  March  29,  1886,  and  was  two  years  of  age 
when  he  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Wichita,  Kansas.  When  he 
was  seven  the  family  home  was  removed  to  Chicago,  and  he  had 
his  preparatory  training  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city.  In  1903 
he  entered  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts,  at  Northwestern  University, 
where  he  won  his  bachelor's  degree  in  1908,  and  in  the  following 
year  he  was  graduated  from  the  University  Law  School  with  the 
Bachelor  of  Laws  degree.  In  October  of  that  year  Mr.  Blake  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  and  in  the  following  November  was  made  chief 
attorney  of  the  Chicago  Legal  Aid  Society,  a  capacity  in  which  he 
acted  until  January  i,  1912.  He  then  became  associated  with 
Henry  S.  Lighthall  under  the  firm  name  of  Lighthall  &  Blake,  a 
firm  that  enjoys  a  large  general  practice,  with  offices  at  118  LaSalle 
Street.  Mr.  Blake  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association, 
and  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  fellow  practitioners. 

Mr.  Blake  is  single  and  lives  at  4620  Magnolia  Avenue.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Sigma  Chi  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities.  For 
several  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  Troop  F,  First  Cavalry, 
Illinois  National  Guards. 

ROBERT  E.  PENDARVIS.  A  native  of  Illinois  and  the  representa- 
tive of  a  family  whose  name  has  been  identified  with  the  state  for 
more  than  a  half  century,  Robert  Ellsworth  Peridarvis  has  been 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Chicago  since  1887,  the  year  that 
marked  his  admission  to  the  bar  of  Illinois.  Careful  application 
to  his  work  combined  with  real  ability  have  brought  him  a  pleasing 
measure  of  success  and  professional  standing.  He  has  also  gained 
some  political  prominence  and  during  three  successive  terms  he 
represented  his  district  in  the  State  Legislature. 

Robert  Ellsworth  Pendarvis  was  born  in  Henderson  County, 
Illinois,  on  October  30,  1861,  and  he  is  a  son  of  James  P.  and 
Louvisa  (Sands)  Pendarvis.  His  common  school  training  was 
followed  by  his  entrance  at  Hedding  College,  in  Abingdon,  Illinois, 
and  he  was  graduated  from  that  institution  with  the  class  of  1884, 
receiving  then  his  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree.  He  then  gave  some  time 
to  newspaper  work  as  the  editor  of  the  Abingdon  Enterprise,  and 
in  1885  came  to  Chicago,  where,  for  a  short  time,  he  identified  him- 
self with  the  teaching  profession.  Soon  thereafter  he  entered  the 
Union  College  of  Law  and  in  1887  received  his  law  degree,  his 


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admission  to  the  bar  following  shortly.  Since  that  time  Mr.  Pen- 
darvis  has  been  identified  with  the  Chicago  bar  in  general  practice. 

A  republican,  Mr.  Pendarvis  has  always  been  active  in  the  party 
and  in  1900  he  was  elected  representative  from  the  then  Eleventh 
Senatorial  District  in  the  lower  House  of  the  State  Legislature. 
His  service  was  pleasing  and  effective  and  there  having  been  a 
senatorial  reapportionment  during  his  first  term,  he  was  returned  to 
the  Legislature  in  1902  and  again  in  1904  from  the  new  Twenty- 
fifth  Senatorial  District.  During  those  years  he  took  an  active 
part  in  the  deliberations  of  the  House,  and  secured  the  enactment 
of  much  important  legislation.  In  the  session  of  1905  he  was  elected 
temporary  speaker  of  the  House;  and  was  also  chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Chicago  Charter  Legislation.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  charter  convention  that  assembled  in  1904  to  make 
provision  for  a  new  city  charter  for  Chicago.  All  through  his 
service  his  unfailing  loyalty  to  his  home  city  was  manifested,  as  it 
has  been  in  his  capacity  as  a  private  citizen.  He  has  worked  ear- 
nestly for  the  betterment  of  municipal  government  in  Chicago,  and 
as  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Plan  Commission  his  service  has  been 
praiseworthy. 

Mr.  Pendarvis  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar 
associations  and  of  the  American  Bar  Association.  He  is  also 
affiliated  with  the  National  Union,  a  leading  fraternal  beneficial 
society.  He  has  his  offices  at  54  West  Randolph  Street. 

On  June  .29,  1893,  Mr.  Pendarvis  was  married  to  Miss  Lelia 
V.  Rouse,  of  Chicago,  and  they  have  one  son,  Harry  Reed,  now  a 
student  in  the  State  University  at  Urbana.  The  family  have  their 
residence  at  2602  Neva  Avenue,  in  the  suburb  of  Mont  Clare,  and 
they  are  members  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  that  place,  of 
which  Mr.  Pendarvis  is  a  trustee. 

FRANCIS  ALEXANDER  HARPER.  A  graduate  from  the  law  de- 
partment of  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1896  with  the  degree 
LL.  B.,  Mr.  Harper  was  admitted  to  the  bars  of  Michigan  and 
Illinois  in  the  same  year,  and  has  since  been  in  active  practice  in 
Chicago.  Throughout  his  career  of  nearly  twenty  years  he  has 
practiced  as  an  individual,  and  his  name  has  appeared  in  connection 
with  much  important  litigation  in  Cook  County  courts. 

Mr.  Harper  resides  at  Tinley  Park,  where  he  is  president  of  the 
village,  is  vice  president  of  the  Bremen  State  Bank  of  that  place 
and  one  of  the  recognized  leaders  in  local  affairs.  His  Chicago 
offices  are  at  29  South  LaSalle  Street.  For  seven  years  Mr.  Harper 
was  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Chicago  Law  School,  holding 
the  chair  of  Evidence  and  Torts.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
and  Illinois  Bar  associations,  is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Co- 
lumbus, belongs  to  the  Hamilton  Club,  Woodlawn  Park  Club,  the 
Irish  Fellowship  Club  and  the  Michigan  Society. 

Francis  Alexander  Harper  was  born  at  Ora,  Province  of  On- 


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tario,  Canada,  March  28,  1874,  a  son  of  Marmaduke  and  Margaret 
(Thompson)  Harper.  His  father  was  a  farmer.  The  son  received 
his  education  in  district  schools  and  prior  to  entering  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan  graduated  from  high  school  at  Champion,  Mich- 
igan. Mr.  Harper  was  married  October  12,  1898,  to  Miss  Mary 
Angela  Kennedy,  of  Ishpeming,  Michigan.  Their  children  are: 
Francis  A.  Jr.,  Ellen  and  Mary  Angela. 

ALVIN  H.  CULVER,  of  the  law  firm  of  Culver,  Andrews,  King  & 
Cook,  with  offices  in  the  New  York  Life  Building,  is  a  native  Chi- 
cagoan  and  has  spent  his  entire  professional  career  as  a  factor  in 
the  busy  life  of  the  city.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1895. 

Mr.  Culver  was  born  March  9,  1873,  and  is  a  son  of  Morton  and 
Eugenia  M.  (Taylor)  Culver.  Pis  father,  who  served  in  the 
Civil  war  as  a  member  of  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty- 
fourth  Regiment,  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  was  a  lawyer  by 
vocation,  practiced  at  the  Chicago  bar  for  a  period  of  thirty  years, 
and  died  in  this  city  in  1900. 

The  public  schools  of  Glencoe,  to  which  suburb  the  family 
moved  when  Alvin  Culver  was  a  small  child,  furnished  him  with 
his  early  education,  and  after  his  attendance  at  the  Evanston  Pre- 
paratory School,  he  became  a  student  in  Northwestern  University, 
graduating  from  the  literary  department  in  the  class  of  1893  with 
the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree.  Following  this  he  entered  the  law 
school  of  the  same  institution  and  was  graduated  in  1895,  with 
the  Bachelor  of  Laws  degree.  While  at  college  Mr.  Culver  be- 
came well  known  as  an  athlete,  being  on  the  Northwestern  'Varsity 
football  track  team. 

Mr.  Culver  commenced  his  practice  in  1895  in  the  offices  of 
Paden  &  Gridley,  the  latter  of  whom  is  now  a  judge  of  the  Appel- 
late Court.  In  1900,  when  Mr.  Paden  withdrew,  the  firm  became 
Gridley,  Culver  &  King,  and  this  style  continued  until  Mr.  Gridley's 
election  to  the  bench  in  1910,  when  the  firm  name  was  changed 
to  Culver,  Andrews  &  King.  On  May  i,  1914,  the  name  was  again 
changed,  taking  the  form  of  Culver,  Andrews,  King  &  Cook,  and 
so  it  remains  at  this  time.  The  offices  of  the  firm  are  at  916  New 
York  Life  Building. 

Mr.  Culver  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar 
associations  and  among  his  social  affiliations  are  the  Hamilton 
Club,  Skokie  Country  Club  and  the  University  Club.  Politically 
he  is  a  republican. 

On  August  15,  1897,  Mr.  Culver  married  Miss  Jean  Gehan,  of 
Chicago.  They  have  three  children,  Alvin  S.,  born  June  u,  1908; 
Jean,  born  August  u,  1911;  and  Eleanor,  born  August  24,  1914. 
The  Culver  home  is  in  Wilmette. 

EDWARD  CHARLES  KRAMER.  In  many  respects  the  most  distinc- 
tive professional  honor  that  can  be  accorded  by  members  of  the 


608  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Illinois  bar  to  one  of  their  number  has  been  paid  to  Edward  Charles 
Kramer  of  East  St.  Louis  in  his  election  to  the  office  of  president  of 
the  Illinois  Bar  Association,  by  which  dignity  he  is  known  to  all  the 
lawyers  of  the  state. 

Edward  Charles  Kramer  is  a  lawyer  with  more  than  thirty  years 
of  active  practice  in  the  state  and  is  also  a  native  Illinoisan.  He  was 
born  in  Wabash  County  February  i,  1857,  a  son  of  Henry  and 
Martha  Kramer.  His  father  was  born  at  Saarbrucken,  Germany, 
and  is  now  eighty-five  years  of  age,  and  the  mother  was  born  in  Bev- 
erly, England,  and  is  eighty-three  years  of  age,  their  home  being 
near  Fairfield  in  Wayne  County,  Illinois. 

Mr.  E.  C.  Kramer  grew  up  on  a  farm,  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  and  in  the  Central  Normal  College  of  In- 
diana. For  three  years  he  was  employed  as  a  teacher,  and  in  1882 
was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  and  practiced  at  Fairfield  from  that 
date  until  1888.  He  has  since  practiced  with  offices  in  East  St. 
Louis,  St.  Clair  County.  Judge  Kramer  since  admission  to  the  bar 
has  been  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  and  has  confined 
his  efforts  to  his  professional  duties,  though  a  number  of  times  he 
has  been  honored  and  had  had  imposed  upon  him  the  responsibilities 
of  public  affairs.  He  was  elected  county  judge  of  Wayne  County, 
Illinois,  in  1886,  serving  four  years,  and  in  1893  was  appointed  com- 
missioner for  the  Southern  Illinois  Penitentiary,  to  which  office  he 
also  gave  four  years.  He  was  one  of  the  leading  spirits  in  the  or- 
ganization of  the  park  district  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  his  name  and 
influence  have  been  associated  with  other  movements  calculated  to 
promote  the  general  welfare.  . 

Judge  Kramer  is  a  democrat,  a  member  of  the  American  Bar 
Association,  and  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  In 
Masonry  he  belongs  to  the  Blue  Lodge,  Chapter  and  Knights  Tem- 
plar Commandery  and  is  also  affiliated  with  the  Benevolent  and  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  St.  Clair  Country  Club,  and  served  as  president  of  that 
organization  from  the  beginning  until  1914,  and  is  still  a  member. 

At  Grayville,  Illinois,  September  15,  1880,  Judge  Kramer  mar- 
ried Laura  J.  Ellis,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Ellis.  Mrs.  Kramer 
takes  an  active  interest  in  woman's  club  affairs,  believes  in  wo- 
man suffrage,  and  since  the  extension  of  the  voting  privilege  to 
women  in  Illinois  has  expressed  her  sentiments  concerning  public 
policy  uncontrolled  by  her  husband  or  anyone  else.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kramer  have  two  children:  Kenneth  Edward  Kramer,  aged  twen- 
ty-two; and  Pauline  Ida  Kramer,  aged  twenty. 

THOMAS  J.  GRAYDON  has  practiced  law  in  Chicago  continuously 
for  seventeen  years  and  his  position  in  the  bar  is  one  of  unques- 
tioned ability  and  he  enjoys  a  high  class  practice.  He  has  been 
content  to  rest  his  reputation  as  a  hard-working  lawyer  and  was 
never  a  candidate  for  any  public  office  until  he  allowed  his  name  to 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  609 

be  placed  before  the  people  as  a  candidate  for  Judge  of  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Cook  County  in  1915.  In  the  election  he  lacked  about 
3,000  votes  of  the  number  necessary  for  a  choice. 

Born  in  Norfolk  County,  Ontario,  forty-seven  years  ago,  of 
Scotch  and  English  ancestry,  Thomas  J.  Graydon  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  in  a  collegiate  institute  in  Canada,  and  for 
three  years  was  a  teacher  at  Sand  Beach,  Michigan.  For  a  year 
and  a  half  he  worked  on  the  Evening  Press  of  Grand  Rapids,  and 
later  while  employed  in  the  law  offices  of  Taggart,  Wolcott  &  Gan- 
son  of  Grand  Rapids  studied  law.  Coming  to  Chicago,  he  entered 
the  Kent  College  of  Law  with  the  class  of  1898,  was  graduated  and 
admitted  to  the  bar  on  November  21,  1898,  after  taking  an  examina- 
tion before  the  State  Board  of  Bar  Examiners,  then  recently 
created. 

During  his  practice  in  Chicago  Mr.  Graydon  has  been  attorney 
in  many  important  cases  which  have  reached  the  highest  courts  of 
the  states  and  of  the  United  States.  He  is  and  for  many  years  has 
been  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illinois 
State  Bar  Association  and  the  Chicago  Law  Institute.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Hamilton  Club,  the  City  Club  of  Chicago  and  the 
Edgewater  Golf  Club.  He  is  also  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  member  of 
Covenant  Masonic  Lodge,  Oriental  Consistory  and  Medinah  Temple. 

ROBERT  J.  FRANK.  A  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  for  the  past 
eighteen  years,  Mr.  Frank  is  best  known  as  a  specialist  in  the  field 
of  business  organization  and  corporate  management.  He  is  author 
of  the  work  "Science  of  Organization  and  Business  Development," 
which  was  first  published  in  1907,  and  has  gone  through  four  edi- 
tions and  six  reprints,  and  is  probably  the  most  popular  and  the 
pioneer  work  of  reference  covering  this  important,  field.  The  sale 
of  many  thousand  copies  since  the  work  was  first  published  is  per- 
haps the  best  comment  on  its  popularity  and  usefulness.  The  book 
has  elicited  many  favorable  comments  from  different  reviewers, 
among  them  the  Green  Bag,  a  legal  publication,  which  said : 
"This  work,  which  has  reached  a  third  edition  as  an  indication 
of  its  usefulness,  deals  chiefly  with  the  organization  and  financing 
of  business  corporations,  and  is  addressed  chiefly  to  business  men, 
to  whom  it  gives  many  excellent  suggestions  regarding  those  mat- 
ters of  which  the  officer  of  a  corporation  should  have  at  least  a 
general  knowledge,  and  in  which  he  is  likely  to  require  the  assist- 
ance of  an  attorney.  The  book  is  also  useful  to  lawyers  interested 
in  corporation  practice,  because  of  the  light  which  it  throws  on 
many  details  of  business  organization  and  management." 

Mr.  Frank  was  born  at  Ravenna,  Ohio,  September  u,  1865,  a 
son  of  George  W.  and  Anna  (Cope)  Frank.  His  father  was  a 
farmer  and  is  still  living  at  Ravenna.  Mr.  Frank  was  educated 
in  the  Ohio  public  schools,  attended  a  private  preparatory  school 
in  his  native  county,  and  spent  several  years  thereafter  as  a  travel- 


610  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

ing  salesman.  Coming  to  Chicago  in  1891,  in  1894  he  entered  the 
Kent  College  of  Law,  and  graduated  therefrom  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  the  same  year,  he  began  practice 
alone,  but  subsequently  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Young, 
Makeel,  Bradley  &  Frank  until  the  dissolution  of  the  partnership 
at  the  time  of  the  death  of  Mr.  Young.  Since  then  Mr.  Frank 
has  practiced  alone  and  has  given  nearly  all  his  time  to  his  specialty 
work,  and  he  is  now  one  of  the  very  few  lawyers  in  the  West  who 
confine  their  attention  to  the  branch  of  legal  practice  indicated  in 
the  title  of  his  book. 

Mr.  Frank  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illi- 
nois State  Bar  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Association. 
He  has  no  affiliations  with  clubs  or  fraternities,  devoting  all  his 
time  to  his  profession.  His  home  is  in  the  Windermere  Hotel,  and 
his  office  is  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building. 

CHARLES  P.  MOLTHROP,  born  Knoxville,  Illinois,  September  n, 
1873,  son  °f  David  O.  and  Esther  L.  (Britain)  Molthrop.  At- 
tended Woodhull  (Illinois)  High  School.  Graduated  from  Chi- 
cago Law  School,  1902,  and  was  admitted  to  Illinois  bar  same  year. 
Immediately  upon  his  admission  he  opened  a  law  office  in  Chicago 
where  he  has  practiced  his  profession  continuously  since  that  time. 

In  1905,  he  became  associated  with  George  E.  Q.  Johnson  under 
the  firm  name  of  Johnson  &  Molthrop.  In  1912  the  firm  arrange- 
ments were  changed  and  enlarged  to  Smietanka,  Johnson,  Mol- 
throp &  Polkey.  Mr.  Polkey  has  since  retired  from  the  firm. 

Mr.  Molthrop  is  a  past  master  of  Columbian  Lodge  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  a  member  of  Oriental  Consistory,  Medinah  Temple  and 
Prairie  Council  Royal  Arcanum.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Bar  Association  and  Chicago  Law  Institute. 

He  was  married  in  1899  to  Myrtle  Goodman  and  resides  at 
2317  Millard  Avenue.  He  has  two  daughters,  Charlotte  P.  and 
Jean  Ellen  Molthrop.  , 

JULIUS  F.  SMIETANKA  has  been  a  member  of  the  Chicago  bar 
twenty  years.  He  has  been  active  in  his  profession,  in  public 
affairs,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Education  until 
he  resigned  to  accept  the  office  of  collector  of  internal  revenue  in 
the  First  Illinois  District.  Mr.  Smietanka  is  senior  member  of 
the  law  firm  of  Smietanka,  Johnson  &  Molthrop. 

Born  in  Chicago,  May  31,  1872,  he  -is  a  son  of  Frank  and  Jo- 
hanna Smietanka,  and  represents  one  of  the  oldest  families  of 
Polish  settlers  in  Chicago.  In  his  work  as  a  lawyer  Mr.  Smiet- 
anka has  served  as  legal  adviser  to  the  Polish  National  Alliance. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  in  Chicago,  and  received  his  de- 
gree LL.  B.  from  the  Kent  College  of  Law  in  1894.  In  the  same 
year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  has  since  been  in  practice. 
He  has  been  attorney  to  several  large  industrial  enterprises,  and 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  611 

is  one  of  the  directors  and  vice  presidents  of  the  Northwestern  Trust 
&  Savings  Bank. 

Mr.  Smietanka-  in  1905  was  democratic  nominee  for  judge  of 
the  Superior  Court,  but  was  defeated  with  the  other  names  on  that 
ticket.  In  July,  1909,  Mayor  Busse  appointed  him  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Education,  and  he  was  reappointed  by  Mayor  Harri- 
son in  1912,  and  served  until  his  present  honors  were  accorded  him 
by  President  Wilson  on  May  27,  1914. 

Mr.  Smietanka  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association 
and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  and  of  the  City,  Iroquois  and 
several  other  clubs  and  fraternities.  He  was  married  February 
18,  1901,  to  Mary  Barzynski,  of  Chicago. 

OLAF  A.  OLSON.  Among  men  of  professional  ability,  who  has 
won  a  place  for  himself  and  aims  still  higher,  is  Olaf  A.  Olson,  who 
maintains  his  office  at  1114,  No.  69  West  Washington  Street. 

Olaf  A.  Olson  was  born  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  November  i, 
1884,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Enokine  (Hanson)  Olson.  They 
were  born  in  Norway  and  from  there  came  to  Chicago  in  1879. 
The  father  is  a  contractor  and  builder  and  is  well  known  in  the 
section  of  the  city  in  which  he  located  'and  where  he  has  carried 
on  his  industries  for  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

In  the  excellent  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  Olaf  A.  Olson 
secured  his  preliminary  educational  training  and  from  the  high 
school  entered  the  Association  College,  which  is  the  educational 
department  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  following 
which  he  entered  Northwestern  University  and  in  1908  was  grad- 
uated from  its  law  department.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted 
to  the  Illinois  bar.  Prior  to  entering  the  law  school,  for  about  ten 
years  he  was  associated  with  the  firm  of  Mason  Brothers,  one  of 
the  oldest  law  firms  in  Chicago,  thereby  having  an  excellent  train- 
ing in  the  law  before  entering  the  university.  Mr.  Olson  practices 
alone  and  makes  a  specialty  of  real  estate  and  corporation  law. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  is  past  chan- 
cellor of  the  Delta  Theta  Phi,  now  consolidated,  formerly  the  Alpha 
Kappa  Phi,  a  college  law  fraternity.  He  belongs  also  to  the  Illi- 
nois Athletic  Club  and  the  Park  Ridge  Country  Club,  his  recreations 
bringing  him  into  association  with  a  pleasant  and  congenial  circle. 
Unmarried,  Mr.  Olson  resides  at  No.  4125  North  Harding  Avenue, 
Chicago. 

E.  C.  WESTWOOD.  When  the  door  of  opportunity  not  only 
stands  wide  open  but  when  money  and  influence  make  easy  the 
path  of  education,  even  the  reluctant  and  slothful  have  some  in- 
ducement to  become  studious,  and  there  are  many,  doubtless,  who, 
without  great  personal  effort  acquire  the  knowledge  that  enables 
them  to  pursue  successfully  the  various  callings  to  which  their 
inclinations  lead  them.  All  over  the  country,  however,  in  towns, 


612  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

villages,  hamlets  and  in  remote  sections,  on  quiet  farms,  in  moun- 
tain fastnesses  and  in  mining  regions,  there  are  hundreds  of  youths 
who  have,  practically,  no  advantages  and  few  opportunities  for  the 
pursuit  of  special  study,  their  environment  or  occupation  completely 
shutting  the  path  of  progress  no  matter  what  may  be  their  ambi- 
tion or  readiness  for  self  denial.  They  see  their  youth  passing  and 
with  it  passes  youth's  enthusiasm  and  as  hope  goes  they  adopt 
modes  of  life  entirely  uncongenial  and  the  outside  world  seems 
to  move  selfishly  and  remorselessly  on.  It  is  for  the  relief  of  this 
surprisingly  numerous  class  that,  in  recent  years,  the  method  of 
teaching  by  means  of  correspondence  has  been  adopted  and  schools 
have  been  founded  which  provide  instruction  in  almost  every  line 
of  study.  One  of  the  best  known  institutions  of  this  kind  is  the 
Chicago  Correspondence  School  of  Law,  which  was  founded  in 
1892,  of  which  E.  C.  Westwood,  an  experienced  and  well  known 
attorney  at  law  in  this  city,  is  president. 

E.  C.  Westwood  was  born  at  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  March  12, 
1866,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Phoebe  (Meese)  Westwood.  The 
mother  survives  but  the  father  died  at  Streator,  Illinois.  In  boyhood 
E.  C.  Westwood  attended  the  country  schools,  later  the  city  night 
schools  and  afterward  was'  a  student  for  one  year  in  the  Wesleyan 
University,  following  which  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  law  and 
in  1901  was  graduated  with  his  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the  Union 
College  of  Law,  Chicago.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the 
Illinois  bar  and  entered  into  practice,  continuing  alone  f?r  some 
time  and  then  becoming  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Westwood, 
Barrickman  &  Whitaker,  which  shortly  afterward  became  West- 
wood  &  Whitaker  and  continued  two  years,  since  which  time  Mr. 
Westwood  has  engaged  in  individual  practice,  mainly  in  civil  law. 
For  some  years  Mr.  Westwood  realized,  before  entering  into  his 
present  educational  enterprise,  the  useful  medium  that  such  a 
school  would  be  and  by  1892  had  so  perfected  his  plans  that  he 
was  able  to  establish  the  Chicago  Correspondence  School  of  Law, 
associating  with  him  Col.  James  H.  Davidson  as  vice  president  and 
Charles  F.  Westwood,  as  secretary.  The  perfected  methods  through 
which  this  school  is  carried  on  have  appealed  to  those  interested 
and  a  very  hearty  response  has  been  given,  the  school  roster  show- 
ing that  there  are  interested  students  all  over  the  country.  Its  pros- 
pects for  the  future  are  bright. 

Mr.  Westwood  was  married  November  24,  1907,  to  Miss  Mil- 
dred E.  Robb,  of  Chicago,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Mary  E. 
The  family  resides  at  Oak  Park,  of  which  village  Mr.  Westwood 
was  a  trustee  for  four  years,  and  he  maintains  his  office  in  the 
Reaper  Block,  Chicago.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, and  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  belonging  to  Siloam  Com- 
mandery  at  Oak  Park. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  613 

ALFRED  A.  NORTON.  Successfully  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law  at  Chicago  since  1902,  Alfred  A,  Norton  is  a  graduate  in  law 
from  the  University  of  Minnesota,  and  has  the  distinction  of  being 
the  only  alumnus  of  that  institution  actively  identified  with  the 
Chicago  bar.  Mr.  Norton  is  well  known  in  local  republican  politics, 
being  secretary  of  the  Swedish-American  Republican  League  of 
Illinois  and  president  of  the  Cook  County  Club.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Hamilton  Club,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber and  past  master  of  King  Oscar  Lodge,  No.  855,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
as  well  as  of  Oriental  Consistory  of  the  Scottish  Rite  and  of  Me- 
dinah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  unmarried,  resides  at 
1653  East  55th  Street,  and  has  his  offices  in  the  Title  &  Trust 
Building. 

ARTHUR  L.  BALLAS.  Among  the  promising  younger  genera- 
tion of  Chicago  lawyers,  one  who  is  acquiring  reputation  and  the 
emoluments  that  go  with  high  position  in  the  profession  is  Arthur 
L.  Ballas,  a  general  practitioner  with  offices  in  the  Hartford  Build- 
ing. Although  engaged  in  practice  only  since  1908,  and  at  the  head 
of  a  business  of  his  own  for  but  a  little  more  than  three  years,  he 
has  gained  a  place  in  his  profession  that  entitles  him  to  the  esteem 
and  regard  of  his  fellow-practitioners  and  the  public  at  large. 

Mr.  Ballas  is  a  product  of  the  farm,  having  been  born  on  his 
father's  homestead  in  the  vicinity  of  Bloomfield,  Wisconsin,  June 
15,  1882,  a  son  of  Peter  A.  and  Ida  (Hoffman)  Ballas.  Arthur  L. 
Ballas  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  na- 
tive locality  and  grew  up  on  the  homestead  farm.  He  was  not 
content,  however,  to  remain  a  tiller  of  the  soil,  and  after  some  prep- 
aration entered  the  University  of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor,  where 
for  one  year  he  pursued  a  collegiate  course,  then  spending  one  year 
in  the  law  department  of  the  same  institution.  Coming  to  Chicago, 
Mr.  Ballas  completed  his  education  in  the  John  Marshall  College 
of  Law,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  June,  1908,  and  in  Novem- 
ber of  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  Succeeding  this  Mr. 
Ballas  was  associated  with  the  firm  of  Horton  &  Miller  for  one 
year  and  with  Horton,  Wichert,  Miller  &  Meier  for  a  like  period, 
and  in  January,  1911,  opened  an  office  at  No.  1218  Hartford  Build- 
ing, and  since  that  time  has  practiced  alone.  Mr.  Ballas'  practice 
is  general  in  character.  He  represents,  in  a  legal  way,  many 
prominent  business  firms  and  corporations,  and  in  addition  has  a 
large  and  rapidly  increasing  general  practice.  He  is  of  an  intensely 
studious  nature,  and  passes  much  of  his  time  in  his  law  library,  also 
keeping  abreast  of  the  various  advancements  being  constantly  made 
in  his  calling  by  retaining  membership  in  the  Chicago  Bar  Associa- 
tion. Mr.  Ballas  is  well  known  in  fraternal  life,  being  a  valued 
and  popular  member  of  the  North  American  Union  and  the  Order 
of  the  Moose,  in  both  of  which  he  has  numerous  friends.  A  stanch 
republican,  his  party  has  always  received  his  ardent  support,  but 


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the  pressing  duties  of  his  practice  have  precluded  the  idea  of  his 
being  more  than  an  outside  influence  in  politics. 

Mr.  Ballas  was  married,  August  15,  1913,  to  Miss  May  Erie, 
a  resident  of  Chicago. 

HON.  JOHN  STELK.  In  twenty  years  devoted  to  active  law  prac- 
tice in  Chicago  John  Stelk  became  so  well  established  among  the 
members  of  his  profession  and  in  so  definite  and  substantial  a  man- 
ner that  on  the  3d  of  November,  1914,  he  was  elected  associate 
judge  of  the  Municipal  Court  of  Chicago,  receiving  practically  the 
united  support  of  the  bar.  At  present  he  is  presiding  over  that 
branch  which  deals  exclusively  with  all  attachments,  garnishment 
and  replevin  suits  brought  into  the  Municipal  Court  of  Chicago,  a 
highly  technical  branch  of  the  law.  He  had  a  representative  prac- 
tice in  the  city,  and  close  attention  to  his  work,  combined  with  a 
goodly  measure  of  professional  ability  had  prior  to  his  election, 
brought  him  undeniable  material  rewards. 

John  Stelk  was  born  in  Chicago,  September  10,  1875,  a  son  of 
William  and  Mary  (Kraase)  Stelk,  both  natives  of  Germany.  They 
made  their  home  in  their  native  land  up  to  the  time  of  marriage, 
when  they  immigrated  to  America,  arriving  in  1871,  the  year  of  the 
great  Chicago  conflagration.  Their  son  received  his  early  education 
in  a  German  parochial  school  in  the  city,  and  later  he  attended 
evening  sessions  of  the  public  schools  and  a  business  college.  He 
was  ambitious  from  boyhood  and  planned  his  studies  with  a  view 
to  the  future  which  led  to  his  entrance  in  the  law  department  of 
Lake  Forest  University,  known  as  the  Chicago  Law  School.  In 
June,  1896,  he  was  graduated  with  the  B.  L.  degree,  and  his  admis- 
sion to  the  bar  of  the  state  followed  immediately.  From  that  year 
until  November,  1914,  he  was  engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  law 
in  Chicago. 

The  first  association  of  the  young  lawyer  was  with  the  late  John 
C.  King,  and  from  1889  to  1899  he  was  with  the  law  firm  of  King 
&  Gross,  composed  of  John  C.  King  and  Alfred  H.  Gross.  From 
1899  he  conducted  an  independent  law  business,  and  his  advance- 
ment in  his  profession  has  been  sure  and  certain. 

From  December,  1910,  to  December,  1914,  Mr.  Stelk  was  the 
attorney  for  the  sheriff  of  Cook  County,  and  from  December,  1912, 
to  December,  1914,  was  the  attorney  for  the  bailiff  of  the  Municipal 
Court.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago,  Illinois  and  American  Bar 
associations  and  of  the  Chicago  Law  Institute.  His  social  member- 
ships are  with  the  Chesterfield  Country  Club  and  the  German  Club 
of  Chicago.  Mr.  Stelk  is  a  democrat  of  definite  and  well  balanced 
convictions,  and  he  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  party  ranks  in 
Chicago  and  Cook  County.  As  a  campaign  speaker  he  has  done 
excellent  work,  and  served  as  president  of  the  Twelfth  Ward  Demo- 
cratic Organization  for  five  years  prior  to  his  election  to  the  bench. 

On  April  29,  1899,  Mr.  Stelk  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Rent- 


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ner,  of  Chicago,  and  they  live  at  2711  West  Twenty-third  Street. 
They  have  six  children.  George,  the  eldest,  was  born  February 
22,  1900,  and  was  named  in  honor  of  George  Washington.  Viola 
was  the  second  born.  Lincoln  was  born  on  the  birthday  anniversary 
of  Abraham  Lincoln,  and  was  named  accordingly.  Mildred  and 
Milton  are  twins,  and  Winston  was  born  on  June  I4th,  a  day  that 
has  in  recent  years  been  celebrated  as  Flag  Day. 

DELBERT  A.  CLITHERO' s  relations  to  the  Chicago  bar  have  been 
maintained  with  growing  professional  success  and  reputation  for 
twenty  years.  Like  many  successful  lawyers,  he  spent  his  youth  in 
the  country  and  comes  of  solid  American  stock. 

Mr.  Clithero  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Grundy  County,  Illinois,  on 
November  n,  1870,  a  son  of  Edward  S.  and  Eliza  N.  (Scott) 
Clithero,  the  former  a  native  of  Ohio  and  the  latter  of  Illinois. 
The  Clithero  family  was  founded  in  America  in  the  colonial  epoch 
of  our  national  history,  the  original  representatives  of  the  name 
coming  from  Lancastershire,  England,  and  establishing  a  residence 
in  Virginia,  whence  members  in  a  later  generation  followed  the 
tide  of  emigration  to  the  West  and  became  pioneers  of  Ohio.  In 
the  Civil  war,  representatives  of  this  family  were  found  as  soldiers 
in  both  the  Union  and  Confederate  armies.  Edward  S.  Clithero  was 
reared  and  educated  in  Ohio  and  was  one  of  its  volunteers  in  the 
Civil  war.  He  was  a  member  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Sixteenth 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  and  during  the  campaign  in  the  Shenan- 
doah  Valley  of  Virginia  was  wounded,  in  an  engagement  at  Snick- 
er's Gap.  While  engaged  in  transporting  supplies  from  Winchester 
to  Fredericksburg  he  was  captured  by  the  enemy,  but  he  soon  con- 
trived to  make  his  escape.  He  was  married  while  in  the  army, 
his  wife  having  crossed  over  the  Ohio  River  to  join  him  and  be- 
come his  bride.  She  then  served  as  a  nurse  in  the  army.  After 
the  war,  Mr.  Clithero,  Sr.,  became  a  substantial  farmer  of  Grundy 
County,  Illinois,  but  in  1886  the  family  removed  to  Chicago  and  have 
since  resided  there. 

Delbert  A.  Clithero  was  reared  on  the  old  homestead  farm,  the 
place  of  his  birth,  and  was  identified  with  its  work  and  management 
until  he  reached  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  in  the  meanwhile  having 
attended  the  public  schools.  He  left  the  farm  to  take  up  the  study 
of  law.  After  reading  for  some  time  under  private  preceptor- 
ship  he  entered  the  Kent  College  of  Law,  in  Chicago,  graduating  in 
1895,  with  the  degree,  Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  has  been  admitted 
to  practice  in  all  of  the  States  and  Federal  courts  of  Illinois  and 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.  In  the  year  of  his  gradua- 
tion, Mr.  Clithero  engaged  in  practice  in  Chicago,  where  he  was  as- 
sociated with  Mr.  George  W.  Warvelle  for  thirteen  years,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Warvelle  &  Clithero.  Since  that  time  he  has  con- 
ducted an  individual  general  practice.  His  offices  are  at  1018  Hart- 
ford Building. 


616  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  in  which  he 
was  chairman  of  the  Grievance  Committee  and  is  now  chairman  of 
the  Judiciary  Committee,  and  is  identified  also  with  the  Illinois  Bar 
Association  and  the  American  Bar  Association.  Like  his  former 
partner,  Mr.  Warvelle,  he  is  prominently  identified  with  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity.  He  organized  and  is  affiliated  with  Metropolitan 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  of  which  he  is  past  master  and  holds  mem- 
bership in  Washington  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.  of  which  he  is  past  high 
priest;  Chicago  Commandery,  Knights  Templar;  Oriental  Consis- 
tory, Scottish  Rite ;  and  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  His 
name  is  found  enrolled  on  the  list  of  members  of  the  Chicago  Ath- 
letic Club. 

On  June  29,  1899,  Mr.  Clithero  married  Miss  Harriet  A.  John- 
son, of  Chicago,  and  they  have  one  child,  Helen  Elizabeth.  They 
live  in  Oak  Park. 

NICHOLAS  J.  PRITZKER.  Among  the  members  of  the  Chicago 
bar  who  have  overcome  innumerable  obstacles  in  their  rise  from 
obscurity  and  poverty  to  positions  of  prominence  and  financial 
independence,  Nicholas  J.  Pritzker  is  worthy  of  more  than  passing 
mention.  Brought  to  this  country  as  a  lad,  ignorant  of  the  customs 
and  language  of  America,  with  the  sturdy  industry  and  progressive- 
ness  of  his  countrymen  when  given  the  opportunity  he  worked  his 
way  to  a  professional  education,  established  a  paying  business,  and 
finally  turned  his  attention  to  the  law,  in  which  he  has  won  deserved 
success. 

Mr.  Pritzker  is  a  native  of  Kiev,  Russia,  and  was  born  July  19, 
1871,  a  son  of  Jacob  Nicholas  and  Sophia  (Schwartzman)  Pritzker, 
natives  also  of  that  country.  The  father,  who  was  engaged  in  com- 
mercial pursuits,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881  to  prepare  a 
home  for  his  family,  who  followed  him  here  in  1882,  settling  in  Chi- 
cago. Nicholas  J.  Pritzker  had  received  his  early  training  in  pri- 
vate Hebrew  schools  in  his  native  land,  which  he  had  attended 
from  his  fourth  to  his  eleventh  year,  and  when  he  came  to  this  coun- 
try enrolled  as  a  student  at  the  Jones  School,  on  Harrison  Street. 
He  was  ambitious  and  persevering,  applying  himself  diligently  to 
his  studies  and  attending  high  school  at  nights,  so  that,  about  1888 
by  special  examination  under  George  A.  Howland,  superintendent 
of  schools,  he  was  graduated.  He  next  went  to  the  Chicago  College 
of  Pharmacy  and  later  to  the  department  of  pharmacy  at  North- 
western University,  and  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1892  and 
became  a  registered  pharmacist.  Securing  employment  in  that  line, 
he  was  identified  with  the  drug  business  for  seven  years,  and  showed 
himself  a  thorough  master  of  his  calling  and  an  excellent  business 
man.  However,  Mr.  Pritzker  had  always  cherished  a  desire  for  a 
career  in  the  law,  and  after  some  preparation  entered  the  Illinois 
College  of  Law,  in  1899,  and  was  graduated  with  his  bachelor's 
degree  with  the  class  of  1902.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  617 

June  6th  of  that  year,  and  from  that  time  to  the  present  has  con- 
tinued in  the  practice  of  his  calling,  carrying  on  his  activities  inde- 
pendently. Mr.  Pritzker  has  offices  in  the  First  National  Bank 
Building,  and  while  his  practice  is  of  a  general  nature,  he  has  been 
engaged  for  the  most  part  in  cases  dealing  with  real  estate,  corpora- 
tion and  bankruptcy  law.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Asso- 
ciation and  the  Law  Institute,  and  stands  high  in  the  regard  and 
confidence  of  his  fellow-practitioners,  who  have  found  him  a  val- 
uable associate,  a  worthy  opponent,  and  at  all  times  an  adherent  of 
the  highest  ethics  of  the  calling.  Mr.  Pritzker  is  a  member  of  the 
B'nai  B'rith,  and  is  director  and  counsel  of  Mark  Nathan  Jewish 
Asylum  of  Chicago,  in  the  work  of  which  he  has  taken  a  very  active 
and  helpful  part.  He  is  also  interested  in  Masonry,  and  holds  mem- 
bership in  Oriental  Lodge  No.  33,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Cicero  Chapter 
No.  180,  R.  A.  M.  His  residence  is  located  at  No.  2437  North 
Kedzie  Boulevard. 

On  June  8,  1891,  Mr.  Pritzker  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Cohn, 
of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  and  to  this  union  there  have  been  born 
three  children,  namely :  Harry  N.,  a  senior  in  the  literary  department 
and  a  freshman  in  law  at  Northwestern  University,  who  enjoys  col- 
lege reputation  as  a  swimmer  and  all-round  athlete;  Abraham  N., 
who  is  a  sophomore  at  the  University  of  Chicago;  and  Jacob  N., 
who  is  attending  the  graded  schools. 

CHARLES  L.  OGDEN.  To  be  recognized  as  a  leading  member  of 
the  Knox  County  bar  is  no  slight  distinction,  for  the  profession  here 
is  made  up  of  men  of  notable  ability,  and  for  almost  a  decade 
Charles  L.  Ogden  has  occupied  a  foremost  place,  his  home  city 
being  Galesburg.  He  was  born  at  Cameron,  Warren  County,  Illi- 
nois, February  21,  1876,  a  son  of  Franklin  Delos  and  Harriet  Ann 
(Lewis)  Ogden.  The  paternal  ancestors  came  from  England  and 
settled  in  New  York,  and  at  Rome  in  that  state  the  father  of  Charles 
L.  Ogden  was  born,  removing  later  in  life  to  Warren  County,  Illi- 
nois. During  the  Civil  war  Franklin  D.  Ogden  was  in  the  govern- 
ment service  as  an  enrolling  officer.  He  was  a  man  of  sterling 
character  and  very  highly  esteemed,  and  on  numerous  occasions 
was  elected  to  local  offices.  His  death  occurred  February  13,  1912. 
He  married  Harriet  Ann  Lewis,  who  survives,  and  they  had  seven 
children,  Charles  L.  being  the  sixth  in  order  of  birth.  The  ances- 
tors of  Mrs.  Ogden  came  to  America  from  Scotland  and  Wales  and 
settled  in  New  Jersey,  from  which  state  her  parents  came  to  Illinois, 
and  she  was  born  in  Berwick,  Warren  County. 

Charles  L.  Ogden  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  attended 
the  district  schools.  As  farmers'  sons  usually  do,  he  assisted  his 
father  during  the  summers  and  devoted  himself  to  study  during  the 
winters  until  about  eighteen  years  of  age,  after  which  for  three 
more  years  he  continued  on  the  farm  and  then  attended  Knox 
Academy  at  Galesburg  for  one  year.  By  this  time  his  mind  was 


618  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

fully  made  up  as  to  his  choice  of  career,  and  in  1900,  as  a  special 
student,  he  entered  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Illinois. 
Determined  application  enabled  him  to  do  two  years'  work  in  the 
preparatory  department  in  addition  to  the  regular  law  course,  and  he 
was  graduated  in  1903.  In  October  of  that  year  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Springfield.  Mr.  Ogden  gave  himself  no  period  of  rest 
after  his  strenuous  months  of  study,  but,  on  the  other  hand,  imme- 
diately opened  law  offices  at  two  points,  Augusta  and  Plymouth, 
Illinois,  with  William  B.  Hiller,  but  after  a  year  and  a  half  of  prac- 
tice decided  to  come  to  Galesburg,  where  a  wider  field  of  endeavor 
was  open.  For  a  short  time  after  locating  here,  in  November,  1905, 
he  was  associated  with  George  Shumway,  but  since  that  connection 
was  severed  has  been  alone  in  practice  and  has  built  up  a  very  satis- 
factory business  in  a  monetary  way  and  through  legal  ability  has 
secured  wide  recognition.  Mr.  Ogden  is  possessed  of  the  clear, 
incisive  mind  that  a  successful  lawyer  must  always  have,  and  he  is 
able  to  express  his  thoughts  in  cogent  and  convincing  language. 
Furthermore,  he  is  an  indefatigable  worker.  He  has  been  identified 
with  much  important  litigation,  and  is  held  in  high  regard  by  his 
clients  for  his  faithful  attention  to  their  interests. 

Mr.  Ogden  was  married  June  25,  1908,  to  Miss  Stella  M.  Jack- 
son, a  daughter  of  Owen  P.  Jackson,  a  well  known  retired  farmer 
of  Macomb,  Illinois.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  116  Cedar 
Avenue,  Galesburg,  and  Mr.  Ogden  maintains  his  office  at  No.  19 
East  Main  Street.  Thoroughly  identified  with  the  republican  party, 
Mr.  Ogden  has  served  as  a  delegate  to  several  county,  senatorial 
and  congressional  conventions.  In  January,  1915,  he  was  appointed 
city  attorney  for  the  City  of  Galesburg  to  fill  out  the  unexpired 
term  of  James  E.  Davis,  who  had  been  elected  to  the  Legislature. 
At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office  as  city  attorney,  Mr.  Ogden 
was  not  a  candidate  to  succeed  himself,  but  was  retained  by  the 
City  of  Galesburg  as  special  counsel  in  the  matter  of  readjusting 
the  rates  of  gas  and  standard  of  service  with  the  local  gas  company. 
He  is  also  the  legal  adviser  for  several  corporations,  is  interested  in 
civic  improvement  and  expansion,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Gales- 
burg Business  Men's  Club  and  of  the  State  and  County  Bar  asso- 
ciations. He  has  served  as  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  County 
Bar  Association.  Mrs.  Ogden  takes  a  prominent  part  in  social  and 
civic  activities,  and  is  an  influential  member  of  the  Tuscarora  Club 
and  the  Galesburg  Women's  Club.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ogden  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Baptist  Church. 

JACOB  NEWMAN.  One  of  the  well  known  members  of  the  Chi- 
cago bar  who  has  been  the  architect  of  his'  own  fortunes  is  Jacob 
Newman ;  for  over  thirty  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  law  in  the  City  of  Chicago.  Mr.  Newman  was  born  November 
12,  1853,  a  son  °f  Salmon  and  Pauline  (Lewis)  Newman.  The 
family  settled  on  a  farm  near  Jacksonburg,  Butler  County,  Ohio, 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  619 

and  tilled  the  soil  until  the  death  of  the  father  in  1860,  when  the 
mother  with  her  children  moved  to  Liberty,  Indiana,  where  they 
lived  many  years.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  however,  went  in 
1860  to  live  with  his  married  sister  at  Noblesville,  Indiana,  where  he 
remained  until  he  moved  to  Chicago  in  the  summer  of  1867.  He 
came  here  in  the  hope  of  finding  greater  educational  advantages. 
On  his  arrival  he  worked  in  several  mercantile  establishments  and 
finally  after  having  accumulated  enough  to  pay  his  way  for  the  first 
year,  he  entered  the  old  Chicago  University  and  worked  his  way 
though  that  institution  by  securing  odd  jobs  of  all  sorts  and  kinds. 
He  graduated  with  the  class  of  1873  and  finished  his  law  course 
in  1875. 

While  attending  the  Union  College  of  Law  (now  Northwestern 
University  of  Law)  he  worked  and  studied  in  the  law  office  of  the 
Hon.  James  R.  Doolittle,  who  for  many  years  was  a  United  States 
senator  from  the  State  of  Wisconsin. 

In  1875  Mr.  Newman  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  and 
soon  thereafter  became  associated  in  the  practice  of  his  profession 
with  the  late  Judge  Graham.  This  association  continued  until  1877 
when  Judge  Graham  removed  to  the  West.  Mr.  Newman  continued 
in  practice  until  1882  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr. 
Adolph  Moses,  which  continued  until  the  summer  of  1890.  The 
firm  of  Moses  &  Newman  conducted  a  substantial  law  business  and 
became  well  known  at  the  Chicago  bar.  This  firm  was  dissolved 
in  the  spring  of  1890,  and  from  that  time  on  Mr.  Newman  con- 
tinued the  practice  of  the  law  with  George  W.  Northrup  and  others 
until  he  organized  the  present  firm  of  Newman,  Poppenhusen  & 
Stern. 

During  all  these  years,  Mr.  Newman  has  been  very  active  at 
the  bar  and  participated  in  many  celebrated  cases. 

He  has  all  his  life  belonged  to  the  republican  party  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Standard  Club,  the  Ravisloe 
Country  Club,  the  Hamilton  Club  and  others. 

Mr.  Newman  married  on  May  30,  1888,  Miss  Minnie  Goodman, 
daughter  of  Hugo  Goodman,  an  old  resident  of  Chicago ;  three  chil- 
dren, John  Hugo,  Elizabeth  and  George  Ingham  were  born.  The 
home  of  the  family  has  been  for  many  years  at  4738  Woodlawn 
Avenue. 

HAYNIE  ROBERT  PEARSON.  In  a  quarter  of  a  century  devoted 
to  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  in  Chicago  Haynie  R.  Pear- 
son has  had  a  wide  experience,  and  service  to  city  and  state  in  the 
department  of  law  has  marked  his  career.  He  resigned  from  his 
last  office  in  1900  since  which  time  he  has  devoted  himself  to  inde- 
pendent practice. 

Haynie  Robert  Pearson  was  born  at  Springfield,  Illinois,  on  the 
22d  of  June,  1866,  and  is  a  son  of  Gen.  Robert  N.  and  Mary  E.  (Tut- 
hill)  Pearson,  his  father  having  been  a  gallant  soldier  in  the  Army 


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of  the  Tennessee  in  the  Civil  war,  during  which  he  arose  to  the  rank 
of  brigadier-general.  While  Mr.  Pearson  was  yet  a  child  the  family 
moved  to  Chicago  from  Springfield,  and  in  this  city  he  had  his  early 
education.  He  later  attended  Middlebury  College,  at  Middlebury, 
Vermont,  and  then  entered  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann 
Arbor  where  he  received  his  training  for  his  legal  career.  His 
graduation  came  in  1899  and  his  admission  to  the  bar  followed 
immediately.  He  at  once  engaged  in  practice  in  Chicago  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Page  &  Pearson,  and  continued  thus  for  two 
years.  In  1893  he  served  as  attorney  for  the  Sanitary  District  of 
Chicago,  and  in  that  year  he  was  appointed  to  the  office  of  assistant 
state's  attorney  for  Cook  County  by  Jacob  Kern.  It  was  then  he 
laid  the  basis  for  his  present  splendid  reputation  as  a  criminal 
lawyer,  and  in  1896  he  was  reappointed  to  the  office  by  Hon.  Charles 
S.  Deneen,  then  governor  of  the  state.  During  his  service  in  that 
office  Mr.  Pearson  prosecuted  a  greater  number  of  men  on  the 
charge  of  murder  than  had  any  previous  incumbent  of  the  position 
of  assistant  state's  attorney  in  Cook  County  and  he  secured  convic- 
tion and  death  sentences  for  twenty-one .  murderers,  a  number  in 
excess  of  convictions  secured  by  any  other  prosecutor  in  the  United 
States  within  an  equal  period  of  time.  His  reputation  in  the  de- 
partment of  criminal  law  places  him  among  the  foremost  of  trial 
lawyers  in  the  country,  his  standing  having  long  since  exceeded  local 
limitations. 

Mr.  Pearson  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and 
he  is  a  member  of  the  University  of  Michigan  Alumni  Association, 
as  well  as  of  his  college  fraternity,  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon.  In  the 
Masonic  order  he  has  taken  the  thirty-second  degree  in  the  Scot- 
tish Rite.  By  virtue  of  his  father's  service  during  the  Civil  war 
he  holds  membership  in  the  Society  of  the  Tennessee  and  the 
Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He  and  his  wife  are  members 
of  St.  Martin's  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  in  which  Mr.  Pearson 
is  the  organizer  of  a  men's  club  that  is  now  the  largest  of  its 
kind  in  America,  and  of  which  he  served  as  first  president. 

On  September  14,  1892,  Mr.  Pearson  married  Miss  Blanche  B. 
Arnold,  daughter  of  James  M.  Arnold,  and  they  have  five  children, 
— Beatrice,  Robert  Swift,  Caroline,  Arnold  and  James  M.  A. 

MAX  J.  FARBER.  Thorough  and  accurate  knowledge  of  law 
and  practice,  native  ability  and  unswerving  integrity  have  made 
Max  J.  Barber  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  younger  generation  prac- 
ticing at  the  Chicago  bar;  high  personal  character  and  a  strong 
sense  of  duty  have  made  him  a  desirable  and  stirring  citizen.  He 
is  a  self-made  man,  in  that  he  has  had  to  make  his  own  way  largely 
since  his  boyhood,  while  his  education  has  been  gained  through 
tireless  and  persistent  effort  and  his  large  and  representative  prac- 
tice has  come  as  a  reward  of  his  own  unaided  effort.  Mr.  Farber 
was  born  in  Austria,  December  7,  1877,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and 


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Rose  (Grossman)  Farber.  His  father,  who  was  for  some  years 
engaged  in  business  in  Austria,  died  in  that  country,  and  in  1887 
the  mother  and  three  sons  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  settling 
at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Max  J.  Farber  received  his  elementary  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Cleveland,  and  after  graduating  from  the  high  school 
there,  enrolled  as  a  student  in  the  Western  Reserve  University. 
There  he  applied  himself  so  assiduously  to  his  studies  that  he 
made  rapid  advancement,  and  in  1900  was  graduated  with  high 
honors.  During  all  this  time  Mr.  Farber  had  been  employed  during 
his  vacation  periods  and  leisure  hours,  in  this  way  making  it  pos- 
sible for  him  to  continue  his  cherished  studies.  In  1900  he  entered 
Harvard  University  Law  School,  and  in  1903  was  graduated  with 
the  degree  of(  Bachelor  of  Laws,  and  in  the  same  year  was  admitted 
to  the  Ohio  bar.  During  the  next  four  years  he  was  engaged  in 
practice  at  Cleveland,  but,  believing  that  Chicago  offered  better 
opportunities  for  his  talents,  he  came  to  this  city  in  January,  1908, 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  and  has  continued  in  practice 
here  to  the  present  time.  For  a  few  years  he  was  associated  with 
the  firm  of  Hiner,  Bunch  &  Latimer,  but  is  now  engaged  in  an 
independent  practice,  with  offices  at  1133  First  National  Bank 
Building,  and  specializing  in  commercial  and  corporation  law. 

Mr.  Farber  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  fraternity,  and  maintains  a  high  reputation  among 
his  fellow-practitioners. 

SAMUEL  E.  THOMASON.  The  personnel  of  the  Chicago  bar  in- 
cludes among  its  younger  members  Samuel  Emory  Thomason,  a 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Shepard,  McCormick,  Thomason,  Kirk- 
land  &  Patterson.  This  firm,  with  offices  in  the  Tribune  Building, 
is  engaged  in  general  practice,  and  has  a  commendable  record  be- 
hind it,  though  a  brief  one. 

Mr.  Thomason  was  born  in  Chicago  on  January  24,  1883,  and  is 
a  son  of  Frank  D.  and  Diana  (Bean)  Thomason.  The  father 
is  also  a  lawyer,  and  is  successfully  engaged  in  practice  in  the  city 
today.  Mr.  Thomason  had  his  higher  education  in  the  University 
of  Michigan  and  he  was  graduated  from  that  institution  with  the 
class  of  1904,  when  he  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts. 
He  prepared  for  his  profession  in  the  Northwestern  University  Law 
School  in  Chicago,  finishing  his  studies  in  the  class  of  1906,  receiv- 
ing his  law  degree  and  admission  to  the  Illinois  bar  simultaneously. 
He  began  his  career  in  the  law  office  of  Stuart  G.  Shepard,  and  in 
1909  Mr.  Shepard,  together  with  Mr.  Robert  R.  McCormick,  and 
Mr.  Thomason  entered  into  a  partnership  under  the  firm  name  of 
Shepard,  McCormick  &  Thomason. 

Mr.  Thomason  has  appeared  in  connection  with  a  number  of 
more  than  ordinarily  important  cases  in  the  various  courts  of  Chi- 
cago, and  he  has  won  prestige  as  a  trial  lawyer  of  tact  and  resource- 


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fulness.  He  successfully  represented  the  plaintiff  in  the  Corkery 
will  case  involving  half  a  million  dollars,  and  since  1911  has  been 
retained  by  the  Tribune  Company  as  one  of  its  attorneys,  in  whose 
interests  he  has  appeared  in  a  number  of  important  cases. 

Mr.  Thomason  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago,  Illinois  State  and 
American  Bar  associations,  and  his  further  professional  affiliations 
are  with  the  Chicago  Law  Institute  and  the  Legal  Club.  He  has 
membership  in  the  University  Club  and  the  Ridge  Country  Club, 
as  well  as  his  college  fraternities,  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  of  his  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  days  and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  law  fraternity. 

Mr.  Thomason  is  a  republican.  In  1912  he  was  a  candidate  on 
its  ticket  for  a  place  on  the  board  of  Cook  County  commissioners, 
but  was  defeated  with  his  ticket.  He  is  chairman  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  West  Town  State  Bank,  and  is  a  director  in  a  num- 
ber of  other  corporations. 

On  September  10,  1907,  Mr.  Thomason  was  married  to  Miss 
Alexina  E.  Young,  of  Chicago,  and  they  have  one  child,  Elizabeth. 
Their  home  is  at  10451  South  Seeley  Avenue. 

WILLIAM  ALEXANDER  JENNINGS.  The  twenty  years  since  his 
admission  to  the  bar,  William  A.  Jennings  has  devoted  to  a  gen- 
eral practice,  with  an  increasing  reputation  for  professional  ability 
and  personal  character. 

William  Alexander  Jennings  was. born  at  Prairie  Grove,  Arkan- 
sas, January  24,  1872,  and  is  a  son  of  Fountain  and  Mary  S.  (Ellis) 
Jennings.  His  father  was  born  in  Tennessee,  where  he  enlisted  for 
service  in  the  Confederate  Cavalry,  under  the  noted  General  For- 
rest, with  whom  he  served  during  all  the  campaigns  of  that  intrepid 
soldier,  and  he  passed  through  the  entire  period  of  the  war  receiv- 
ing but  one  wound, — a  shot  through  the  hand.  On  his  return  to 
private  life  at  the  close  of  the  war  he  resumed  farming,  but  later 
moved  into  Arkansas,  and  there  he  spent  the  remaining  years  of 
his  life  as  an  agriculturist  and  as  a  minister  of  the  Methodist 
Church. 

The  public  schools  of  Arkansas  furnished  William  A.  Jennings 
with  his  early  training,  and  when  he  had  decided  upon  a  profes- 
sional career,  he  entered  the  Chicago  College  of  Law  in  1892.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state  in  1894,  but  was  not  graduated 
nor  did  he  receive  his  law  degree  until  the  next  year.  Upon  his 
admission  to  practice,  Mr.  Jennings  began  his  work  in  Chicago,  and 
in  the  twenty  years  that  have  elapsed  since  then  he  has  built  up  a 
large  and  representative  practice  in  and  about  the  city.  Early  in 
his  career  he  was  able  to  demonstrate  successfully  his  ability  through 
his  handling  of  a  number  of  cases  of  litigation,  and  from  that  time 
he  has  enjoyed  a  liberal  clientage. 

Mr.  Jennings  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and 
of  the  Southern  and  Germania  clubs.  During  the  Spanish-Ameri- 
can war  he  enlisted  for  service  in  the  army,  his  active  duties  carry- 


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ing  him  through  the  various  engagements  in  which  our  soldiers 
participated  in  Cuba. 

Mr.  Jennings  was  married  in  1897  to  Miss  Olive  Louise  Nord- 
strom, of  Madison,  Wisconsin.  They  have  their  home  at  929  Ainslee 
Street. 

HARRY  L.  SHAVER  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  October, 
1907,  and  has  since  been  very  active  in  practice  at  Chicago.  He 
served  as  the  first  business  manager  of  the  Illinois  Law  Review 
during  the  first  two  years  of  its  existence.  Besides  a  practice  that 
takes  him  into  all  the  courts,  Mr.  Shaver  has  represented  the  Thirty- 
first  Senatorial  District  in  the  Illinois  House  of  Representatives 
during  the  Forty-seventh  and  Forty-eighth  General  Assemblies, 
where  he  made  an  excellent  record,  having  been  prominently  iden- 
tified with  some  of  the  most  important  legislation  enacted. 

Harry  L.  Shaver  is  a  native  of  Iowa,  born  at  Marshalltown 
September  30,  1884.  His  parents  were  Fred  D.  and  Annie  E. 
(Kempter)  Shaver,  who  moved  to  Chicago  in  1889.  Mr.  Shaver 
was  educated  in  the  grammar  schools  of  Chicago,  in  the  Lake  View 
High  School,  and  in  1907  graduated  in  the  law  course  from  the 
Northwestern  University.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar 
Association  and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  and  in  politics 
is  a  republican.  Mr.  Shaver  is  a  member  of  the  Phi  Kappa  Psi 
College  Fraternity. 

FRANK  J.  C.  KRAHN.  A  Rockford  lawyer  since  1909,  Mr. 
Krahn  was  for  a  number  of  years  in  practice  in  Elgin,  and  is 
regarded  as  one  of  the  strongest  members  of  the  Rockford  bar, 
especially  on  the  commercial  side  of  the  profession. 

Frank  J.  C.  Krahn  was  born  in  Dundee  Township  of  Kane 
County,  Illinois,  May  21,  1872,  and  grew  up  on  a  farm,  was  educated 
in  country  schools  and  a  high  school,  took  the  course  of  the  Dixon 
Business  College  and  the  Northern  Illinois  Normal  College,  and 
finished  his  law  studies  in  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor. 
Mr.  Krahn  graduated  in  1895  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  and  Illinois  in  the  same  year.  He  began  practice  at  Elgin, 
and  for  nearly  twenty  years  has  been  identified  with  a  growing 
general  practice.  During  his  residence  at  Elgin  he  served  one  term 
as  city  attorney,  and  in  1909  moved  to  Rockford,  and  besides  his 
regular  practice  now  handles  commercial  law  and  collections  through 
the  American  Creditors  Association.  Mr.  Krahn  is  a  member  of 
the  Winnebago  County  Bar  Association.  Fraternally  he  is  affiliated 
with  the  Masonic  Order,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
and  the  Mystic  Workers  of  the  World. 

BRUCE  H.  GARRETT.  One  of  the  members  of  the  Rockford  bar 
is  Bruce  H.  Garrett,  who  has  been  in  active  practice  for  more  than 
fifteen  years,  and  controls  a  large  clientage  in  general  practice,  but 
particularly  in  corporation  law. 


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Bruce  Hayes  Garrett  was  born  in  Winnebago  County,  Illinois, 
November  i,  1865,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and 
through  private  schools  and  private  tutors.  He  studied  law  with 
A.  D.  Early  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887.  In  the  year  1900 
Mr.  Garrett  began  a  general  practice  at  Rockford,  and  during  much 
of  the  subsequent  time  has  paid  special  attention  to  corporation, 
probate  and  chancery  affairs.  Mr.  Garrett  is  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the  Winnebago  County  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  has  taken  thirty- 
two  degrees  in  the  Scottish  Rite  and  belongs  to  the  Mystic  Shrine, 
and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks  and  the  Hamilton  Club  of  Chicago. 

EDWIN  M.  ASHCRAFT.  For  more  than  forty  years  the  name 
Ashcraft  has  been  identified  with  the  Illinois  bar,  and  Edwin  M. 
Ashcraft  has  practiced  at  Chicago  since  1887.  About  fifteen  years 
ago  his  mature  experience  was  combined  with  the  energy  and  youth 
of  his  son,  and  the  firm  of  Ashcraft  &  Ashcraft  is  one  of  recognized 
prominence  and  success  at  the  Chicago  bar. 

Edwin  M.  Ashcraft,  the  senior  member  of  this  firm,  and  for 
twenty-seven  years  a  member  of  the  Chicago  bar,  was  born  on  a 
farm  near  Clarksburg,  Harrison  County,  West  Virginia  (then 
Virginia)  August  27,  1848.  The  family  homestead  was  in  the 
vicinity  of  some  of  the  early  campaigns  during  the  Civil  war,  in 
which  struggle  several  of  the  family  took  part.  His  parents  were 
James  M.  and  Clarissa  (Swiger)  Ashcraft,  and  he  was  the  oldest 
of  their  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  After  attending  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  locality  and  Wheeling  University,  he  studied 
at  the  State  University  at  Normal,  Illinois,  and  while  teaching  school 
during  1867,  1868  and  1869,  devoted  his  leisure  time  to  the  study  of 
law,  having  early  decided  upon  a  professional  career.  Mr.  Ashcraft 
successfully  passed  his  examination  before  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Illinois,  sitting  at  Springfield,  and,  admitted  to  the  bar,  engaged  at 
once  in  practice  at  Vandalia,  Fayette  County.  His  ability  attracted 
such  favorable  notice  that  before  the  end  of  the  year  he  was  elected 
prosecuting  attorney  of  the  county,  and  continued  to  serve  three 
years.  In  1876  Mr.  Ashcraft  was  made  the  candidate  of  the  repub- 
lican party  for  Congress  from  the  sixteenth  district,  and  although 
defeated  at  the  polls  reduced  the  normal  democratic  majority  from 
5,000  to  1,400,  his  opponent  being  W.  A.  J.  Sparks,  who  served  as 
land  commissioner  under  President  Cleveland. 

Removing  to  Chicago  in  April,  1887,  Mr.  Ashcraft  associated 
himself  with  Thomas  and  Josiah  Cratty,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Cratty  Brothers  &  Ashcraft,  an  association  which  continued  until 
June  i,  1891,  when  Mr.  Ashcraft  withdrew  to  become  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Ashcraft  &  Gordon.  In  1900,  with  his  sons,  Raymond 
M.  and  Edwin  M.  Jr.,  he  formed  the  strong  combination  of  Ash- 
craft &  Ashcraft,  which  has  continued  in  existence  to  the  present 


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time  and  has  a  large  general  practice.  It  is  generally  accepted  that 
as  a  trial  lawyer  Mr.  Ashcraft  has  few  superiors  in  the  state,  and 
during  the  long  period  of  his  practice  in  Chicago  he  has  been 
identified  in  one  or  another  capacity  with  some  of  the  most  notable 
cases  tried  in  the  Illinois  courts.  For  years  he  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  and  the  regard  in  which  he  is  held 
by  his  fellow  lawyers  was  shown  by  his  election  as  president  of  the 
Chicago  Bar  Association.  Mr.  Ashcraft  married,  March  16,  1875, 
Miss  Florence  R.  Moore,  daughter  of  Risden  Moore,  of  Belleville, 
Illinois.  Their  children  are :  Raymond  M.,  Edwin  M.  Jr.,  Florence 
V.  and  Alan  E.  Mr.  Ashcraft  is  not  a  confessed  member  of  any 
religious  body,  but  has  been  generous  in  his  support  of  religious  and 
charitable  projects.  His  social  connections  are  with  the  Union 
League,  Hamilton  and  Calumet  Country  Clubs. 

RAYMOND  MOORE  ASHCRAFT  was  born  at  Vandalia,  Fayette 
County,  Illinois,  January  9,  1876,  commenced  his  education  in  the 
primary  schools  in  1884,  and  after  coming  to  Chicago  in  1887 
attended  the  city  public  schools  until  1892.  Following  this  he 
was  a  student  in  the  Chicago  Manual  Training  School,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1894,  and  in  the  latter  year  entered  Northwestern 
University,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1897  with  the  degree 
Bachelor  of  Laws.  In  the  following  year  he  took  a  post-grad- 
uate course  at  Lake  Forest  University,  and  from  that  institution 
received  a  like  degree.  From  1894  until  1900,  Mr.  Ashcraft  was 
employed  by  the  firm  of  Ashcraft  &  Gordon,  and  in  the  meantime,  in 
1897,  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  becoming  associated  with  his  father 
in  the  firm  of  Ashcraft  &  Ashcraft  in  1900.  Their  offices  are  located 
in  The  Temple.  Mr.  Ashcraft  has  steadily  advanced  in  the  ranks 
of  his  profession,  and  is  now  recognized  as  a  lawyer  of  thorough 
learning  and  talent.  Like  his  father,  he  is  a  stanch  republican,  and 
holds  membership  in  the  Chicago,  Illinois  State,  and  American  Bar 
Associations,  being  also  connected  with  the  Delta  Chi  college 
fraternity,  the  Chikaming  Country  Club  and  the  Lakeside  Golf  Club. 
His  residence  is  at  6127  Kimbark  Avenue. 

Mr.  Ashcraft  was  married  August  3,  1901,  to  Miss  Charleta 
Peck,  daughter  of  Charles  Peck,  one  of  the  founders  of^the  Academy 
of  Design  and  a  well-known  artist  of  early  Chicago.  Two  children 
have  been  born  to  this  union :  Charleta  Jane,  born  December  8, 
1906;  and  Florence  Elizabeth,  born  March  6,  1911.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ashcraft  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

CHARLES  WESLEY  FLACK.  A  foremost  member  of  the  Macomb 
bar  and  equally  prominent  in  other  lines  of  useful  endeavor,  Charles 
WTesley  Flack,  the  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Flack  &  Lawyer, 
at  Macomb,  and  president  of  the  First  Trust  and  Savings  Bank  of 
this  city,  is  one  of  the  best  known  men  of  McDonough  County. 
While  the  law  claims  most  of  his  attention,  the  educational  and 


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lecture  field,  after  many  years  of  success  as  a  teacher,  is  yet  attrac- 
tive, and  his  versatility  is  further  demonstrated  by  his  substantial 
standing  as  a  financier. 

Charles  W.  Flack  was  born  in  Fremont  County,  Iowa,  June  2, 
1865,  a  son  of  John  W.  and  Louisa  (Osborn)  Flack.  The  paternal 
ancestors  came  from  Germany.  John  W.  Flack  was  born  in  Mc- 
Donough  County,  Illinois,  December  30,  1840.  For  a  number  of 
years  he  has  been  a  leading  citizen  of  Industry,  McDonough  County, 
where  he  has  served  as  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  on  the  village 
board,  and  at  present  is  town  clerk.  Mrs.  Flack  was  born  in  Mc- 
Donough County,  Illinois,  April  13,  1842.  In  the  public  schools  of 
Industry  Charles  W.  Flack  secured  his  early  educational  training. 
Later  he  came  to  Macomb,  and  here  was  a  student  in  the  Normal 
School  and  subsequently  attended  the  Normal  College  at  Valparaiso, 
Indiana,  after  which,  for  almost  a  decade,  he  devoted  himself  to 
educational  work.  From  1887  until  1889  he  was  principal  of  the 
Carman  School  in  Henderson  County,  Illinois,  and  from  1889  until 
1891,  of  the  Biggsville  School  in  the  same  county,  and  during  1892 
was  principal  of  the  Fourth  Ward  School  at  Macomb.  During  1891 
he  was  president  of  the  Henderson  County  Teachers'  Association, 
his  interest  in  educational  work  so  continuing  that  on  May  21,  1913, 
he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Dunne  one  of  the  trustees  of  the 
Western  Illinois  State  Normal  School,  and  is  now  president  of  the 
board. 

Mr.  Flack  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  at  Mt.  Vernon  August 
23,  1893.  From  1896  until  1898  he  officiated  as  master  in  chancery 
of  the  Circuit  Court  of  McDonough  County.  His  political  identifi- 
cation has  always  been  with  the  democratic  party,  and  in  1889  he 
was  made  chairman  of  the  Democratic  County  Central  .Committee. 
In  1897  his  personal  popularity  was  shown  when  he  was  elected 
city  attorney  of  Macomb  by  a  majority  of  fifty-three  votes  when  the 
city  was  republican  by  400  majority.  He  has  been  very  active  in 
advancing  every  interest  of  the  city,  and  has  frequently  been  called 
upon  to  accept  offices  of  civic  importance,  the  public  reposing  great 
confidence  in  his  attainments  and  in  his  public  spirit.  In  1886  he 
was  made  president  of  the  Macomb  Library  Board  and  served  until 
1899,  and  in  July,  1905,  was  appointed  to  the  same  position,  in 
which  he  served  continuously  until  the  spring  of  1914,  when  he 
resigned  on  account  of  his  many  other  pressing  interests.  In  April, 
1910,  he  opened  the  First  Trust  &  Savings  Bank  at  Macornb,  and 
has  been  its  president  from  the  start,  his  name  being  a  guarantee  of 
the  stability  of  the  institution,  which  is  in  a  very  prosperous  condi- 
tion. 

Mr.  Flack  was  married  August  17,  1887,  to  Miss  Ura  M.  Kee, 
of  Industry,  Illinois,  and  they  have  two  children,  Vera  B.  and 
Charles  E.  The  daughter  was  born  December  29,  1889,  and  makes 
her  home  with  her  parents  at  Macomb.  Carefully  and  liberally 
educated,  after  graduating  from  the  Macomb  High  School  she  com- 


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pleted  the  full  course  at  the  Western  Illinois  State  Normal  School 
and  Northwestern  University  and  is  now  an  instructor  in  a  high 
school,  teaching  German  and  Latin.  The  son,  Charles  E.  Flack,  was 
born  March  29,  1892,  and  after  completing  the  academic  department 
of  the  Western  Illinois  State  Normal  School  entered  the  North- 
western University  in  the  fall  of  1910,  and  the  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity Law  School  in  1913,  where  he  is  now  continuing  his  studies. 
The  family  belongs  to  the  Christian  Church.  They  reside  at  No.  512 
South  Randolph  Street,  Macomb. 

Mr.  Flack  is  very  prominent  in  Masonic  circles,  belonging  to 
Mohammed  Shrine,  Peoria  Temple  and  the  Consistory  at  Ouincy, 
having  reached  the  thirty-second  degree.  Locally  he  is  affiliated 
with  Macomb  Lodge,  No.  17,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Morse  Chapter,  No. 
19;  and  Macomb  Commandery,  No.  61,  and  during  1901  and  1902 
was  worshipful  master  of  Macomb  Lodge  No.  17.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  State  and  County  Bar  associations.  His  law  office  is  main- 
tained on  the  West  Side  Square,  Macomb,  and  he  has  one  of  the 
largest  and  best  law  libraries  in  this  part  of  the  state. 

DONALD  L.  MORRILL.  For  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century 
Donald  L.  Morrill  has  been  successfully  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law  in  the  City  of  Chicago.  He  has  gained  a  prominent  position  in 
the  ranks  of  his  profession  as  a  result  of  his  diligent  attention  to  its 
demands  during  that  period. 

The  greater  part  of  Mr.  Merrill's  life  and  all  his  professional 
career  thus  far  has  been  spent  in  Chicago.  He  comes  of  an  old  and 
honored  colonial  family  of  the  State  of  Maine,  and  was  born  at 
Auburn,  in  that  state,  in  the  early  years  of  the  Civil  war.  His 
parents,  Nahum  and  Anna  I.  (Littlefield)  Morrill,  were  both  of 
English  ancestry,  and  their  respective  families  were  established  in 
the  Pine  Tree  State  in  the  early  colonial  period.  His  father,  Judge 
Morrill  of  Auburn,  Maine,  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  ninety-four 
years  and  is  the  Nestor  of  the  Maine  bar.  During  his  active  pro- 
fessional career  of  over  fifty  years,  his  prominence  and  influence 
at  the  bar  and  in  public  affairs  has  been  widely  recognized  through- 
out the  entire  state.  The  mother  of  Mr.  Morrill  died  in  1896.  His 
elder  and  only  brother  is  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Maine  bar. 

Donald  Littlefield  Morrill  attended  the  schools  of  his  native 
community,  and  when  barely  sixteen  years  of  age  entered  Brown 
University  from  which  institution  he  has  received  both  the  Bachelor's 
and  Master's  degrees.  Soon  after  his  graduation  Mr.  Morrill  came 
to  Illinois  and  devoted  several  years  to  effective  work  as  principal 
of  the  high  school  at  Moline,  Illinois,  and  later  as  principal  of  one  of 
the  grammar  schools  of  Chicago.  He  commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  Chicago  in  1887,  where  he  has  been  engaged  ever  since  in  the 
active,  continuous  practice  of  that  profession.  He  has  enjoyed  a 
substantial  and  representative  clientage  and  gives  especial  attention 
to  corporation  law  and  chancery  practice.  His  offices  are  in  the 


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Chicago  Title  and  Trust  Building  and  his  residence  is  at  421  Barry 
Avenue. 

A  man  of  high  civic  ideals,  Mr.  Morrill  has  always  done  his 
part  in  furthering  the  interests  of  the  community.  He  served  with 
efficiency  and  distinction  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  education  and 
later  he  was  attorney  for  that  body  for  eight  consecutive  years.  In 
1909  he  was  an  unsuccessful  candidate  for  the  office  of  judge  of 
the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County. 

Mr.  Morrill  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Association, 
also  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  Chicago  Law  Institute.  He  is 
president  of  the  Associated  Alumni  of  Brown  University  and  a 
member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Law  Club,  the  Edgewater  Golf 
Club,  and  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 

He  is  the  author  of  the  following  published  works,  "Federal 
and  State  Government,"  being  an  elementary  text  book  in  civics ;  "A 
Students  Manual  of  the  Constitution  of  Illinois";  "Illinois  School 
Law  Annotated";  a  treatise  on  "The  Law  of  Persons,  including 
Domestic  Relations"  and  sundry  pamphlets  on  historical,  legal  and 
political  subjects. 

On  October  17,  1892,  Mr.  Morrill  was  married  to  Miss  Edith  N. 
Storey,  of  Detroit,  Michigan.  They  have  one  son,  Nahum,  who 
was  graduated  with  high  honors  from  Brown  University  with  the 
class  of  1914,  receiving  both  the  Bachelor's  and  the  Master's  degrees 
upon  his  graduation,  and  who  is  now  a  student  at  the  Harvard  Law 
School. 

JUDGE  JOHN  D.  BRECKENRIDGE.  Many  successful  lawyers  have 
entered  the  profession  comparatively  late  in  life,  after  varied 
experience  in  other  affairs,  and  it  is  a  well  recognized  fact  that  those 
who  take  up  legal  studies  with  matured  character  and  experience 
often  attain  front  positions  in  the  profession.  An  illustration  of 
this  fact  is  the  career  of  Judge  John  D.  Breckenridge  of  Fulton 
County,  who  in  his  early  life  was  a  farmer,  a  carpenter,  a  merchant, 
and  only  during  his  service  as  circuit  clerk  of  Fulton  County  began 
the  study  of  law. 

John  D.  Breckenridge  was  born  in  a  log  cabin  on  a  farm  in 
Waterford  Township  in  Fulton  County,  Illinois,  April  12,  1859,  a 
son  of  John  W.  and  Adaline  (Preyir)  Breckenridge,  Jr.  The 
Breckenridge  ancestors  were  from  Scotland,  and  the  family  .is  said 
to  have  been  founded  by  five  brothers  who  emigrated  to  this  country, 
some  of  them  settling  in  Canada.  John  W.  Breckenridge,  Sr.,  the 
grandfather,  was  a  cousin  of  the  noted  John  C.  Breckenridge  of 
Kentucky,  who  in  1860  was  a  candidate  of  one  branch  of  the 
democratic  party  for  the  office  of  president.  John  W.  Breckenridge, 
Jr.,  came  to  Illinois  in  1837,  settled  in  Will  County,  and  moved  to 
Fulton  County  in  1845.  During  the  Civil  war  he  served  as  a  member 
of  Company  B  in  the  Eighty-fifth  Illinois  Infantry. 


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Judge  Breckenridge  acquired  his  preliminary  education  in  the 
district  schools  near  the  home  farm,  and  all  his  early  life  was  spent 
in  the  wholesome  environment  of  a  farm  and  hard  work.  He 
divided  his  time  for  several  years  between  farming  and  the  carpen- 
ter's trade,  and  on  reaching  his  majority  turned  his  attention  to  mer- 
cantile lines.  In  1 880-81  he  conducted  a  store  at  Sepo  in  Fulton 
County,  and  from  1882  to  1884  was  a  merchant  at  Bybee.  He  also 
served  as  postmaster  at  both  places.  Mr.  Breckenridge  in  1884 
became  clerk  in  a  retail  store  at  Lewistown,  and  four  years  later 
went  on  the  road  selling  goods  for  a  wholesale  grocery  house  of 
Peoria.  His  experience  as  a  traveling  salesman  continued  until 
1892.  In  that  year,  having  maintained  his  citizenship  in  Fulton 
County,  where  he  had  a  large  acquaintance  and  enjoyed  the  thor- 
ough confidence  of  the  people,  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  circuit 
clerk.  The  duties  of  the  office  necessarily  brought  him  in  close  con- 
tact with  the  legal  profession,  and  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  at 
home  and  pursued  it  with  such  energy  and  persistence  that  at  the 
end  of  three  years  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  on  June  14,  1895, 
and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  federal  courts  at  Peoria  in  April, 
1897.  While  gaining  a  legal  education  he  had  no  assistance  from 
anyone,  and  the  fact  that  he  qualified  himself  for  the  bar,  while  ably 
discharging  the  duties  of  a  public  office,  is  an  incentive  and  inspira- 
tion for  young  men  who  comparatively  late  in  life  determine  the  true 
direction  of  their  careers.  On  retiring  from  the  office  of  circuit 
clerk  on  December  i,  1896,  Mr.  Breckenridge  took  up  the  active 
practice  of  the  law,  and  soon  had  a  profitable  business  at  Lewistown. 
In  November,  1906,  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  county  judge,  and 
entered  upon  his  duties  on  December  ist.  He  has  also  served  as 
police  magistrate  at  Lewistown,  having  been  elected  May  i,  1897. 
Judge  Breckenridge's  record  in  his  present  judicial  office  has  been 
one  of  unquestioned  ability,  fairness,  and  thorough  competence, 
and  he  is  regarded  as  the  most  popular  official  of  the  county. 

Judge  Breckenridge  is  a  democrat,  is  affiliated  with  Lewistown 
Lodge  No.  104,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Havana  Chapter,  R.  A.  M. ;  Damas- 
cus Commandery  No.  42,  K.  T.,  with  the  Mystic  Shrine  at  Peoria, 
and  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  Lewistown.  He  has  long  been 
a  church  worker  in  the  Christian  Church,  and  has  served  as  elder  and 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School.  Mr.  Breckenridge  was  mar- 
ried March  20,  1879,  to  Miss  Ella  A.  Bradley  of  Lewistown.  They 
are  the  parents  of  ten  children:  John  L. ;  Robert  R. ;  Mary,  wife 
of  Charles  Bosworth ;  George  W. ;  Frances,  wife  of  William  Brad- 
ley;  Grace,  wife  of  Ralph  Hall  of  Joliet;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Allen 
Daily  of  Joliet ;  Paul,  Mildred  and  Jessie,  at  home. 

D.  J.  NORMOYLE.  The  continuous  progress  of  D.  J.  Normoyle 
to  a  substantial  standing  at  the  Chicago  bar  has  been  the  pure  result 
of  personal  exertions  and  worth,  as  he  has  never  been  able  to  apply 
the  influences  of  family  influence  or  inherited  wealth  to  his  in- 


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dividual  affairs.  It  has  been  his  fortune,  however,  to  have  prose- 
cuted his  activities  in  a  city  where  he  has  had  many  brothers  in  the 
unaided  fight  for  recognition,  and  where  those  who  have  battled 
their  own  way  to  substantial  positions  have  not  been  slow  to  appre- 
ciate manliness  and  merit. 

Mr.  Normoyle  is  a  native  son  of  Chicago,  born  September  6, 
1876,  a  son  of  Denny  R.  and  Mary  (Gaffney)  Normoyle,  natives  of 
Ireland.  His  father,  a  machinist  by  vocation,  came  to  the  United 
States  about  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of-  the  Civil  war,  settling  in 
New  York,  and  subsequently  enlisting  in  the  Union  army  from  the 
City  of  Troy.  During  his  service  he  was  stationed  at  the  arsenal  at 
that  place,  and  also  at  Fort  Hamilton,  and  although  his  term  was  of 
extended  character  and  his  services  of  a  faithful  nature,  he  would 
never  apply  for  a  pension,  believing  that  as  his  service  had  been  a 
voluntary  one  he  was  not  entitled  to  further  remuneration  than  that 
given  him  during  the  period  of  the  war.  In  his  later  years  Mr. 
Normoyle  came  to  Chicago,  and  here  passed  the  remainder  of  his 
life  working  at  his  trade. 

D.  J.  Normoyle  was  given  only  ordinary  educational  advan- 
tages in  his  youth,  attending  the  graded  and  high  schools  of  Chi- 
cago, and  when  he  entered  upon  his  career  chose  the  trade  of  ma- 
chinist, at  which  he  was  engaged  for  nine  years.  It  was  not  his 
intention,  however,  to  make  this  his  life  work,  taking  it  up  merely 
as  a  means  toward  an  end,  and  while  working  thus  continued  as  a 
student  at  the  night  schools  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation Central  Department.  Later  he  went  to  the  Chicago  Athe- 
naeum, and  when  he  had  completed  the  classes  there  entered  the 
Chicago  College  of  Law,  now  known  as  the  Chicago  Kent  College 
of  Law,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  June,  1901, 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws,  although  he  had  been  admitted 
to  the  Illinois  bar  by  examination  during  the  previous  month.  Dur- 
ing the  first  ten  years  of  his  practice  Mr.  Normoyle  was  associated 
with  Pliny  B.  Smith,  former  counsel  for  the  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan 
Southern  Railroad  and  president  of  the  Chicago  Law  Institute,  but 
at  the  present  time  is  in  independent  practice,  giving  his  attention  to 
general  professional  business.  His  offices  are  maintained  in  the 
Unity  Building.  Although  the  scope  of  his  professional  work  has 
always  been  broad,  Mr.  Normoyle  has  given  close  consideration  to 
the  civic,  social  and  municipal  problems  of  his  native  city.  He  was 
assistant  city  corporation  counsel  in  1911  and  1912,  president  of 
the  State  Board  of  Arbitration  in  1913,  and  was  Chicago  counsel 
for  the  States  Utilities  Commission  for  some  time.  He  has  never 
omitted  an  opportunity  to  do  what  he  could  toward  the  improve- 
ment of  the  municipality.  His  reputation  has  extended  far  beyond 
the  limits  of  his  native  city,  and  his  high  abilities  are  freely  acknowl- 
edged by  his  fellow-members  in  the  professional  organizations  with 
which  he  is  identified,  such  as  the  American  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the 


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Chicago  Law  Institute.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Illinois  State 
Historical  Society,  takes  a  keen  and  active  interest  in  the  affairs 
of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  and  is  also  popular  with  his  fellow- 
members  in  the  Order  of  the  Alhambra  and  the  Loyal  Order  of 
Moose. 

In  1902  Mr.  Normoyle  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  F.  Brennan, 
of  New  Jersey,  a  member  of  an  old  and  distinguished  family  of  that 
state,  and  they  have  one  daughter :  Dorothy. 

GUY  VAN  SCHAICK.  Few  young  lawyers  enter  their  profession 
with  a  more  liberal  training  and  broader  experience  than  Guy  Van 
Schaick  possessed  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  Illlinois  bar  in 
August,  1909. 

He  was  born  at  Gilroy,  California,  December  6,  1876,  a  son  of 
Holmes  David  and  Mary  A.  (Wright)  Van  Schaick.  His  father 
was  a  California  business  man.  His  early  education  came  from 
attendance  at  private  schools  and  the  high  schools  at  Gilroy  and 
San  Francisco.  He  then  entered  the  University  of  California, 
where  he  was  graduated  B.  L.  in  1898,  following  which  he  was  a 
high  school  instructor  two  years  in  California,  and  then  went  out  to 
the  Philippines  in  the  educational  service  of  the  Federal  Govern- 
ment. For  one  year  he  was  one  of  the  staff  of  regular  teachers 
and  for  four  years  was  division  superintendent  of  schools. 

Returning  to  the  United  States,  he  came  on  to  Chicago  and 
entered  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Chicago,  where 
he  was  awarded  the  degree  J.  D.  in  1909.  In  the  meantime  he  had 
also  taken  several  courses  in  the  Northwestern  University  Law 
School. 

Mr.  Van  Schaick  began  his  professional  career  in  the  law  office 
of  Stewart  G.  Shepard  and  Robert  R.  McCormick.  Later  he  was 
with  the  firm  of  Judah,  Willard,  Wolf  &  Reichmann  and  for  a 
short  time  in  the  office  of  the  Winston,  Payne,  Strawn  &  Shaw. 
Mr.  Van  Schaick  is  now  associated  in  practice  with  Frank  C.  Rathje 
and  Adolph  H.  Wesemann,  with  offices  in  the  National  Life  Build- 
ing. This  firm  has  a  large  general  practice,  and  Mr.  Van  Schaick 
has  already  made  no  little  reputation  both  as  a  counselor  and  advo- 
cate. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar  associa- 
tions, the  Chicago  Law  Institute,  the  Chicago  Association  of  Com- 
merce, the  City  Club,  and  the  California  Society  of  Illinois.  Fra- 
ternally he  is  affiliated  with  the  Garden  City  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 
On  September  15,  1905,  he  married  Esther  Knapp  of  Jamestown, 
New  York.  They  have  one  child,  Harold  G.  Their  home  is  at 
581 1  Maryland  Avenue. 

FRANK  C.  RATHJE.  Senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Rathje  & 
Wesemann,  with  offices  in  the  National  Life  Building  at  29  South 
LaSalle  Street,  Frank  C.  Rathje  is  a  lawyer  of  solid  and  even  bril- 


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liant  attainments  both  in  his  profession  and  in  business  affairs.  By 
hard  work  and  study  night  and  day  he  has  found  a  successful  posi- 
tion in  the  Chicago  bar  at  a  time  when  most  young  lawyers  are  only 
laying  the  foundation  for  a  career. 

Frank  C.  Rathje  belongs  to  a  well  known  family  of  DuPage 
County,  and  was  born  at  Bloomingdale,  Illinois,  August  20,  1883, 
a  son  of  William  and  Louise  (Ehlers)  Rathje.  His  father  is  one 
of  the  substantial  farmers  of  DuPage  County.  Mr.  Frank  Rathje 
was  educated  in  country  schools,  and  lived  on  a  farm  west  of  Chi- 
cago until  nineteen  years  of  age.  He  then  entered  St.  John's  Mili- 
tary Academy  at  Delafield,  Wisconsin,  subsequently  was  in  the 
Armour  Institute  of  Technology,  and  in  1907  graduated  LL.  B.  from 
the  Northwestern  University  Law  School.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
Illinois  bar  in  June,  1907,  and  in  November  of  the  same  year  began 
practice  alone,  and  so  continued  for  two  years.  Then  the  present 
firm  of  Rathje  &  Wesemann  was  organized,  the  junior  member  being 
Adolph  H.  Wesemann,  and  they  now  have  two  junior  associates. 
The  firm  looks  after  a  large  general  practice. 

Mr.  Rathje's  special  forte  in  law  and  business  has  been  real 
estate  and  finance.  He  now  represents  several  banks  of  Chicago 
and  vicinity  and  several  other  corporations.  For  some  time  he  was 
connected  with  the  Chicago  Title  &  Trust  Company,  and  has  given 
much  of  his  professional  attention  to  real  estate  law.  During  the 
first  four  years  of  his  practice  he  organized  four  different  banks  in 
Chicago  and  vicinity,  and  all  of  them  are  in  a  prosperous  condition. 

Mr.  Rathje  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
Hamilton  Club,  the  Chicago  Automobile  Club,  and  in  Masonry  is 
a  member  of  Englewood  Lodge  No.  690,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Englewood 
Chapter  No.  176,  R.  A.  M.,  and  Siloam  Commandery  of  the  Knights 
Templar  at  Oak  Park.  He  resides  in  Englewood. 

JUDGE  CONRAD  G.  GUMBART  has  practiced  law  at  Macomb 
for  nearly  twenty  years.  For  a  time  he  was  associated  with  the 
present  United  States  senator,  Lawrence  Sherman,  and  for  a 
number  of  years  has  stood  in  the  front  rank  of  McDonough  County 
attorneys,  and  for  the  past  four  years  he  has  filled  the  office  of 
judge  of  the  County  Court. 

Conrad  G.  Gumbart  was  born  in  Macomb,  Illinois,  November  5, 
1872,  the  same  day  on  which  U.  S.  Grant  was  elected  for  his  second 
term  as  President,  and  this  fact  suggests  the  reason  for  the  second 
initial  in  Judge  Gumbart's  name.  His  parents  were  George  C.  and 
Esther  F.  (Feilbaugh)  Gumbart.  His  father,  who  was  born  in 
the  country  along  the  River  Rhine  in  Germany,  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1855,  settled  at  St.  Louis,  and  in  1864  came  to  Macomb, 
where  he  was  active  in  business  affairs  until  his  death.  His  widow, 
who  is  still  living  in  Macomb,  was  also  of  German  ancestry,  but 
long  resident  in  America.  Some  of  her  ancestors  came  from  Mo- 
ravia, and  her  great-great-grandfather,  Rev.  Johannes  Herr,  was 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  633 

one  of  the  first  ministers  to  preach  in  Pennsylvania.  Judge  Gum- 
bart  was  the  youngest  of  six  children,  only  three  of  whom  are  now 
living. 

His  early  education  was  acquired  in  the  Macomb  public  schools, 
graduating  from  the  high  school  in  1891,  after  which  he  spent  two 
years  reading  law  with  the  firm  of  Sherman  &  Tunnicliff.  In  the 
fall  of  1893  Judge  Gumbart  entered  the  law  department  of  the 
Northwestern  University  of  Chicago,  and  was  graduated  LL.  B.  in 
June,  1895,  and  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Chicago  in  the  same  month. 
Returning  to  Macomb  he  conducted  an  individual  practice  and  made 
a  reputation  as  a  rising  attorney  for  four  years,  and  then  joined  the 
law  partnership  of  Sherman  &  Tunnicliff,  with  whom  he  had  first 
read  law.  After  Senator  Sherman  retired  from  the  firm  owing  to 
the  responsibilities  of  his  political  career,  the  firm  became  Tunnicliff 
&  Gumbart,  and  continued  until  December,  1910.  At  that  time 
Judge  Gumbart  was  elected  and  began  his  duties  as  judge  of  the 
County  Court.  From  1900  to  1904  he  also  served  as  city  attorney  of 
Macomb.  In  December,  1914,  Judge  Gumbart  retired  from  the 
bench  and  again  became  associated  with  Mr.  Tunnicliff,  the  firm 
name  being  Tunnicliff,  Gumbart  &  Grigsby.  In  politics  Judge 
Gumbart  is  a  republican. 

October  12,  1905,  occurred  his  marriage  to  Nellie  E.  Willis, 
daughter  of  James  and  Emma  Willis.  Her  father  was  an  active 
business  man  of  Macomb,  but  died  when  Mrs.  Gumbart  was  a  child, 
while  his  widow  is  still  living  in  Macomb.  Judge  Gumbart  and  wife 
have  one  son :  James  C.,  born  September  28,  1908. 

JOHN  C.  LAWYER.  Among  the  younger  generation  of  profes- 
sional men  at  Macomb,  who,  through  ability  and  enterprise  have 
advanced  to  the  front  rank,  may  be  mentioned  John  C.  Lawyer, 
who  has  won  public  recognition  as  an  attorney  and  is  the  junior 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Flack  &  Lawyer,  with  offices  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Public  Square,  at  Macomb.  Mr.  Lawyer  was  born 
at  Tennessee,  in  McDonough  County,  Illinois,  June  28,  1884,  and 
is  a  son  of  Amos  M.  and  Carrie  (Farrenkopf)  Lawyer,  the  former 
of  whom  was  born  also  in  the  Village  of  Tennessee,  and  the  latter 
at  Colchester,  McDonough  County.  There  were  five  children  in 
the  family,  John  C.  being  the  eldest  born.  Four  survive  and  a  sec- 
ond son,  Joseph  D.,  is  following  his  older  brother's  example  by  pre- 
paring for  the  bar.  Amos  M.  Lawyer,  the  father,  is  a  prominent 
factor  in  democratic  politics  in  his  section  of  the  county  and  has 
served  as  supervisor,  assessor  and  highway  commissioner.  The 
Lawyer  family  originated  in  Holland  and  probably  settled  first  after 
emigrating,  in  Virginia,  and  then  spread  to  other  states.  On  the 
maternal  side  the  family  may  be  traced  to  Germany  and  its  early 
American  settlers  to  Illinois.  Mr.  Lawyer's  ancestors  were  quiet, 
peaceful  people,  mainly  agriculturists,  hence  he  claims  no  glorious 
war  record  for  them,  and  is  well  satisfied  for,  in  America,  in  these 


634  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

modern  days,  the  fruits  of  peace  are  more  dearly  prized  than  the 
greatest  triumphs  of  war. 

John  C.  Lawyer  attended  the  district  schools  near  his  home 
through  boyhood  days,  afterward  entering  the  Tennessee  High 
School  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1903.  For  about  a  year 
afterward  he  assisted  his  father  on  the  home  farm  and  also  taught 
school,  making  up  his  mind  during  this  time  as  to  his  future  career, 
his  decision  resulting  in  his  entering  the  law  department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois,  in  September,  1904,  and  his  more  than  creditable 
graduation  in  1907,  for  he  was  the  valedictorian  of  his  class.  In 
October  of  the  same  year,  at  Chicago,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
and  then  came  to  Macomb.  Here,  for  sixteen  months  he  worked  in 
the  law  office  of  Charles  W.  Flack,  and  in  January,  1909,  became 
Mr.  Flack's  partner,  the  firm  style  of  Flack  &  Lawyer  having  pre- 
vailed ever  since.  It  is  a  well  balanced  firm  and  successfully  handles 
a  large  amount  of  law  business.  Reared  to  believe  in  and  revere 
the  principles  of  democracy,  Mr.  Lawyer  has  given  hearty  support 
to  the  democratic  party,  by  which,  at  times,  he  has  been  tendered 
political  preferment.  In  1908  he  received  the  democratic  nomina- 
tion for  state's  attorney  of  McDonough  County  and  at  the  election 
made  a  fine  showing,  but  in  that  year  the  entire  democratic  ticket 
was  defeated.  This  caused  no  loss  of  interest  in  good  citizenship, 
however,  for  he  has  always  been  very  willing  to  lend  his  influence 
to  promote  public  movements  in  both  city  and  county  of  which  his 
judgment  approves,  and,  like  other  members  of  his  profession,  re- 
sponds freely  to  the  call  of  charity.  In  Junl,  1915,  he  was  the  choice 
of  his  party,  and  as  the  nominee  for  circuit  judge  of  the  Ninth  Ju- 
dicial Circuit,  but  again  the  entire  democratic  ticket  was  defeated, 
although  Mr.  Lawyer  ran  far  ahead  in  his  county.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  State  Bar  Association. 

Mr.  Lawyer  was  married  June  14,  1911,  to  Miss  Bess  Dague, 
who  is  a  daughter  of  Nathaniel  H.  Dague,  who  is  secretary  of  the 
Danville  Ice  Company,  of  Danville,  Illinois.  They  have  one  child, 
Ruth,  who  was  born  July  14,  1913.  Mrs.  Lawyer  is  a  lady  of 
superior  educational  attainments,  a  graduate  of  the  Danville  High 
School  and  a  student  formerly  of  the  University  of  Illinois  and  the 
Macomb  Normal  School.  The  handsome  family  residence  is  at 
No.  624  South  Randolph  Street,  Macomb.  Mr.  Lawyer  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lincoln  Centennial  Association  but  belongs  to  no  clubs 
nor  secret  societies,  being  satisfied  with  the  interest  created  by  the 
problems  his  profession  brings  to  him  and  by  the  comfort  and  com- 
panionship he  finds  at  his  own  fireside. 

ANDREW  LESLIE  HAINLINE.  Perhaps  no  law  firm  in  Mc- 
Donough County  does  more  business  or  handles  more  important 
interests  than  that  of  Elting  &  Hainline,  of  Macomb,  and  as  the 
junior  member  of  this  firm,  Andrew  Leslie  Hainline  justifies  his 
connection  although  one  of  the  younger  members  of  the  Macomb 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  635 

bar.  He  bears  a  family  name  that  has  been  conspicuous  in  McDon- 
ough  County  for  many  years,  its  activities  identifying  it  with  com- 
mercial development  and  with  public  affairs. 

Andrew  Leslie  Hainline  was  born  at  Macomb,  December  28, 
1887,  and  is  a  son  of  William  H.  and  Catherine  L.  (Voorhees) 
Hainline.  Of  their  four  children,  two  survive :  Mrs.  E.  T.  Walker, 
the  wife  of  a  banker  at  Macomb,  and  Andrew  Leslie.  William  H. 
Hainline  is  one  of  McDonough  County's  foremost  citizens.  For  the 
past  sixteen  years  he  has  been  postmaster  at  Macomb  and  formerly 
was  county  treasurer.  For  many  years  very  active  in  the  repub- 
lican party,  served  as  a  member  of  the  Republican  State  Central 
Committee  from  1896  to  1898  and  was  a  member  of  the  committee 
concerned  in  the  erection  of  the  soldiers'  monument  at  Anderson- 
ville,  Georgia.  This  was  a  fitting  appointment  as  during  the  Civil 
war,  Mr.  Hainline,  as  a  soldier,  had  been  incarcerated  at  Anderson- 
ville  prison  for  two  months.  He  served  through  the  war  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Sixteenth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  with  the  rank  of 
corporal,  and  marched  with  General  Sherman's  forces  to  the  sea, 
and  subsequently  attended  the  grand  review  of  the  victorious  troops 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Andrew  Leslie  Hainline  attended  the  public  schools  at  Macomb 
and  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  in  1904.  At  that  time 
his  father  was  publishing  the  Macomb  Daily  Journal,  and  for  two 
years  Andrew  L.  was  a  reporter  on  the  same,  in  this  capacity  dis- 
playing talent  indicative  of  journalistic  ability  had  he  turned  his 
serious  attention  in  that  direction.  His  choice,  however,  was  fortu- 
nately, the  law,  and  in  1906  he  entered  the  law  department  of  the 
University  of  Michigan  and  was  graduated  in  1909  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Illinois  bar  in  June  of  that  year.  He  immediately 
entered  into  partnership  at  Macomb,  with  Philip  E.  Elting,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Elting  &  Hainline,  and  this  combination  is  very 
generally  conceded  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  law  firms  in  the 
county.  It  has  been  entrusted  with  many  important  cases,  one  of 
recent  date  in  which  it  was  called  by  the  state  was  that  of  the  prose- 
cution of  Ray  Panschmidt,  on  a  murder  charge,  sent  on  a  change  of 
venue  from  Adams  to  McDonough  County.  This  law  firm  is  not 
only  distinguished  for  its  legal  ability  but  also  for  its  honorable, 
faithful  and  courteous  conduct  of  its  cases.  It  maintains  fine  offices 
in  the  Stocker  Building,  Macomb. 

Mr.  Hainline  has  always  been  identified  with  the  republican 
party,  and  is  a  member  of  the  State  Bar  Association.  He  is  a  young 
man  of  pleasing  personality  and  is  social  by  nature  and  is  a  valued 
member  of  the  Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  unmar- 
ried. 

GEORGE  A.  FALDER.  A  practicing  member  of  the  Illinois  bar 
since  1893,  George  A.  Falder  was  elected  state's  attorney  of  Mc- 
Donough County  in  1912,  and  that  is  only  one  of  a  number  of  sue- 


636  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

cesses  that  have  attended  his  professional  career  during  the  past 
twenty  years.  Previous  to  his  removal  to  Macomb  to  assume  the 
duties  of  his  present  office,  Mr.  Falder  had  his  home  and  offices  at 
Colchester. 

George  A.  Falder  was  born  at  Macomb,  Illinois,  May  2,  1872, 
the  youngest  of  six  children  of  Cornelius  and  Catherine  (Cuba) 
Falder.  Both  his  parents  were  natives  of  Germany.  Mr.  Falder 
spent  the  first  fourteen  years  of  his  life  near  Tennessee,  Illinois,  was 
educated  in  the  district  schools,  continued  his  training  in  the  public 
schools  at  Macomb  until  eighteen,  and  in  1890  graduated  from 
the  Macomb  Normal  School.  At  the  outset  of  his  career  he  was  a 
school  teacher  two  years,  and  toolf  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  office 
of  Prentiss,  Bailey  &  Holly,  at  Colchester,  beginning  his  readings 
in  1890.  The  members  of  that  firm  have  subsequently  become  prom- 
inent in  practice  in  Chicago.  Mr.  Falder  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Mount  Vernon,  Illinois,  in  1893,  and  at  once  located  at  Colchester 
and  became  associated  in  practice  with  Bailey  &  Holly,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Bailey,  Holly  &  Falder.  This  relationship  was  con- 
tinued about  six  years  until  the  other  members  of  the  firm  moved  to 
Chicago.  Since  then  Mr.  Falder  has  conducted  an  independent 
practice,  and  has  been  frequently  employed  in  litigation  of  more 
than  ordinary  importance  and  significance.  For  fourteen  years  con- 
tinuously he  served  as  city  attorney  of  Colchester,  and  in  the  fall 
of  1912  was  elected  state's  attorney  of  McDonough  County,  for  the 
regular  term  of  four  years,  at  once  removing  to  Macomb. 

Mr.  Falder  is  a  democrat  in  politics,  and  fraternally  is  affiliated 
with  the  Masonic  order,  having  taken  thirty-two  degrees  of  the 
Scottish  rite,  also  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  the  Improved 
Order  of  Red  Men,  and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  State  and  County  Bar  Asso- 
ciation. His  home  is  at  528  South  Randolph  Street,  in  Macomb. 
Mr.  Falder  was  married  May  i,  1894,  to  Lenna  J.  Heppenstall,  of 
Colchester.  Mrs.  Falder  died  June  4,  1899,  leaving  a  son,  Gerald 
H.,  who  was  born  July  17,  1895,  is  a  graduate  of  the  Colchester 
High  School,  spent  one  year  in  Macomb  Normal  School,  and  is 
now  a  student  in  the  University  of  Illinois.  On  July  17,  1900,  Mr. 
Falder  married  for  his  second  wife  Albertha  Canote,  of  Colchester. 
They  have  a  son,  Thurlo  J.,  born  June  19,  1903,  and  now  in  the 
Macomb  public  schools. 

OSCAR  E.  CARLSTROM.  The  junior  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Graham,  Carlstrom  &  Graham,  at  Aledo,  Oscar  E.  Carlstrom  is 
a  man  of  recognized  ability  and  has  shown  unusual  energy  in  making 
himself  a  useful  member  of  his  profession.  He  had  to  earn  his 
education,  and  studied  law  under  the  preceptorship  of  the  vener- 
able Isaac  N.  Bassett,  the  oldest  practicing  lawyer  in  the  State  of 


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COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  637 

Illinois  at  the  present  time.  Mr.  Carlstrom  is  also  a  veteran  of  the 
Philippine  war. 

Oscar  E.  Carlstrom  was  born  at  New  Boston,  Mercer  County, 
Illinois,  July  16,  1878,  a  son  of  Charles  A.  and  Clara  (Spang) 
Carlstrom.  Both  parents  were  natives  of  Sweden,  his  father  born 
February  18,  1845,  and  still  living  at  New  Boston.  His  mother  died 
in  1881.  Oscar  Carlstrom  was  the  third  among  eight  children.  His 
half  brother  Fred  is  now  studying  medicine. 

Oscar  E.  Carlstrom  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  district 
schools  near  the  home  farms,  attended  such  a  school  until  thirteen 
years  old,  and  after  that  was  dependent  upon  his  own  efforts  largely 
to  gain  an  education.  He  worked  on  the  streets  and  at  any  employ- 
ment he  could  find  in  order  to  earn  the  money  to  get  books  and 
attend  school.  He  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  at  New  Bos- 
ton at  the  age  of  eighteen,  and  for  five  months  was  a  student  of 
Dixon  College.  He  studied  at  night  during  the  time  he  was  em- 
ployed in  his  self  support,  and  proved  himself  diligent  in  those  days 
and  thus  laid  the  foundation  for  his  successful  career  as  a  lawyer. 

In  April,  1899,  Mr.  Carlstrom  began  reading  law  in  the  office  of 
Isaac  N.  Bassett  of  Aledo.  This  study  was  interrupted  by  his  enlist- 
ment on  August  26,  1899,  in  the  Thirty-ninth  United  States  Infan- 
try. This  regiment  was  sent  to  the  Philippines,  saw  active  service 
during  the  Aguinaldo  rebellion,  and  Philippine  war,  and  Mr.  Carl- 
strom participated  in  four  battles.  He  received  an  honorable  dis- 
charge on  May  6,  1901,  at  the  Presidio  in  San  Francisco,  after  hav- 
ing been  in  service  upwards  of  two  years.  On  returning  to  Aledo 
he  continued  his  law  studies,  and  on  February  24,  1903,  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Ottawa,  Illinois.  On  the  i6th  day  of  the 
following  March  Mr.  Carlstrom  began  his  active  practice,  as  junior 
partner  of  Isaac  N.  Bassett.  This  partnership  lasted  one  year,  and 
Mr.  Carlstrom  was  alone  in  practice  until  December,  1913,  when  he 
became  associated  with  William  J.  Graham  under  the  name  of 
Graham  &  Carlstrom.  Paul  J.  Graham  has  recently  been  admitted 
to  the  firm,  and  the  name  is  now  Graham,  Carlstrom  &  Graham. 
This  is  one  of  the  strong  firms  of  Mercer  County  and  has  its  offices 
in  the  Carlson  Building. 

In  1909  Mr.  Carlstrom  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Aledo,  and 
was  re-elected  in  1911  and  1913  and  is  now  in  his  third  term.  He 
is  a  republican  in  politics,  a  member  of  the  Aledo  Business  Men's 
Club,  is  a  Chapter  Mason  and  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  his  church  is  the  Presbyterian. 

On  December  30,  1903,  Mr.  Carlstrom  married  Miss  Alma  C. 
Nissen,  a  daughter  of  Henry  C.  and  Betsey  Nissen  of  Grand  Mea- 
dow, Minnesota.  Mrs.  Carlstrom  was  educated  in' the  public  schools 
.of  Grand  Meadow  and  in  the  Conservatory  of  Music  at  Dixon, 
Illinois,  where  she  met  Mr.  Carlstrom.  They  have  one  son,  Charles 
H.,  who  was  born  August  28,  1905.  Mr.  Carlstrom's  father  came 
to  the  United  States  in  the  fall  of  1869,  settled  at  Aledo,  and  later 


638  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

removed  to  New  Boston.  He  is  one  of  the  older  citizens  of  Mercer 
County,  has  given  service  on  the  school  board  and  is  well  known 
locally. 

GEORGE  D.  TUNNICLIFF.  The  City  of  Macomb,  Illinois,  is  the 
home  of  a  number  of  the  prominent  men  of  the  state  who  not  only 
find  here  a  satisfactory  field  for  their  activities  and  a  home  with  de- 
sirable surroundings,  but  are  bound  by  other  ties,  it  being  their 
birthplace.  A  well  known  example  is  found  in  George  D.  Tunni- 
cliff,  one  of  the  ablest  members  of  the  Macomb  bar  and  formerly 
state's  attorney. 

George  D.  Tunnicliff  was  born  at  Macomb,  Illinois,  December 
14,  1861,  and  is  a  son  of  Judge  Damon  G.  and  Mary  E.  (Bailey) 
Tunnicliff,  the  third  born  in  their  family  of  seven  children.  On 
the  paternal  side  the  ancestors  were  from  England  and  probably 
also  on  the  maternal  side  as  well.  The  Tunnicliff  family  settled  in 
New  York,  and  the  Bailey  family  in  Virginia,  and  it  is  probably  a 
fact  that  members  of  both  participated  in  the  Revolutionary  war  or 
the  War  of  1812,  but  authentic  records  are  not  at  hand.  The  mother 
of  George  D.  Tunnicliff  died  in  his  boyhood.  The  father  survived 
until  December  20,  1901.  For  many  years  he  was  a  leader  of  the  bar 
of  McDonough  County,  and  in  1885  was  appointed  by  Governor 
Oglesby  an  associate  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois,  to  fill 
the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Judge  Pinckney  H.  \Valker. 

A  studious  youth  during  his  public  school  course,  George  D.  Tun- 
nicliff satisfied  his  father's  hopes  as  to  his  future  career,  and  in  1879 
entered  the  Northwestern  University  at  Evanston,  where  he  re- 
mained into  his  sophomore  year  and  then  became  a  student  in  the 
law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  June,  1885,  and  at  once  entered  into  active  practice 
with  his  eminent  father  and  J.  H.  Bacon.  In  a  short  time  Judge 
Bacon  withdrew  and  the  father  and  son  continued  together  until 
1890,  when  Judge  Tunnicliff  retired  from  active  practice  and  Law- 
rence'Y.  Sherman,  the  present  United  States  senator  from  Illinois, 
became  a  partner,  the  firm  name  becoming  Sherman  &  Tunnicliff. 
In  1901  C.  G.  Gumbart,  now  Judge  Gumbart,  became  a  member  of 
the  firm,  the  name  then  becoming  Sherman,  Tunnicliff  &  Gumbart, 
which  style  continued  for  seven  years,  when  Mr.  Sherman,  after  an 
association  of  eighteen  years  with  Mr.  Tunnicliff,  retired,  and  the 
retirement  of  Judge  Gumbart  followed  in  1910,  when  he  was  elected 
county  judge.  Mr.  Tunnicliff  was  then  in  practice  alone  until 
December  I4th,  when  Judge  Gumbart  was  again  taken  into  the  firm, 
the  name  becoming  Tunnicliff,  Gumbart  &  Grigsby.  He  engages  in 
general  practice,  confining  himself  to  no  special  branch  and  is  re- 
tained as  the  attorney  for  numerous  corporations,  including  the  Chi-, 
cago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad  for  over  twenty-nine  years, 
the  Toledo,  Peoria,  Pacific  and  Western  Railway  for  over  twenty- 
five  years,  the  Union  National  Bank,  the  Sewer  Pipe  factories  and 


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other  important  bodies.  A  stanch  republican  he  has  been  loyal  at  all 
times  to  its  principles  and  candidates  but  very  seldom  has  he  ac- 
cepted political  preferment  for  himself  although  frequently  urged 
by  his  friends  to  be  a  candidate.  In  the  spring  of  1887  he  was 
elected  city  attorney  of  Macomb,  and  in  the  fall  of  1888  was  elected 
state's  attorney  of  McDonough  County.  His  administration  of 
that  office  for  four  years  distinguished  him  as  a  man  of  far  more 
than  ordinary  ability  and  he  retired  from  the  office  with  a  clear 
record.  Since  then  his  friends  have  never  been  able  to  tempt  him 
back  into  the  political  arena. 

Mr.  Tunnicliff  was  united  in  marriage  on  October  5,  1886,  with 
Miss  Isabella  Baker,  a  daughter  of  Hon.  Jonathan  H.  Baker,  who, 
for  several  terms  was  judge  of  the  County  Court.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Tunnicliff  have  three  children :  Helen  D.,  who  was  born  July  4, 
1887,  is  the  wife  of  M.  D.  Mclntire,  wholesale  merchant,  of  Chi- 
cago ;  Mary  Louise,  who  was  born  September  10,  1889,  is  well  known 
in  the  pleasant  social  life  of  Macomb,  assisting  her  mother  very 
frequently  in  dispensing  hospitality  in  the  family  home,  situated  at 
No.  201  Carroll  Street ;  and  Morris  D.,  who  was  born  Septem- 
ber 13,  1895,  and  was  a  member  of  the  graduating  class  of  June, 
1914,  from  the  Western  Military  Academy.  Mrs.  Tunnicliff  is  a 
daughter  of  the  American  Revolution,  through  patriot  forefathers 
who  took  part  in  that  struggle.  The  family  attends  the  Universalist 
Church.  Mr.  Tunnicliff  is  one  of  the  busy  men  of  his  profession 
who,  perhaps,  is  more  thoughtful  for  others  in  the  matter  of  recrea- 
tion and  relaxation  than  for  himself,  but  he  enjoys  his  associa- 
tion and  membership  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Elks. 

CLARENCE  S.  TOWNLEY.  The  professional  career  of  Mr.  Town- 
ley  has  been  spent  almost  entirely  within  the  limits  of  McDonough 
County.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1899,  and  soon  afterwards 
located  at  Blandinsville  in  that  county  and  was  soon  recognized  as 
a  lawyer  of  promise  and  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  good  business.  In 
November,  1904,  Mr.  Townley  was  elected  state's  attorney  of  Mc- 
Donough County  by  the  largest  majority  ever  given  to  a  candidate 
for  that  office  in  the  county.  In  order  to  perform  the  duties  of  the 
office  he  removed  to  Macomb,  and  has  since  lived  in  that  city  and 
now  looks  after  a  large  and  profitable  private  practice. 

At  Louisville,  Kentucky,  Clarence  S.  Townley  was  born  Novem- 
ber 13,  1866,  came  to  Illinois  when  a  boy,  acquired  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools,  and  was  also  a  student  in  the  Carthage 
College  and  Eureka  College,  taking  the  regular  classical  course.  He 
also  pursued  the  study  of  law  while  in  college  and  supported  him- 
self meanwhile  by  teaching  school  in  Hancock  County.  An  impor- 
tant influence  in  his  early  career  was  Hon.  William  H.  Warder,  a 
former  member  of  the  Illinois  Legislature  and  one  of  the  ablest 
lawyers  in  Southern  Illinois,  who  directed  the  studies  of  Mr.  Town- 
ley  until  he  was  qualified  for  practice. 


640  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

June  27,  1892,  at  Rockford,  Illinois,  Mr.  Townley  married  Miss 
Emma  Cunningham.  Mrs.  Townley  served  several  terms  as  presi- 
dent of  the  District  Christian  Endeavor  Union  and  of  the  Woman's 
Christian  Temperance  Union.  There  are  two  children :  Fairfax, 
born  April  n,  1893  ;  and  Wayne,  born  August  26,  1894.  Mr.  Town- 
ley  takes  much  interest  in  the  Masonic  order,  is  affiliated  with  Blan- 
dinsville  lodge  and  chapter  and  with  Macomb  Commandery  No.  61 
of  the  Knights  Templar.  He  belongs  to  Bushnell  Lodge  No.  101, 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  to  New  Hope  Lodge,  No.  263,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
and  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  is  also  special 
attorney  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  His  politics  are 
republican.  He  maintains  office  in  the  Ballis  Building,  405  North 
Randolph  Street. 

DANIEL  VALENTINE  HARKIN.  A  member  of  the  Chicago  bar 
since  1895,  Mr.  Harkin  was  in  active  practice  until  1912,  when 
appointed  state  bank  examiner,  and  has  since  given  all  his  time  to 
the  responsibilities  of  that  office. 

Daniel  Valentine  Harkin,  born  in  Chicago,  a  son  of  John  and 
Mary  (Hennessy)  Harkin,  graduated  from  the  West  Division  High 
School,  and  then  entered  the  law  department  of  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity, and  took  his  degree  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar, 
he  was  soon  favored  with  a  profitable  practice  in  the  general  field 
of  law  in  Chicago,  and  with  the  exception  of  incidental  political 
service  confined  himself  strictly  to  his  profession.  State  Auditor 
James  J.  Brady,  on  his  election  in  1912,  appointed  Mr.  Harkin  chief 
bank  examiner  for  Cook  County,  and  the  value  of  his  services  in 
this  office  has  been  much  appreciated. 

Mr.  Harkin  is  an  active  democrat,  served  in  the  Forty-first  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  Illinois,  and  also  served  two  terms  as  alderman 
of  the  City  of  Chicago  from  the  Fourteenth  Ward,  being  elected  in 
1903  and  1905  ;  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association  and  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  also 
a  member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club.  Mr.  Harkin  finds  his  rec- 
reation in  walking  and  reading.  His  office  is  in  the  Otis  Building. 

GEORGE  C.  HILLYER.  As  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Lybarger 
&  Hillyer,  leading  attorneys  of  Bushnell,  George  C.  Hillyer  has  the 
same  prestige  as  a  lawyer  in  McDonough  County  which  he  formerly 
enjoyed  in  Warren  County,  where  he  served  as  state's  attorney. 

George  C.  Hillyer  was  born  at  Brooklyn,  Illinois,  July  14,  1880, 
son  of  George  and  Catherine  (Dunlavy)  Hillyer.  The  father,  a 
native  of  Ohio,  and  now  residing  at  Rushville,  Illinois,  was  a  soldier 
during  the  Civil  war,  serving  in  Company  A  of  the  Seventy-eighth 
Illinois  Infantry.  He  spent  nearly  four  years  in  active  service,  and 
at  one  time  was  captured  by  the  Confederates  and  spent  a  period  of 
imprisonment  at  the  notorious  Libby  prison.  The  Hillyer  family 
came  from  England  and  settled  in  Ohio,  while  the  Dunlavys  were 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  641 

from  Ireland,  and  were  early  settlers  in  Kentucky.  Mr.  Hillyer's 
mother  was  born  near  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  died  in  1906. 
There  were  three  children:  Thomas  A.,  lives  at  Mayville,  North 
Dakota ;  Luella,  wife  of  C.  A.  Lantz  of  Rushville,  Illinois ;  and 
George  C. 

Mr.  Hillyer  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  near  his  home, 
attended  public  school  regularly  until  eighteen,  then  taught  for  two 
years,  and  in  1902  entered  the  University  of  Illinois  in  the  academic 
department,  and  in  1903  became  a  student  in  the  law  department. 
Graduating  in  1906  LL.  B.  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  October 
of  that  year  at  Springfield,  and  began  practice  at  Monmouth  in 
December.  Six  months  were  spent  in  the  office  of  J.  W.  Clenden- 
ing,  and  he  then  formed  a  partnership  with  Charles  A.  McLaughlin. 
and  that  relationship  continued  until  December,  1908.  Mr.  Hillyer 
then  entered  upon  his  duties  as  state's  attorney  of  Warren  County, 
and  during  the  following  four  years  made  a  record  for  efficiency 
and  honest  administration  of  the  law.  On  the  expiration  of  his  term 
of  office  Mr.  Hillyer  joined  the  firm  of  Hanley  &  Cox,  and  prac- 
ticed as  Hanley,  Cox  &  Hillyer  until  April,  1913.  The  following 
year  Mr.  Hillyer  spent  on  a  vacation,  visiting  in  the  South  and  South- 
west, and  on  May  6,  1914,  came  to  Bushnell  and  entered  partner- 
ship with  R.  E.  Lybarger  under  the  firm  name  of  Lybarger  & 
Hillyer.  This  firm  enjoys  a  large  law  business,  and  among  other 
interests  represents  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railway. 
Mr.  Hillyer  is  a  republican,  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church, 
and  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order  and  the  State  Bar  Associa- 
tien. 

JOHN  H.  LEWIS,  JR.  One  of  the  leading  attorneys  of  Galesburg 
and  Knoxville  is  John  H.  Lewis,  Jr.,  whose  practice  as  a  lawyer 
extends  over  a  period  of  fifteen  years.  Mr.  Lewis  has  his  home  in 
Knoxville,  and  at  the  present  time  is  serving  as  master  in  chancery, 
with  offices  in  the  courthouse  at  Galesburg. 

John  H.  Lewis,  Jr.  was  born  at  Knoxville  August  30,  1874,  a 
son  of  John  Henry  and  Elizabeth  S.  (Russell)  Lewis.  His  father 
is  one  of  the  distinguished  men  of  Central  Illinois,  now  living  retired 
at  Knoxville  at  the  age  of  eighty-four.  He  served  as  circuit  clerk  of 
Knox  County  during  the  Civil  war,  was  also  a  member  of  the  Illi- 
nois Legislature,  and  represented  his  district  in  the  National  Con- 
gress during  the  forty-seventh  session. 

John  H.  Lewis,  Jr.,  received  an  exceptional  training  in  prepara- 
tion for  his  career.  From  the  public  schools  of  Knoxville  he  entered 
St.  Alban's  Military  Academy  in  1890,  graduating  in  1894,  was  a 
student  during  1894-95  of  Parsons  College  at  Fairfield,  Iowa,  was 
in  the  Armour  Institute  at  Chicago  in  1895-96,  and  in  the  fall  of 
the  latter  year  entered-the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan, and  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1899.  Mr.  Lewis  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  March,  1899,  ar"d  began  active  practice  at  Galesburg  and 

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642  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Knoxville.  Some  of  his  earlier  studies  for  the  bar  had  been  pur- 
sued in  the  office  of  the  late  Hon.  James  A.  McKenzie  and  he  con- 
tinued as  an  assistant  in  the  latter's  office  until  his  death  in  1901. 
Mr.  Lewis  practiced  alone  until  1905,  for  one  year  was  in  partner- 
ship with  Roy  Marsh  under  the  name  Lewis  &  Marsh,  and  after  Mr. 
Marsh  went  into. the  life  insurance  business  his  partner  was  R.  B. 
Robinson  one  year,  and  since  then  he  has  been  alone. 

Mr.  Lewis  served  two  terms  as  city  attorney  of  Knoxville,  and 
since  1908  has  been  master  in  chancery,  this  being  his  third  term. 
He  was  for  six  years  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Knoxville  Bar 
Association.  Mr.  Lewis  is  a  republican,  and  a  member  of  the 
Galesburg  Business  Men's  Club,  and  the  State  Bar  Association. 

September  21,  1899,  he  married  Miss  Isabel,  daughter  of  the  late 
William  H.  and  Larissa  Caldwell,  of  Galesburg.  Her  father  was  a 
farmer,  and  her  mother  is  still  living  in  Galesburg.  To  their  mar- 
riage have  been  born  two  children :  Marjorie,  born  January  13,  1903  ; 
and  John  H.  Ill,  born  June  10,  1904. 

RUFUS  E.  LYBARGER.  As  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Lybarger  &  Hillyer  at  Bushnell,  Mr.  Lybarger  is  at  the  head  of 
one  of  the  firms  now  prominently  participating  in  the  legal  busi- 
ness of  McDonough  County  and  has  a  record  of  six  years  successful 
individual  practice  behind  him. 

Rufus  E.  Lybarger  was  born  at  Adair,  Illinois,  July  9,  1876, 
the  third  in  a  family  of  eight  children,  only  three  of  whom  sur- 
vive, born  to  Milton  C.  and  Sarah  E.  Lybarger.  His  father  was 
born  in  1842  near  Mount  Vernon,  Illinois,  and  the  mother  in  1854 
at  Adair.  Milton  C.  Lybarger  is  a  successful  farmer  and  he  and 
his  wife  now  live  at  Prairie  City,  Illinois. 

Rufus  E.  Lybarger  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools, 
attended  both  country  and  village  schools  until  the  age  of  twenty- 
one,  was  a  student  for  a  time  in  the  Western  Normal  College  at 
Bushnell,  and  subsequently  in  high  school.  Mr.  Lybarger,  like  many 
men  who  have  gained  success  in  the  professions  of  law  and  medicine, 
was  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  for  three  years.  He  began  read- 
ing law  with  Cyrus  A.  Lamb  in  1901,  in  1905  entered  the  law  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Illinois,  where  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Honorary  Fraternity,  and  was  president  of  his  class  in  his  senior 
year.  He  was  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1908.  The  same  year  came  his 
admission  to  the  bar  in  Chicago,  and  he  at  once  returned  to  Bush- 
nell and  opened  an  office.  A  little  later  Thomas  B.  Camp  became 
his  partner  under  the  firm  name  of  Camp  &  Lybarger,  but  after  a 
year  Mr.  Lybarger  practiced  alone  until  the  spring  of  1914,  when 
George  C.  Hillyer  became  associated  with  him,  making  the  firm 
Lybarger  &  Hillyer.  The  senior  member  was  elected  city  attorney 
of  Bushnell  in  1910  and  was  re-elected  in  1912  and  again  in  1915. 

Mr.  Lybarger  was  married  in  1908  to  Rilia  M.  Foster  of  Musk- 
ingum  County,  Ohio.  Their  three  children  are :  Elma  F.,  five  years 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  643 

of  age,  Milton  F.,  three  years  old,  and  James  E.,  aged  one  year. 
Mr.  Lybarger's  ancestors  came  from  Germany,  first  settling  in  New 
York,  and  later  moving  to  Illinois,  after  a  brief  residence  in  New 
Jersey  and  Pennsylvania.  His  maternal  ancestors  came  from  Eng- 
land, settled  in  Canada,  and  then  came  to  Illinois.  Mr.  Lybarger 
resides  at  632  Dean  Street  in  Bushnell.  He  is  a  Republican  in 
politics,  affiliates  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  County  Bar  Association. 

RANSOM  C.  HUNT  stands  next  to  Mr.  Williams  as  the  oldest 
attorney  in  active  practice  in  Knox  County.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  more  than  forty-eight  years  ago,  and  has  practiced  with 
rising  reputation  and  a  steady  success  at  Galesburg  since  that  time. 
Mr.  Hunt,  while  his  practice  has  been  general,  has  been  most  suc- 
cessful in  the  criminal  branch  of  law,  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the 
ablest  criminal  lawyers  in  Central  Illinois. 

Ranson  C.  Hunt  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Burlington,  lov/a,  Jan- 
uary 24,  1844,  and  is  the  only  surviving  member  of  a  family  of  three- 
children.  His  sisters  were:  Clara,  wife  of  W.  T.  Jeliff,  and  Lois 
V.,  wife  of  Jesse  Pickerell.  The  parents  were  John  B.  and  Mary 
(Love)  Hunt,  the  former  a  native  of  Illinois  and  the  latter  of  Vir- 
ginia. John  B.  Hunt,  who  died  November  14,  1904,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-four  years  and  six  months,  was  an  Iowa  farmer  for  many 
years,  but  subsequently  moved  to  Illinois,  and  spent  his  last  years 
in  Galesburg.  The  mother  died  in  1887  at  the  age  of  sixty-five. 

Ransom  C.  Hunt  was  reared  on  the  farm  in  Iowa,  attended  dis- 
trict school,  the  city  schools  of  Burlington,  and  was  also  a  student 
in  a  noted  acadamy  at  one  time  conducted  at  Denmark,  Iowa.  He 
was  also  in- the  schools  at  Bushnell,  Illinois,  and  during  1859-61,  was 
a  student  of  Lombard  College  at  Galesburg.  When  his  father 
removed  to  Macomb,  Illinois,  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the 
office  of  Hon.  J.  C.  Thompson.  The  family  in  the  fall  of  1863 
moved  to  Galesburg,  but  Ransom  C.  and  his  father  remained  in 
Macomb  until  1865.  At  Galesburg  he  read  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
A.  C.  Mason,  who  directed  his  studies  until  his  admission  to  the  bar 
in  June.  1866.  Ransom  C.  Hunt  formed  a  partnership  in  1869  with 
Mr.  Mason,  but  for  the  past  twenty  years  has  practiced  alone. 

On  May  i,  1879,  Mr.  Hunt  married  Miss  Irene  Johnson,  a  native 
of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  They  have  two  sons  and  two  daughters: 
Beulah  M.,  wife  of  Harold  M.  Holland,  of  Galesburg;  Albert  V., 
who  was  educated  in  Lombard  College  and  now  resides  in  Chicago ; 
Harry  C.,  who  is  in  business  at  San  Diego,  California,  both  sons 
being  married;  and  Florence  I.,  now  attending  Lombard  College. 

Mr.  Hunt  has  for  many  years  been  a  democrat,  but  aside  from 
a  term  as  police  magistrate  from  1889  until  1896  has  had  little  to 
do  with  public  office,  and  has  never  aspired  to  the  official  preferments 
in  the  course  of  his  long  career.  He  has  been  devoted  to  his  pro- 
fession, has  concentrated  all  his  time  and  energy  on  his  legal  work. 


644  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

and  his  reputation  as  a  lawyer  has  been  well  earned.  Mr.  Hunt 
has  served  as  a  delegate  to  democratic  state  conventions,  and  for 
a  number  of  years  has  attended  the  national  conventions  of  his  party. 
He  is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  belongs  to  the  Knox 
County  and  State  Bar  associations,  and  he  and  his  family  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Central  Congregational  Church.  His  home  is  at  848 
North  Broad  Street,  and  his  office  at  45  S.  Cherry  Street. 

HARVEY  H.  ATHERTON.  Few  of  the  younger  members  of  the 
Illinois  bar  who  have  confined  themselves  strictly  to  the  work  of 
their  profession  have  enjoyed  more  substantial  success  and  stand 
higher  on  the  merits  of  their  attainments  than  Harvey  H.  Ather- 
ton,  who  was  admitted  to  practice  less  than  ten  years  ago  and  is 
easily  one  of  the  most  successful  lawyers  of  Lewistown  and  of  Ful- 
ton County. 

Harvey  H.  Atherton  was  born  in  Vermont  Township  of  Fulton 
County  September  i,  1881.  He  was  the  second  in  a  family  of  five 
children  born  to  Kester  W.  and  Amelia  (Wise)  Atherton.  The 
Atherton  ancestors  came  from  England,  while  the  Wises  were  from 
Germany.  The  records  show  that  the  Atherton  family  through  its 
various  generations  has  been  distinguished  for  the  quiet  industry 
of  farmers,  merchants  and  professional  men,  and  as  lovers  of  peace 
rather  than  of  war.  David  and  Ross  Atherton  were  pioneer  set- 
tlers in  Illinois  and  Ross  Atherton  located  in  Fulton  County  about 
1844.  Both  Kester  W.  and  Amelia  (Wise)  Atherton  were  natives 
of  Fulton  County. 

Until  sixteen  years  of  age  Harvey  H.  Atherton  lived  in  the 
country  and  attended  the  district  schools,  and  then  took  a  course  in 
the  high  school  at  Ipava,  graduating  in  1901.  At  that  time  his  mind 
was  definitely  made  up  to  study  law,  and  for  two  years,  while  teach- 
ing country  school,  he  read  law  in  the  office  of  Lucien  Gray.  His 
studies  were  continued  in  the  law  department  of  the  University  of 
Michigan,  from  which  he  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1905,  was  admitted 
to  the  Illinois  bar  at  Chicago  in  July  of  the  same  year,  and  then 
returned  to  Lewistown  and  was  employed  in  the  office  of  Lucien 
Gray,  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  and  prominent  as  a  jurist.  At  the 
end  of  one  year  Mr.  Atherton  bought  the  law  business  of  Mr.  Gray, 
and  since  that  time  has  practiced  as  an  individual.  He  has  never 
permitted  himself  to  become  a  politician  nor  to  accept  any  political 
preferment.  His  large  law  business  demands  all  his  time  and  atten- 
tion though  he  manifests  a  disinterested  willingness  to  serve  his  com- 
munity and  for  several  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of 
education.  His  law  library  contains  about  1,000  volumes. 

Mr.  Atherton  was  married  September  20,  1905,  to  Edna  V. 
Lingenfelter,  of  Canton.  They  have  two  children:  Lucien,  born 
January  6,  1907,  and  Keith,  born  April  19,  1912.  Mr.  Atherton 
has  his  law  offices  in  the  Lewistown  National  Bank  Building.  He  is 
affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order,  having  attained  the  consistory 


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degrees  of  Scottish  Rite,  belongs  to  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  also  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  in  politics  is  progressive  and  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  State  and  County 
Bar  associations. 

EUGENE  WILLIAM  WELCH.  For  thirty-six  busy  years  Eugene 
William  Welch  has  been  a  member  of  the  Galesburg  bar  and  in  his 
private  practice  as  well  as  in  public  office  he  is  well  known  over 
Knox  County.  A  man  of  unswerving  honesty,  upright  in  thought 
and  deed,  his  legal  learning  was  built  on  a  sound  foundation  and 
his  professional  success  has  been  won  along  lines  which  have  been 
personally  creditable  and  have  dignified  his  calling.  Urged  by  early 
environment  to  become  self  reliant,  he  has  been,  in  large  measure, 
the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes,  possessing  but  not  needing  the 
prestige  of  honorable  ancestry  to  open  the  doors  of  opportunity  for 
him  when  he  reached  the  threshold  of  manhood. 

Eugene  William  Welch  was  born  at  LaSalle,  Illinois,  October 
28,  1852,  and  is  a  son  of  Dr.  William  Wallace  and  Jane  (Chad wick) 
Welch,  the  fourth  born  in  the  family  of  nine  children.    The  mother 
was  of  New  England  birth  and  ancestry,  born  in  July,  1827,  at  Wind- 
sor, Kennebec  County,  Maine.     The  father  was  born  at  Albany, 
New  York,  in  September,  1821.    He  became  a  student  of  medicine 
and  was  graduated  in  Rush  Medical  College  at  Chicago  in   1846. 
During  the  Civil  war  he  served  three  years  as  a  member  of  the  Fifty- 
third  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  and  after  the  close  of  his  term 
of  enlistment,  re-entered  the  service  and  served  as  acting  staff  sur- 
geon with  headquarters  at  Vicksburg,  until  the  close  of  that  war. 
For  a  number  of  years  the  family  resided  at  LaSalle  but  in  1868 
came  to  Knox  County  and  settled  at  Wataga.    At  that  time  Eugene 
W.  Welch  was  sixteen  years  of  age  and  had  been  attending  St.  Pat- 
rick's Academy,  and  after  coming  to  Knox  County  spent  a  short 
period  in  the  public  schools  and  later  on  attended  the  Galesburg 
High  School  for  two  years,  and  Knox  College.     He  taught  school 
for  eight  consecutive  winters  in  district  schools  of  Knox  County. 
The  home  farm,  however,  claimed  a  large  amount  of  his  time  and 
energy  and  he  became  very  familiar  with  all  the  wearying  tasks  that 
make  up  the  laborious  life  of  a  farmer,  without  finding  enjoyment 
in  them  because  of  his  inclinations  in  an  entirely  different  direction. 
He  began  to  read  law  in  June,  1875,  his  law  books  being  his  recrea- 
tion after  his  daily  duties  as  a  schoolmaster  were  over.     He  con- 
tinued his  reading  under  the  direction  first  of  the  law  firm  of  Lan- 
phere  and  Brown  and  later  with  the  firm  of  Douglas  and  Harvey, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June,  1877,  by  the  Supreme  Court 
then  sitting  at  Mount  Vernon,  Illinois.     Through  the  winter  fol- 
lowing he  taught  school  but  on  March  26,  1878,  opened  a  law  office 
at  Galesburg  and  here  has  continued  in  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion, always  as  an  individual,  and  thus  unhampered  has  been  able 
to  decide  for  himself  the  class  of  law  business  with  which  to  iden- 


646  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

tify  his  name.  He  early  took  a  foremost  place  at  the  local  bar,  his 
capacity  for  close,  logical  reasoning  making  him  a  peculiarly  force- 
ful and  effective  advocate  and  qualifying  him  for  professional  posi- 
tions of  responsibility.  In  the  spring  of  1889  Mr.  Welch  was  elected 
city  attorney  of  Galesburg  and  was  re-elected  in  1891  and  held  the 
office  until  1893.  In  the  meanwhile,  in  the  fall  of  1892  he  was 
elected  state's  attorney  of  Knox  County  and  assumed  the  duties  of 
that  office  in  December  of  that  year,  his  efficiency  and  fearlessness 
during  his  first  term  securing  re-election  and  he  served  eight  years. 
During  this  period  he  prosecuted  and  sent  to  prison  more  breakers 
of  the  law  than  were  sent  from  any  other  county  with  the  exception 
of  Cook,  and  out  of  700  cases  that  came  under  his  jurisdiction  in 
6l/2  years,  but  one  indictment  was  quashed.  In  the  cause  of 
the  people  he  was  relentless  as  his  office  demanded  and  during 
his  entire  eight  years  of  service  not  once  was  he  accused  of  acting 
otherwise  than  according  to  the  soundest  of  legal  and  equitable 
principles.  At  the  termination  of  his  second  term  as  state's  attor- 
ney, Mr.  Welch  resumed  private  practice  and  in  much  of  the  im- 
portant litigation  in  the  courts  of  the  county  he  still  appears  on  one 
side  or  the  other.  He  has  several  times  served  as  a  delegate  to  state 
conventions.  He  maintains  his  office  at  No.  50  South  Cherry  Street, 
Galesburg,  his  residence  being  at  No.  363  West  Tompkins  Street. 
Mr.  Welch  was  married  June  24,  1879,  to  Miss  Ida  I.  Spooner, 
who  was  born  November  2,  1858,  and  died  March  17,  1908.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Alfred  A.  Spooner,  a  prominent  farmer  of  Knox 
County.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Welch  four  children  were  born:  Nellie, 
who  is  the  wife  of  J.  N.  Canfield,  of  Los  Angeles,  California,  and 
they  have  one  daughter,  Helen ;  Frank  A.,  who  is  now  reading  law 
in  his  father's  office,  is  a  graduate  of  the  Galesburg  High  School 
and  of  Brown's  Business  College;  Bessie,  who  is  the  wife  of  Roy 
E.  Bignall,  of  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania;  and  Sidney  Post,  who 
was  born  February  22,  1895,  and  was  accidentally  killed  by  the  street 
cars  in  Galesburg,  July  8,  1906,  a  domestic  tragedy  from  which  his 
mother  never  recovered.  Mrs.  Welch  aside  from  her  admirable 
qualities  as  wife  and  mother,  was  possessed  of  characteristics  and 
talents  that  widened  her  circle  of  usefulness  and  made  her  an  influ- 
ence for  the  betterment  of  society  in  many  directions.  As  a  writer 
she  had  rare  descriptive  powers  and  was  well  known  in  literary  pub- 
lications. She  was  deeply  interested  in  many  charities  and  belonged 
to  such  organizations  as  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps,  the  Ladies  of 
Maccabees,  the  Ladies'  Auxiliary  to  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association,  and  the  Mothers'  Club.  Mr.  Welch  has  long  been  a 
valued  member  of  the  State  Bar  Association,  is  also  identified  with 
the  Masons  and  the  Elks,  and  with  true  public  spirit  promotes  the 
laudable  efforts  of  the  Galesburg  Business  Men's  Club. 

JUDGE  FREDERICK  A.  SMITH.     As  judge  of  one  of  the  branches 
of  the  Illinois  Appellate  Court,  First  District,  at  Chicago,  Judge 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  647 

Frederick  A.  Smith  fills  a  place  of  distinction  and  important  public 
service.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  the  Chicago  bar  in 
active  standing,  began  the  practice  of  law  soon  after  the  close  of 
the  war,  in  which  he  was  a  soldier,  and  has  sat  on  the  circuit  and 
appellate  bench  since  1903.  His  record  of  service  classifies  him 
as  a  fine  type  of  modern  judge.  Judge  Smith  has  the  experienced 
judgment  of  one  who  has  known  all  sorts  of  men,  is  a  discriminat- 
ing observer  of  character  and  motives,  and  the  humanitarian  spirit 
has  always  characterized  his  work. 

Frederick  Augustus  Smith  was  born  at  Norwood  Park,  in  Cook 
County,  Illinois,  February  n,  1844.  His  parents,  Israel  G.  and 
Susan  (Pennoyer)  Smith,  were  both  born  in  1816,  the  former  in 
New  York  and  the  latter  in  Connecticut.  While  Chicago  was  still  a 
village  on  the  lake  shore,  in  1835,  Israel  G.  Smith  moved  to  Cook 
County  and  selected  a  tract  of  prairie  land  in  what  is  now  the 
northwestern  section  of  the  city,  and  paid  for  it  the  usual  govern- 
ment price.  That  is  one  of  the  oldest  homesteads  about  Chicago. 

Judge  Smith  grew  up  on  a  farm,  at  that  time  situated  a  con- 
siderable distance  out  of  the  city,  but  has  been  familiar  with  the 
growth  and  development  of  Chicago  for  sixty  years  or  more.  From 
the  public  schools  he  entered  the  preparatory  department  of  the  old 
Chicago  University  in  1860.  In  1862  he  became  a  student  in  the 
collegiate  department,  and  in  1863  left  school  to  become  a  private  in 
Company  G  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-fourth  Illinois  Infan- 
try. He  saw  active  service  in  campaigns  in  Missouri  and  Ken- 
tucky, and  was  mustered  out  in  1864.  On  his  return  to  Chicago  he 
resumed  his  studies  in  the  University,  and  was  graduated  Master 
of  Arts  in  1866.  He  had  already  chosen  the  law  for  his  life  work, 
and  in  1867  received  the  degree  LL.  B.  from  the  old  Union  College 
of  Law.  Thus  his  membership  in  the  Illinois  bar  dates  from  1867, 
a  period  of  more  than  forty-five  years.  Early  in  his  practice  he  was 
associated  with  C.  C.  Kohlsaat  under  the  firm  name  of  Smith  & 
Kohlsaat  until  1872.  He  then  conducted  an  individual  general 
practice,  and  in  1890  became  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Smith, 
Helmer,  Moulton  &  Price,  and  was  with  that  firm  until  his  elevation 
to  the  bench. 

In  1898  Judge  Smith  was  republican  candidate  for  judge  of  the 
Superior  Court,  but  was  defeated.  In  June,  1903,  he  was  elected 
a  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County,  for  the  term  ending 
in  June,  1909.  He  was  re-elected  in  the  latter  year  for  another  term 
of  six  years,  and  in  June,  1915,  was  re-elected  for  a  third  term. 
Since  December,  1904,  Judge  Smith  has  been  assigned  to  the  Appel- 
late Court,  and  was  one  of  the  presiding  judges  of  one  of  the  Appel- 
late Courts  sitting  in  Chicago.  As  a  judge  he  possesses  the  dignity, 
impartiality,  broad  knowledge  and  unbending  integrity  which  have 
always  made  his  decisions  respected  and  have  kept  his  record  unsul- 
lied. As  candidate  for  re-election  to  the  circuit  bench  in  June,  1915, 
Judge  Smith  received  such  endorsement  as  his  previous  record  had 


648  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

earned,  and  his  re-election  for  the  term  of  six  years  following  June, 
1915,  assures  Cook  County  of  the  services  of  one  of  its  most  cap- 
able jurists. 

Judge  Smith  has  sustained  many  active  relations  with  his  home 
city  and  is  also  well  known  to  the  Illinois  bar.  He  was  elected 
president  of  the  Chicago  Law  Club  in  1887,  and  in  1890  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association.  He  is  a  former  president  of 
the  Hamilton  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League  and  the 
Chicago  Literary  Club.  Since  the  beginning  of  the  present  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago  he  has  been  a  factor  in  its  growth  and  advance- 
ment, and  is  a  trustee  of  both  the  University  of  Chicago  and  Rush 
Medical  College.  Judge  Smith  was  married  July  25,  1871,  to  Miss 
Frances  B.  Morey,  daughter  of  Rev.  Reuben  and  Abby  (Clemons) 
Morey,  of  Merton,  Wisconsin.  Mrs.  Smith  died  December  26,  1910. 

FRANK  M.  Cox.  In  the  past  ten  years  it  is  probable  that  no 
Chicago  lawyer  has  handled  a  greater  volume  of  trial  cases  than 
Frank  M.  Cox,  whose  business  has  been  more  and  more  developed 
as  a  corporation  and  insurance  attorney.  This  enviable  position  as 
a  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  shows  the  efficient  industry  and  solid 
ability  of  a  man  whose  career  began  in  comparative  obscurity  as  a 
blacksmith's  apprentice. 

'A  son  of  Ulysses  S.  and  Lydia  A.  (Myers)  Cox,  the  former  a 
blacksmith,  Frank  M.  Cox  was  born  at  New  Vienna,  Clinton  County, 
Ohio,  October  i,  1856.  The  public  schools  of  his  native  county 
provided  his  early  and  only  education,  and  his  first  means  of  self- 
support  was  farm  work  and  assisting  his  father  in  the  blacksmith 
trade.  He  also  worked  as  a  brick  maker  for  a  year,  and  then  was  a 
farm  hand  until  past  his  majority. 

In  1878  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  at  Vandalia,  Illinois,  with 
E.  M.  Ashcraft,  who  later  became  one  of  the  prominent  members  of 
the  Illinois  and  Chicago  bar.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar 
on  examination  in  1882,  and  was  in  practice  at  Vandalia  until  1893. 
The  only  office  he  ever  held  was  as  city  attorney  of  Vandalia  for 
one  term,  at  a  salary  of  $75.  After  the  removal  of  Mr.  Ashcraft 
from  Vandalia  to  Chicago  about  1888,  Air.  Cox  succeeded  him  as 
local  attorney  for  the  Vandalia  Railroad,  a  part  of  the  Pennsylvania 
system.  He  represented  that  company  until  1892,  and  in  1893  moved 
to  Chicago  and  entered  the  office  of  Judge  Elbridge  Hanecy.  Sub- 
sequently Judge  Hanecy  secured  for  him  a  better  connection  in  the 
offices  of  Paden  &  Gridley.  About  1894  Mr.  Cox  became  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Ashcraft,  Gordon  &  Cox,  and  several  years  later 
became  senior  member  of  Cox,  Heldman  &  Shortall,  and  subse- 
quently Cox,  Heldman  &  Lipson.  Mr.  Shortall  retired  a  few  years 
later  and  Mr.  Cox's  name  next  appeared  as  an  associate  in  Cox, 
Winslaw  &  Ward.  For  about  fifteen  years  Mr.  Cox  has  been 
engaged  in  an  individual  practice,  and  his  present  offices  are  in  the 
Insurance  Exchange  Building. 


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In  1898  he  became  attorney  for  the  Standard  Life  &  Accident 
Insurance  Company  of  Detroit,  representing  that  corporation  in 
Illinois.  This  was  the  important  relation  which  has  since  caused 
him  to  specialize  as  a  corporation  and  insurance  lawyer.  He  also 
became  trial  attorney  for  the  Maryland  Casualty  Company  of  Bal- 
timore, and  one  of  the  trial  attorneys  for  the  London  Guaranty 
&  Accident  Company,  and  in  some  important  cases  was  retained  to 
represent  other  insurance  companies.  In  1906  Mr.  Cox  began  try- 
ing cases  for  the  Travelers  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut, and  in  February,  1907,  this  company  retained  him  per- 
manently as  its  counsel  and  trial  attorney  for  Illinois.  Since  then 
the  responsibilities  of  this  position  have  increased  so  rapidly  that  he 
has  given  up  his  business  with  other  companies,  and  now  gives  his 
entire  time  as  attorney  to  the  Travelers  Insurance  Company  of 
Hartford. 

Mr.  Cox  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  is  affil- 
iated with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  he  and  his 
wife  attend  the  Christian  Science  Church.  On  May  4,  1884,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Martha  N.  Arnold,  of  Vandalia,  Illinois,  daughter  of 
former  county  treasurer  Joshua  Arnold,  of  Fayette  County.  Mr. 
Cox's  home  is  at  4548  North  Ashland  Avenue.  He  is  one  of  the 
comparatively  few  successful  members  of  the  bar  who  have  not 
engaged  in  outside  business,  being  primarily  and  exclusively  a 
lawyer. 

ALBERT  G.  WELCH.  Among  Chicago  firms  that  give  especial 
attention  to  practice  in  the  Federal  courts,  that  of  Sims,  Welch 
and  Godman  is  one  of  the  best  known,  on  account  of  the  individ- 
ual prominence  of  its  members  and  their  broad  experience  as 
counsel  for  the  Government  and  in  association  with  cases  con- 
tested before  the  Federal  courts. 

Mr.  Welch,  who  has  been  a  Chicago  lawyer  since  1894,  has 
in  recent  years  paid  special  attention  to  the  handling  of  cases 
arising  under  the  Sherman  anti-trust  act.  Mr.  Welch  has  served 
as  special  assistant  United  States  attorney,  for  the  Northern  Dis- 
trict of  Illinois  to  which  position  he  was  appointed  under  the 
regime  of  Edwin  W.  Sims  and  reappointed  under  James  H.  Wilk- 
erson.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  Chi- 
cago Bar  Association. 

Albert  Gaylord  Welch  was  born  in  Chicago,  June  3,  1873,  and 
is  a  son  of  Leon  C.  and  Laura  (King)  Welch.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Chicago  and  in  Lake  Forest  Academy.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  November,  1894,  so  that  his  active  work- 
as  a  lawyer  has  covered  a  period  of  twenty  years.  In  addition  to 
his  active  association  with  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  Mr.  Welch 
is  identified  with  the  Chicago  Law  Club,  the  Illinois  Bar  Associa- 
tion, and  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Chicago  Society  of  Advocates, 


650  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

besides  which  he  has  membership  in  the  Union  League  Club  of 
Chicago.     His  political  allegiance  is  with  the  republican  party. 

On  January  10,  1906,  Mr.  Welch  married  Miss  Katharine 
Strong,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  O.  Strong,  of  Chicago. 

WILLIAM  PRENTISS.  With  an  active  membership  in  the  Illinois 
bar  covering  more  than  thirty-five  years,  William  Prentiss  has 
been  a  Chicago  lawyer  since  1891,  and  besides  his  successful  prac- 
tice in  his  profession  has  become  well  known  through  his  civic 
and  political  activities. 

William  Prentiss  was  born  at  Davenport,  Iowa,  September  19, 
1848,  a  son  of  Dr.  William  and  Elizabeth  (Gapen)  Prentiss. 
Soon  after  his  birth  his  parents  moved  to  Schuyler  County,  Illi- 
nois, and  later  to  Fulton  County,  where  his  father  died  in  1854. 
In  1860  his  mother  married  James  Manley,  a  farmer  of  McDon- 
ough  County,  where  William  Prentiss  lived  during  his  early  youth. 
After  the  public  schools  he  entered  Knox  College  at  Galesburg,  but 
ill  health  prevented  his  graduation.  For  several  years  he  lived  in 
Minnesota,  and  farmed  and  taught  school  in  that  state,  for  three 
years  being  county  superintendent  of  Cottonwood  County.  Re- 
turning to  Illinois  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June,  1878,  and 
in  the  same  year  was  elected  state's  attorney  of  McDonough 
County  to  fill  a  vacancy,  and  was  re-elected  in  1880  for  the  four 
year  term.  Since  his  removal  to  Chicago  in  1891  Mr.  Prentiss 
has  been  identified  with  large  and  important  practice. 

He  has  been  much  in  public  life  throughout  his  career  as  a 
lawyer.  Besides  filling  the  office  of  state's  attorney  in  McDonough 
County,  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Macomb  on  the  democratic  ticket 
in  1 88 1.  In  1888  he  was  nominee  for  Congress  in  the  old  Eleventh 
District,  and  made  a  strong  campaign.  In  Chicago  the  democrats 
put  him  on  the  ticket  for  the  office  of  circuit  judge  of  Cook  County 
in  1893,  in  1898  and  1903.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  Democratic 
National  Convention  in  1896,  and  in  1898  was  chairman  of  the 
state  convention.  As  a  political  orator  he  has  taken  a  prominent 
part  in  campaigns  for  a  number  of  years,  and  worked  in  behalf 
of  the  democratic  interests  in  the  national  campaigns  of  1896  and 
1900.  In  1904  he  withdrew  his  name  as  a  candidate  for  the 
democratic  nomination  for  governor.  In  1905  he  was  one  of  the 
leading  democrats  of  Chicago  who  sought  the  nomination  for  the 
office  of  mayor,  his  individual  platform  being  one  providing  for 
municipal  ownership.  When  the  present  .Governor  Dunne  was  nomi- 
nated on  a  platform  embracing  those  principles  he  withdrew  and 
supported  Mr.  Dunne,  who  was  elected.  During  1905-07  Mr.  Pren- 
tiss was  a  civil  service  commissioner  and  was  president  of  the  board 
during  the  second  year.  Not  long  afterwards  he  became  dissatisfied 
with  the  actual  leadership  in  the  democratic  party,  especially  in  Illi- 
nois, and  accordingly  declined  to  support  Mr.  Bryan  in  1908,  and 
gave  his  influence  in  behalf  of  the  Roosevelt  policies  and  the  can- 


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didacy  of  Judge  Taft.  After  that  for  several  years  he  acted  inde- 
pendently in  politics,  taking  as  his  motto  Lincoln's  words  of  1854: 
"Stand  with  anybody  that  stands  right.  Stand  with  him  while  he 
is  right  and  part  with  him  when  he  goes  wrong."  In  1912  Mr. 
Prentiss  found  the  newly  organized  progressive  party  acceptable 
to  his  ideals  of  political  action  and  was  presidential  elector  at  large 
on  that  ticket  and  in  1914  was  one  of  the  unsuccessful  candidates 
on  the  progressive  ticket  for  judge  of  the  Cook  County  court. 

Mr.  Prentiss  has  his  offices  in  the  Ashland  Block,  and  his  city 
home  in  Rogers  Park.  He  finds  recreation  in  farming,  and  has 
an  attractive  country  place,  known  as  "Willhelen"  in  Allegan 
County,  Michigan.  Mr.  Prentiss  was  married  in  1872  to  Elizabeth 
Helen  McCau'ghey,  of  Marietta,  Fulton  County,  Illinois.  Their 
children  are:  James  Manley,  deceased;  Jackson  McCaughey  and 
William,  Jr. 

JOSEPH  K.  McMAHON.  A  Chicago  lawyer  whose  professional 
activities  have  brought  the  substantial  results  of  secure  position 
and  influence,  Joseph  K.  McMahon  came  to  Chicago  from  the 
farm,  and  graduated  from  the  Lake  Forest  University  Law  School. 
He  has  been  connected  with  court  and  office  practice  in  that  city 
for  seventeen  years. 

Born  at  Amboy,  Lee  County,  Illinois,  November  9,  1868,  he  is 
a  son  of  Patrick  and  Ann  (Clancy)  McMahon,  his  father  a  native 
of  County  Limerick  and  his  mother  of  King's  County,  Ireland.  The 
father  came  to  the  United  States  when  about  eighteen  years  of  age, 
was  married  in  Rochester,  New  York,  and  for  a  number  of  years 
was  a  merchant  in  LaSalle  and  later  in  Amboy,  Illinois,  and  still 
later  followed  farming. 

Joseph  K.  McMahon  waft  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  dis- 
trict schools,  and  on  coming  to  Chicago  took  up  the  study  of  law 
in  the  office  of  Hon.  John  Mayo  Palmer.  He  continued  his  work 
in  the  law  department  of  Lake  Forest  University,  graduated  LL.  B. 
in  1897,  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  the  same  year,  and  took 
active  practice.  Mr.  McMahon  was  associated  in  the  law  office  of 
F.  H.  Trude,  one  of  the  foremost  of  Chicago's  lawyers,  from  1898 
until  Mr.  Trude's  death  in  November,  1913.  Since  that  time  Mr. 
McMahon  has  managed  an  individual  practice. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  is  grand  regent 
of  the  Royal  Arcanum  of  Illinois  and  is  a  member  of  the  state 
council  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  Mr.  McMahon  married  No- 
vember 25,  1911,  Miss  Elizabeth  Waugh,  of  Chicago.  Their  two 
children  are  Joseph  K.,  Jr.,  and  Brandon  Waugh.  Mr.  McMahon 
has  his  offices  in  the  Ashland  Block  and  his  residence  at  637  North 
Lotus  Avenue. 

SIMEON  STRAUS.  In  the  forty  years  of  his  active  practice  as 
a  Chicago  lawyer  special  pre-eminence  has  come  to  Simeon  Straus 


652  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

through  the  ability  and  success  with  which  he  has  handled  chancery 
cases  and  real  estate  matters.  In  this  department  of  the  law  he 
undoubtedly  stands  in  the  very  front  rank,  with  very  few  peers. 

Simeon  Straus  is  a  native  of  Milwaukee,  but  has  spent  nearly 
all  his  life  in  Chicago.  He  was  born  November  21,  1855,  his 
parents  being  Samuel  and  Rosine  Straus.  Samuel  Straus,  his 
father,  came  to  Chicago  in  1852  and  after  living  there  until  1855 
moved  to  Milwaukee  and  returned  to  Chicago  in  1856.  Samuel 
Straus  was  a  lawyer,  well  known  in  real  estate  work,  and  died  in 
1878.  Mr.  Straus  received  his  early  education  in  a  public  school 
that  has  been  famous  for  producing  some  of  the  leaders  in  the  city's 
life,  the  Old  Jones  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1869.  He 
finished  the  course  of  the  Chicago  High  School  in  1872,  and  then 
entered  the  cla.ss  of  1876  at  Yale  University.  He  abandoned  his 
collegiate  course  to  enter  the  Yale  Law  School,  and  was  graduated 
LL.  B.  in  1874.  Admitted  to  the  Connecticut  bar  in  June,  1874, 
the  same  year  Mr.  Straus  established  his  practice  in  Chicago. 

From  May,  1875,  to  December,  1877,  he  acted  as  attorney  for 
the  German  National  Bank,  the  German  Savings  Bank,  and  for 
Henry  Greenebaum  &  Company,  bankers.  With  that  preliminary 
experience  he  engaged  in  private  practice,  and  has  since  confined  his 
work  to  chancery  and  probate  cases  and  real  estate  law.  For 
several  years  he  has  had  his  son  Ira  E.  associated  with  him.  Mr. 
Straus  has  had  the  settlement  of  some  of  the  largest  estates  in  Chi- 
cago, and  the  handling  of  some  of  the  largest  real  estate  cases  in 
business.  He  has  always  been  a  republican  in  politics,  is  a  member 
of  the  Hamilton  Club  and  of  the  American,  Illinois  and  Chicago 
Bar  associations. 

FREDERICK  JOHN  NEWEY.  For  fifteen  years,  the  entire  period 
of  his  professional  activities,  Mr.  Newey  has  practiced  with  one  firm 
in  Chicago,  having  begun  as  a  junior  and  for  the  past  twelve  years 
has  been  partner  with  Wheelock,  Shattuck  &  Newey,  now  Wheelock, 
Newey  &  Mackenzie,  with  offices  in  the  Marquette  Building.  In 
this  time  Mr.  Newey  has  had  professional  relations  with  a  large 
clientage  in  Chicago  and  is  a  lawyer  of  successful  attainments. 

Born  in  Wolverhampton,  England,  September  4,  1872,  Frederick 
John  Newey  is  a  son  of  William  Newey,  a  minister  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  who  came  to  the  United  JStates  about  1880  and  for  more 
than  thirty  years  was  identified  with  the  work  of  his  profession  in 
the  State  of  Michigan,  where  he  had  several  charges.  Frederick 
J.  Newey  had  the  beginnings  of  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his 
native  town,  and  after  coming  to  America  attended  public  schools  at 
Detroit,  Hadley  and  Williamston  in  Michigan,  graduating  from  the 
Hadley  High  School.  For  three  years  he  was  a  student  at  the  Athe- 
naeum in  Chicago,  and  took  the  regular  law  course  of  the  Lake 
Forest  University,  graduating  LL.  B.  in  1899.  Admitted  to  the  Illi- 
nois bar  the  same  year,  he  began  practice  with  Wrheelock  &  Shat- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  653 

tuck,  was  admitted  to  partnership  in  1902,  and  has  since  been  one  of 
the  active  members  of  this  firm  engaged  in  general  practice. 

Mr.  Newey  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  the  Law  Club,  the  Hamilton  Club, 
the  Congregational  Club,  and  his  college  fraternity  is  the  Delta  Chi. 
On  June  27,  1901,  he  married  Miss  Gertrude  E.  Newton,  of  Chicago. 
Three  of  their  four  children  are  living:  Harriet  A.,  Kathryn  and 
Helen.  Mr.  Newey  and  family  reside  in  Wilmette. 

FRANK  FREMONT  REED.  A  member  of  the  Chicago  bar  since 
1882,  Frank  Fremont  Reed  has  brought  to  the  practice  of  his  chosen 
profession  the  natural  aptitude  which  is  inherent  in  a  mind  of  great 
logical  and  analytical  power,  as  well  as  the  culture  which  is  the 
product  of  a  thorough  education,  aided  by  intelligent  and  persistent 
study.  To  untiring  industry  he  has  joined  a  thorough  knowledge 
of  the  law  and  a  close  familiarity  with  authorities,  and  his  citations 
are  made  with  unerring  judgment.  Aside  from  the  duties  of  his 
large  and  constantly-growing  practice,  he  has  found  the  time  to  labor 
in  educational  circles,  and  since  1903  has  held  a  professorship  in  the 
University  of  Michigan. 

Mr.  Reed  was  born  at  Monmouth,  Illinois,  August  18,  1857,  and 
is  a  son  of  Philo  E.  and  Minerva  D.  Reed.  When  he  was  still  a  lad 
he  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Warren,  Ohio,  where  he  attended  the 
public  schools  from  1868  to  1875,  in  the  latter  year  commencing  the 
study  of  the  profession  upon  which  he  had  determined  as  his  life 
work.  After  some  preparation,  Mr.  Reed  entered  the  University 
of  Michigan,  where  he  pursued  a  literary  course,  and  in  1880  was 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  immediately  there- 
after beginning  his  practical  experience  in  a  Cleveland  law  office. 
Later  he  returned  to  Warren,  where  he  continued  to  work  in  an 
attorney's  office  until  1882,  and  in  that  year  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  came  to  Chicago.  Mr.  Reed's  practice  has  been  somewhat 
general  in  its  character,  but  he  gives  special  attention  to  trademarks, 
unfair  trade,  copyright  and  anti-trust  litigation,  fixed  prices  and 
price  maintained.  Since  1903  he  has  been  a  lecturer  on  law  of  copy- 
rights and  trade  mark  law  in  the  University  of  Michigan,  and  since 
1908  on  the  same  subjects  in  the  University  of  Chicago.  It  has  been 
his  fortune  to  acquire  a  large  and  representative  professional  busi- 
ness, and  to  attain  a  substantial  reputation  among  the  members  of 
the  fraternity,  the  latter  gained  through  strict  adherence  to  the 
unwritten  ethics  of  the  calling.  Mr.  Reed  is  a  member  of  the  Chi- 
cago Bar  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Association.  While 
he  is  a  deep  thinker  and  a  profound  student,  he  is  fond  of  social 
pleasures  and  holds  membership  in  such  well-known  organizations 
as  the  Chicago  Athletic  Association,  the  Riverside  Golf  Club  and 
the  University  Club,  all  of  Chicago,  and  the  Baltusral  Club,  of  Short 
Hills,  New  Jersey. 

Mr.  Reed  was  married  at  Riverside,  Illinois,  August  2,  1888,  to 


654  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Miss  Hattie  C.  Allen,  and  they  reside  in  that  beautiful  Chicago 
suburb.  Mr.  Reed  maintains  well-appointed  offices  in  the  Peoples 
Gas  Building. 

ANTON  ZEMAN.  A  rising  young  lawyer  of  foreign  birth,  but  of 
Chicago  training,  Anton  Zeman  absorbed  the  best  spirit  of  the  city 
and  the  times  and  since  his  admission  to  the  bar  in  1908  has  pur- 
sued his  well-chosen  career  to  such  good  purpose  that  he  enjoys 
a  large  practice  and  a  special  reputation  for  successfully  handling 
cases  in  the  criminal  courts. 

Mr.  Zeman  was  born  in  Bohemia,  January  i,  1881,  and  is  a 
son  of  Anton  and  Frances  (Kubik)  Zeman.  When  the  family 
came  to  America  his  father  was  naturally  attracted  to  Chicago, 
which  contains  the  largest  Bohemian  element  in  the  United  States, 
and  here  the  elder  man  was  engaged  in  business  for  many  years, 
although  he  is  now  living  retired.  That  he  was  determined  his  son 
should  familiarize  himself  with  the  customs  and  language  of  the 
adopted  country  is  evident  from  the  fact  that  Anton,  then  a  lad  of 
but  six  years,  was  sent  to  the  public  school  the  first  day  of  the  fam- 
ily's arrival  in  Chicago.  In  later  years  he  took  a  private  course 
of  study  at  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  and  following 
some  little  further  preparation  he  began  the  study  of  his  chosen 
profession  at  John  Marshall  Law  School,  where  he  was  graduated 
in  1908  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  At  the  time  of  his 
graduation,  it  should  be  said,  he  had  the  highest  average  in  his  class 
in  all  the  different  branches.  In  the  same  year  Mr.  Zeman  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  and  he  at  once  engaged  in  practice.  He  has 
since  continued  as  he  began,  in  independent  practice,  and  has  his 
offices  in  the  City  Hall  Square  Building. 

Of  late  Mr.  Zeman  has  given  his  attention  to  criminal  law.  In 
the  recent  notorious  murder  trial,  the  Spencer-Rexroat  case,  Mr. 
Zeman  represented  the  defendant,  taking  the  case  to  the  Supreme 
Court  and  repeatedly  saving  his  client  from  the  gallows,  although 
the  decision  was  finally  given  against  him.  This  case,  which  was 
tried  at  Wheaton,  attracted  the  attention  of  the  country,  and  was 
financed  throughout  by  Mr.  Zeman,  who  made  a  brilliant  fight  for 
the  life  of  his  client.  He  is  particularly  well  known  among  Chi- 
cago Bohemians  and  handles  the  major  part  of  the  criminal  cases 
among  his  countrymen. 

Mr.  Zeman  is  a  member  of  the  Lawyers'  Association  and  his 
fraternal  connections  include  membership  in  the  Independent  Order 
of  Foresters  and  a  number  of  Bohemian  societies.  He  is  a  repub- 
lican, but  has  not  found  time  from  his  large  and  growing  practice 
to  devote  to  politics.  However,  he  takes  a  keen  interest  in  move- 
ments making  for  progress  and  he  has  done  much  to  advance  the 
welfare  of  the  community  in  which  he  resides. 

Mr.  Zeman  is  unmarried  and  lives  at  3909  West  T\venty:sixth 
Street. 


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HENRY  F.  DICKINSON.  When  Mr.  Dickinson  began  practicing 
in  Chicago  in  1898,  he  had  not  only  the  training  but  the  energy  and 
ambition  for  a  successful  career  and  his  professional  attainments 
now  give  him  a  high  rank  among  the  city's  lawyers. 

Henry  F.  Dickinson  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  March  23, 
1874,  and  is  a  son  of  Henry  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Martin)  Dickinson, 
who  now  reside  at  Rockford,  Illinois.  His  father  is  now  retired 
after  many  years  of  business  activity.  Henry  B.  Dickinson  was  born 
in  the  city  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  was  educated  at  Amherst 
College,  that  state.  He  became  one  of  the  pioneer  representatives 
of  the  sewing-machine  business,  in  which  he  was  long  associated 
with  the  old-time  Grover  &  Baker  firm  of  manufacturers.  Prior  to 
the  Civil  war  he  came  to  Chicago,  whence  he  later  removed  to 
St.  Louis  and  finally  established  his  residence  at  Rockford,  Illinois. 

Henry  F.  Dickinson,  after  leaving  Rockford  High  School,-  was 
given  the  special  privilege  of  attending  the  excellent  Latin  School 
in  Neufchatel,  Switzerland,  where  he  remained  two  years.  He  then 
attended  Lake  Forest  Academy,  Lake  Forest,  Illinois,  and  afterward 
entered  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  at 
Madison,  graduating  in  1896,  Bachelor  of  Laws.  Following  a  post- 
graduate course  in  the  Law  School  of  Harvard  University,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  1898.  He  served  his  professional 
novitiate  in  Chicago,  where  for  four  years  he  was  associated  with 
George  Steere,  and  since  that  time  has  conducted  an  individual 
practice.  Mr.  Dickinson  is  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar 
Association  and  the  Illinois  Bar  Association.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  University  Club  of  Chicago,  and  in  his  home  city  of  Evanston 
is  affiliated  with  the  University  Club  and  the  Evanston  Country 
Club,  and  holds  membership  in  the  Phi  Delta  Theta  college  fra- 
ternity. While  a  student  in  the  University  of  Wi'sconsin,  Mr.  Dick- 
inson was  prominent  in  its  athletic  affairs,  especially  as  a  member 
of  the  university  football  team,  on  which  he  played  end.  Later  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  law  team.  His  present  interest  in 
sports  is  chiefly  in  hunting  and  fishing. 

On  June  27,  1902,  Mr.  Dickinson  married  Miss  Edith  Baxter 
Colebrooke,  daughter  of  the  late  William  Colebrooke,  who  was  a 
prominent  Chicago  lawyer  and  author  of  a  valuable  law  publication 
entitled  "Collateral  Securities."  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dickinson  have  four 
children — Elizabeth,  Henry,  Edith  and  William  Colebrooke. 

ROBERT  W.  FISK.  As  an  active  and  successful  attorney  Robert 
W.  Fisk  has  occupied  a  prominent  place  in  his  profession  in  Vermil- 
ion County  for  the  past  twenty-five  years,  and  has  had  a  varied  and 
broad  experience  as  a  lawyer  in  all  departments  of  practice.  His 
home  is  at  Ridgefarm  in  Vermilion  County. 

Robert  W.  Fisk  was  born  in  Clark  County,  Illinois,  November  7, 
1858,  one  of  a  family  of  four  children  born  to  James  W.  and  Sarah 
A.  (Dodd)  Fisk.  His  father,  who  was  born  in  Putnam  County, 


656  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Indiana,  was  one  of  the  substantial  farmers  of  Clark  County.  On 
the  old  homestead  and  in  the  wholesome  environment  of  the  country, 
Robert  W.  Fisk  grew  to  manhood,  read  law  when  a  young  man 
under  Golden  &  Wilkins,  and  completed  his  studies  in  the  Michigan 
University  law  department.  Admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  1888, 
Robert  W.  Fisk  has  since  been  identified  with  much  of  the  work  in 
the  courts  and  in  office  practice  in  Vermilion  County.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Vermilion  County,  the  Illinois  State  and  the  Amer- 
ican Bar  associations,  served  as  supervisor  for  ten  years  of  Elwood 
Township,  and  in  1910  was  a  candidate  before  the  republican 
primaries  for  the  Legislature. 

Mr.  Fisk  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order,  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  the  Royal  Neighbors, 
belongs  to  the  Methodist  Church,  while  his  wife  is  a  Presbyterian. 
Mr.  Fisk  married  Miss  Belle  Brown,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Virginia 
A.  (Hutchison)  Brown.  They  are  the  parents  of  one  daughter, 
Una  Fisk,  now  the  wife  of  Wilbur  H.  Tribble,  a  progressive  farmer 
at  Ridgefarm,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  HAVEN  MILLER.  A  lawyer  who  had  reached  a  high 
position  in  his  profession  before  his  early  death,  George  Haven 
Miller  was  a  splendid  representative  of  the  scholarly  and  able  law- 
yer, a  high-minded  public  servant,  and  a  courtly  and  popular  gen- 
tleman. He  spent  nearly  all  his  life  in  Evanst'on,  where  for  a 
number  of  years  he  was  connected  with  the  Evanston  Civil  Service 
Commission  in  addition  to  his  work  as  a  lawyer.  Following  his 
death,  which  occurred  February  6,  1915,  his  colleagues  on  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  expressed  their  appreciation  of  his  working  fel- 
lowship and  counsel  in  the  following  words:  "Both  by  blood  and 
training  George  Haven  Miller  belonged  with  those  who  devote 
time,  effort  and  a  high  degree  of  skill  to  the  wellbeing  of  the  com- 
munity, with  never  a  thought  of  reward.  His  keen  sense  of  justice, 
his  knowledge  of  the  civil  service  law  he  was  charged  with  admin- 
istering, and  his  manly  and  forceful  presence  cannot  be  replaced." 

George  Haven  Miller  was  born  at  Pittsfield,  in  Illinois,  Novem- 
ber 3,  1876,  and  when  six  months  of  age  was  brought  to  Evanston 
by  his  parents,  Henry  H.  C.  and  Harriet  Scott  (Lewis)  Miller. 
His  father  was  for  many  years  an  able  member  of  the  Illinois  bar. 
Mr.  Miller  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  graduating  from 
grammar  school  and  high  school,  finished  his  college  course  in  the 
Northwestern  University  in  1898,  and  in  1901  was  awarded  the 
degree  LL.  B.  from  the  Northwestern  Law  School.  In  university 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,  and  was  a  leader  in  athletic 
affairs,  particularly  baseball.  He  played  on  the  high-school  team 
four  years,  and  four  years  on  the  university  team,  being  captain 
in  his  senior  year.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar  Mr.  Miller 
became  associated  with  his  father  in  practice  and  together  they 
enjoyed  an  extensive  clientage.  The  elder  Miller  was  peculiarly 


identified  with  civil  service  in  Evanston,  having  served  as  president 
of  the  commission  from  its  inception  until  his  death  in  1910.  George 
H.  Miller  was  appointed  as  his  successor  on  the  board,  and  his  work 
in  that  connection  well  deserved  the  tribute  above  quoted  from  the 
resolution  passed  by  his  fellow  associates.  While  this  service  was 
given  without  compensation,  he  made  its  duties  paramount  to  all 
his  other  engagements.  Many  have  recalled  his  impartiality  as  a 
judge  when  city  employes  were  before  him  for  trial. 

Mr.  Miller  was  a  director  of  the  Country  Club,  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  Union  League  Club  and  the  Chicago  Law  Club,  and  a 
short  time  before  his  death  had  resigned  from  the  Evanston  Golf 
Club  and  the  Evanston  Club.  He  is  survived  by  his  mother,  his 
sister,  Miss  Alta,  and  a  brother,  Donald  C. 

While  his  attainments  as  a  lawyer  were  such  as  to  justify  his 
mention  in  a  work  on  the  Illinois  Courts  and  Lawyers,  he  was  also 
distinguished  for  his  personality  and  companionable  qualities.  With 
reference  to  this, phase  of  his  character  the  editor  of  the  Evanston 
News-Index  said :  "He  had  a  rare  charm  of  manner  that  made 
his  society  eagerly  sought  by  both  men  and  women.  Athletic,  of 
fine  figure  and  handsome  face,  he  excelled  in  sports  and  was  equally 
at  home  in  the  woods  with  a  party  of  men  as  in  the  clubs  of  the 
city.  Successful  as  a  lawyer,  with  a  well  balanced  mind  and  attain- 
ments much  above  the  ordinary,  he  was  especially  remarkable  for 
his  high  ideals  and  chivalrous  bearing.  He  never  forgot  that  he 
had  a  mother  and  sister.  He  was  wholesome,  upright  and  high 
minded,  and  had  the  respect  of  all  classes  and  their  cordial  liking 
to  a  very  remarkable  degree." 

HARRY  PUTNAM  PEARSONS  is  one  of  the  younger  members  of 
the  Chicago  bar  and  one  who  has  made  admirable  progress  in  the 
years  of  his  activity  thus  far.  He  was  elected  mayor  of  Evanston, 
Illinois,  April  6,  1915,  on  the  independent  republican  ticket,  having 
won  the  election  in  a  field  of  four  candidates  and  with  a  plurality  of 
1,492  votes  from  the  largest  vote  ever  polled  in  Evanston. 

Mr.  Pearsons  is  a  son  of  Henry  A.  and  Catherine  J.  (West) 
Pearsons.  Henry  A.  Pearsons  was  the  founder  of  the  firm  of 
Pearsons  &  Taft,  now  the  Pearsons-Taft  Land  Credit  Company, 
the  oldest  farm  mortgage  house  in  the  United  States.  He  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Union  in  the  Civil  war,  and  rose  to  the  rank  of  first 
lieutenant  in  his  regiment,  the  Eighth  Illinois  Cavalry.  His  service 
was  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  he  was  an  active  partici- 
pant in  ninety  engagements,  including  many  of  the  important  bat- 
tles that  marked  the  four  years'  struggle  between  the  North  and 
South.  He  was  one  of  the  soldiers  assigned  as  special  escort  to 
the  remains  of  President  Lincoln  from  Washington  to  Chicago, 
where  the  body  lay  in  state  at  the  courthouse  of  Cook  County  before 
being  taken  to  its  final  resting  place  at  Springfield.  Three  times 
was  Lieutenant  Pearsons  wounded  in  battle,  but  at  no  time  was 

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658  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

he  long  incapacitated  for  active  service.  When  the  war  ended  he 
returned  to  his  Illinois  home,  and  here  he  has  since  been  active  in 
business  life. 

In  Evanston  Harry  P.  Pearsons  had  his  early  schooling,  and 
finishing  his  attendance  at  an  academy  there,  he  entered  Northwest- 
ern University,  in  the  Liberal  Arts  department.  His  studies  there 
at  an  end,  he  entered  the  Law  School  of  Columbia  University,  in 
New  York  City,  where  he  was  a  student  during  1895-6.  He  com- 
pleted his  law  course  in  Northwestern  University,  and  was  gradu- 
ated with  the  class  of  1898,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws. 
In  1901  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  and  from  then  until 
1905  was  attorney  and  secretary  of  the  Pearsons-Taft  Land  Credit 
Company.  He  then  engaged  in  general  law  practice  in  association 
with  George  P.  Merrick  and  later  with  Hon.  Leroy  D.  Thoman, 
formerly  a  member  of  the  United  States  Civil  Service  Commission. 
Judge  Thoman  died  in  April,  1909,  but  his  name  is  still  retained 
in  the  firm  of  Thoman,  Harnwell  &  Pearsons,  Mr.  Pearsons'  associ- 
ate being  Frederick  W.  Harnwell. 

Mr.  Pearsons  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago,  Illinois  and  American 
Bar  associations,  also  of  the  Chicago  Law  Institute  and  Law  Club. 
He  has  served  in  Evanston  as  alderman  from  the  Seventh  Ward. 
His  social  ties  are  with  the  University  Club,  the  Evanston  Country 
Club  and  the  Evanston  Lodge  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks.  He  also  retains  membership  in  his  college  fra- 
ternities, the  Beta  Theta  Pi  and  the  Delta  Chi.  By  virtue  of  his 
father's  war  record  he  is  a  member  of  the  Military  Order  of  the 
Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States.  He  is  a  companion  of  the 
second  class  in  the  order,  and  his  father  is  a  companion  of  the  first 
class  in  Illinois  Commandery. 

Mr.  Pearsons  was  married  February  8,  1900,  to  Miss  Frances 
Keyes,  of  Kenilworth,  Illinois,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Frances. 
Mr.  Pearsons  has  membership  in  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  of  Evanston,  where  he  has  his  home  and  where  both  he 
and  his  wife  take  their  part  in  the  social  activities  of  the  community. 

ANGUS  ROY  SHANNON.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1896,  the  cred- 
itable work  and  attainments  of  Mr.  Shannon  have  since  given  him 
a  high  rank  in  the  profession.  He  is  the  attorney  for  the  Chicago 
Board  of  Education. 

Born  in  Rochester,  New  York,  March  27,  1873,  he  is  a  son  of 
Michael  and  Margaret  (McKenzie)  Shannon.  His  father  was  a 
merchant,  and  during  the  Civil  war  was  captain  of  the  i4Oth  New 
York  Volunteers  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  The  family  came 
to  Chicago  in  the  years  immediately  following  the  war  and  in  that 
city  Angus  R.  Shannon  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools, 
at  Armour  Institute,  and  in  1896  was  graduated  LL.  B.  from  the 
University  of  Michigan.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bars  of  Michigan  and  Illinois  and  began  the  practice  of  his 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  659 

profession  in  Chicago  alone.  He  has  built  up  a  large  clientele  as 
a  general  practitioner,  has  made  a  specialty  of  real  estate  law,  but 
much  of  his  time  and  service  has  been  given  to  the  Board  of  Edu- 
cation. At  first  he  served  as  an  assistant  attorney  to  the  board,  but 
for  many  years  has  been  its  attorney,  and  in  all  has  been  connected 
with  the  legal  department  of  the  Chicago  public  school  system  for 
sixteen  years.  Mr.  Shannon  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar 
Association,  the  Illinois  Bar  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Asso- 
ciation ;  also  of  the  Law  Club,  the  Chicago  Society  of  Advocates,  the 
University  Club,  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club  and  the  City  Club.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Kappa  Sigma  fraternity  and  the  Masonic  order,  and 
in  politics  is  a  democrat.  His  home  is  at  5758  South  Park  Avenue, 
and  his  office  at  35  North  Dearborn  Street.  November  5,  1909,  he 
married  Turbie  D.  Taft,  of  Chicago.  His  two  sons  are  McKenzie 
and  Angus. 

CORYDON  DELOS  HENDRYX.  Not  only  one  of  the  leading  but 
one  of  the  oldest  practicing  attorneys  of  Knox  County  is  Corydon 
Delos  Hendryx,  now  devoting  himself  to  a  general  law  practice 
at  Galesburg,  but  for  many  years  one  of  the  leading  criminal  law- 
yers of  this  section  of  Illinois.  For  thirty-one  years  he  has  been 
an  honored  resident  of  this  city  and  a  member  of  her  bar,  and  in 
professional  as  well  as  private  life  has  won  public  regard  and 
personal  esteem. 

Corydon  D.  Hendryx  was  born  in  Fulton  County,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1841,  and  is  a  son  of  William  and  Lucinda  (Day)  Hendryx. 
The  father  was  born  at  Pen  Yan,  New  York,  and  the  mother  in 
Vermont.  William  Hendryx  and  wife  settled  on  the  old  tarm 
in  Fulton  County,  Illinois,  in  1837,  and  there  reared  their  family 
of  eleven  children,  Corydon  D.  being  the  eighth  in  order  of  birth. 
The  ancestry  on  the  paternal  side  is  traced  to  Holland,  from  which 
country  came  colonists  who  settled  and  helped  to  name  and  found 
New  Amsterdam,  New  York.  Grandfather  Benjamin  Hendryx 
served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  On  the  maternal 
side  the  ancestors  came  to  America  from  Wales  and  settled  in 
Vermont  before  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  Ephraim  Day  being 
the  grandfather  of  Mr.  Hendryx.  All  were  people  of  sturdy  stock 
and  moral  worth  and  after  the  early  wars  probably  followed  the 
peaceful  pursuits  of  agriculture.  When  William  Hendryx  located 
in  Fulton  County  he  had  to  contend  with  pioneer  conditions  and 
trie  management  and  cultivation  of  his  land  entailed  hard  work. 
Therefore,  when  his  son,  Corydon  Delos,  under  other  conditions 
and  in  a  better  settled  section  of  the  country,  would  probably  have 
been  sent  regularly  to  school,  here  had  to  assume  a  man's  tasks  on 
the  farm  when  only  sixteen  years  of  age,  having  had,  in  the  mean- 
while, but  meager  opportunities,  during  three  months  of  the  year 
attending  the  Virgil  District  School,  in  the  neighborhood  of  his 
home.  For  four  years  he  gave  his  father  help  on  the  farm,  but 


660  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

when  the  Civil  war  was  precipitated,  began  to  make  arrangements 
to  enter  the  army  should  hostilities  continue.  On  September  2, 
1862,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and 
Second  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  remained  in  the  service 
until  the  close  of  the  war,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged,  with 
the  rank  of  first  lieutenant,  and  was  mustered  out  at  Chicago,  July 
13,  1865.  He  had  seen  hard  service,  and  although  he  was  ever  at 
the  post  of  duty  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  Chattanooga, 
Missionary  Ridge,  Nashville  and  others  in  which  General  Sherman 
was  the  commander,  he  was  never  sick,  wounded  nor  taken  pris- 
oner. Although  no  iron  cross  nor  other  decorative  medal  was  pre- 
sented by  his  commander,  he  needed  no  such  incentive  in  times  of 
danger,  but  found  his  courage  equal  to  every  demand  when  he 
saw  his  duty  before  him — but,  he,  with  the  other  eight  surviving 
members  of  his  old  company,  perhaps  have  a  still  more  fervent 
love  for  the  old  flag  than  has  the  younger  generation,  for  he  knows 
how  it,  as  an  emblem,  has  been  preserved.  Mr.  Hendryx  is  the 
sole  survivor  of  the  number  recruited  for  Company  D  at  Galesburg. 

After  the  war  was  over,  Mr.  Hendryx  returned  to  his  father's 
farm  in  Fulton  County,  but  shortly  afterward  began  the  study  of 
law  under  Attorney  Enos  N.  Boynton,  of  Prairie  City,  Illinois,  and 
remained  in  the  latter's  office  for  two  years  as  a  student,  and  then 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield.  For  the  two  following  years 
he  practiced  law  at  Prairie  City  and  then  came  to  Galesburg,  where 
he  entered  into  partnership  with  James  A.  McKenzie,  remaining 
in  that  connection  for  two  years,  and  then  was  a  partner  of  C.  C. 
Craig  until  the  latter  was  elected  to  the  bench.  Mr.  Hendryx 
then  admitted  James  E.  Davis  to  a  partnership  and  they  engage 
in  a  general  law  practice.  For  many  years  his  legal  responsibilities 
as  a  successful  criminal  lawyer  were  heavy  and  the  court  record 
proves  how  continuously  he  was  concerned  on  one  side  or  the  other 
of  notable  cases,  but  for  some  years  he  has  confined  himself  largely 
to  office  practice,  finding  his  usefulness  in  no  way  diminished,  for 
his  reputation  rests  on  a  very  firm  foundation.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  state  and  county  bar  associations. 

Mr.  Hendryx  was  married  July  4,  1858,  when  but  seventeen 
years  of  age,  to  Miss  Sarah  J.  Hulick,  who  was  born  in  Fulton 
County  and  still  survives.  Eight  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hendryx :  Lucinda,  who  is  the  widow  of  David  Copela'nd,  of 
Avon,  Illinois,  has  five  children;  William  R.,  who  has  wife  and 
four  children,  is  connected  with  the  C.,  B.  &  Q.  Railroad  at  Gales- 
burg; Ruth  A.,  who  married  Jasper  Rand,  of  Galesburg,  and  they 
have  five  sons ;  Martha  J.,  who  is  the  wife  of  Arthur  Harrison,  of 
Galesburg,  and  they  have  three  children;  Mark  A.,  who  is  in  busi- 
ness at  Beardstown,  Illinois ;  Clyde  S.,  who  is  a  resident  of  Gales- 
burg; Corydon  D.,  Jr.,  who  is  a  resident  of  Galesburg,  has  wife 
and  two  children ;  and  Bertha,  who  is  the  wife  of  Lee  Adams,  a  con- 
ductor on  the  C.,  B.  &  Q.  Railroad,  residing  at  Galesburg. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  661 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Hendryx  is  a  republican.  So  admir- 
ably qualified  is  he  for  the  administration  of  public  office  that  repeat- 
edly he  has  been  urged  to  accept  the  same,  but  has  always  declined, 
having  no  ambition  in  that  direction.  He  is,  however,  one  of  the 
city's  most  alert  and  interested  citizens  and  lends  his  influence  to 
every  movement  toward  stable  government  and  substantial  progress. 
He  belongs  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  but  this  is  the  only 
organization  in  which  he  takes  an  interest,  and  neither  does 
Mrs.  Hendryx  care  to  identify  herself  with  the  clubs  and  societies 
which  occupy  the  time  and  attention  of  many  of  the  women  of 
today.  Old-time  hospitality  prevails,  however,  in  the  comfortable 
home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hendryx,  their  residence  standing  at  No.  619 
Harvey  Street,  and  once  within  its  cheery  portals,  outside  attractions 
may  easily  be  forgotten. 

OSCAR  W.  BRECHER.  The  senior  member  of  the  well-known 
law  firm  of  Brecher  &  Chindblom,  Oscar  W.  Brecher  has  been 
actively  connected  with  the  Chicago  bar  for  twenty-two  years, 
during  which  time  he  has  gained  a  substantial  reputation  among 
the  general  practitioners  of  the  city  as  a  capable  lawyer  and  a 
reliable  and  public-spirited  citzen.  From  the  time  of  his  admission 
to  the  Illinois  bar,  just  after  having  attained  his  majority,  he  has 
advanced  steadily  in  his  profession,  and  his  name  has  become  well 
and  favorably  known. 

Mr.  Brecher  is  an  Illinoisan  by  birth  and  training.  He  was  born 
in  the  village  of  Sandwich,  DeKalb  County,  December  5,  1871,  and 
is  a  son  of  Gustave  and  Barbara  (Woelfel)  Brecher,  natives  of 
Germany,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  the  '405  and  settled 
in  DeKalb  County,  the  father  being  for  many  years  a  well-known 
and  prominent  citizen  of  Sandwich.  Oscar  W.  Brecher  received  his 
early  education  in  the  graded  schools  of  Chicago,  and  following  his 
graduation  from  Lake  View  High  School  entered  the  Chicago  Kent 
College  of  Law.  In  December,  1892,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois 
bar,  and  at  once  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession,  being 
associated  with  several  firms  at  various  times  until  1910,  when 
occurred  the  formation  of  the  present  firm  of  Brecher  &  Chindblom, 
with  offices  at  Nos.  167-169  West  Washington  Street.  This  associa- 
tion has  proven  an  eminently  satisfactory  and  successful  one,  and 
the  firm  is  justly  accounted  one  of  the  strong  combinations  in  gen- 
eral practice.  Mr.  Brecher  has  allied  himself  with  the  various 
organizations  of  the  law,  including  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the  Law  Institute.  He  is  also 
interested  in  civic  work  and  is  a  member  of  the  City  Club.  In 
politics  a  republican,  he  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  political 
campaigns  and  is  known  as  one  of  his  party's  earnest  supporters. 

On  October  21,  1896,  Mr.  Brecher  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Dora  Brauckmann,  of  Chicago,  and  of  this  union  there  have 
been  born  two  children :  Helen  Georgine,  who  is  seventeen  years 


662  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

of  age;  and  Paul  Welford,  aged  eleven  years.  The  family  resi- 
dence is  at  No.  516  Briar  Place.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brecher  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Wellington  Avenue  Congregational  Church,  of  which 
Mr.  Brecher  is  now  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees. 

MICHAEL  E.  MAHER.  The  life  of  a  successful  man  is  always 
interesting,  because  it  shows  strength  and  purpose,  and  particu- 
larly so  when  its  achievements  have  been  secured  in  the  face  of  such 
great  competition  as  prevails  in  every  profession  and  industry  in  so 
crowded  a  city  as  Chicago.  He  has  other  claims  to  prominence, 
having  been  active  in  politics  and  a  member  of  the  State  Senate  for 
four  years,  representing  the  Third  Senatorial  District. 

Michael  E.  Maher  was  born  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  October 
31,  1871,  and  is  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Corcoran)  Maher. 
They  were  of  Irish  parentage,  but  were  born  in  the  United  States. 
The  public  schools  of  his  native  city  provided  young  Maher  with 
his  youthful  educational  advantages  and  as  he  was  ambitious  he 
took  advantage  of  the  opportunities  afforded  by  the  night  schools 
conducted  by  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association.  Subsequently 
he  entered  as  a  student  the  Chicago  Kent  College  of  Law,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  his  degree  of  LL.  B  in  1895,  and  in 
the  same  year  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar.  Mr.  Maher  has 
chosen  independence  in  practice  and  thus  alone  has  built  up  his 
clientele  and  through  his  individual  ability  has  won  his  successes. 
It  is  almost  inevitable  in  these  days  when  public  questions  command 
so  large  a  part  of  public  attention  that  men  of  education  should 
give  serious  thought  to  the  best  methods  of  solving  great  and  per- 
plexing questions  and  such  men  are  the  best  qualified  to  assume 
official  responsibilities  and  have  the  authority  given  them  to  bring 
about  changes  and  reforms.  Practically  all  his  life  a  resident  of 
the  Fourth  Ward,  Chicago,  Mr.  Maher  early  became  interested  per- 
sonally in  its  welfare  and  at  present  is  serving  as  chairman  of  the 
ward  organization  in  the  interest  of  the  democratic  party.  In  him 
his  party  found  one  who  could  unite  many  differing  elements,  and 
in  1902  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  from  the  Third  Senatorial 
District.  During  his  four  years  at  Springfield  he  served  usefully 
as  a  member  of  some  important  committees,  being  a  member  of 
the  committee  which  furthered  the  passage  of  the  charter  bill,  and 
was  a  hard  worker  on  the  practice  commission  bills  which  were 
framed  by  the  Illinois  commission.  Upon  his  return  to  private 
life  he  resumed  general  practice  in  the  civil  courts,  and  in  1911 
was  honored  by  Judge  McKinley  by  appointment  as  master  in 
chancery  in  the  Superior  Court  and  has  served  ever  since  in  this 
capacity.  Mr.  Maher  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association, 
the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the  Illinois  Lawyers'  Asso- 
ciation. He'  maintains  his  office  in  Suite  1420,  Unity  Building, 
Chicago,  and  his  residence  at  No.  3257  Emerald  Avenue.  Mr.  Maher 
is  a  member  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 


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AMOS  C.  MILLER.  In  twenty-three  years  of  active  law  practice 
in  Chicago  Amos  C.  Miller  has  made  a  name  for  himself  in  pro- 
fessional circles,  while  he  has  built  up  a  substantial  practice  as 
a  result  of  his  labors.  Not  alone  as  a  practitioner  has  he  won  place, 
but  in  the  educational  field  of  his  profession  has  he  gained  prom- 
inence. He  is  at  the  head  of  the  well-known  firm  of  Miller,  Gorham 
&  Wales,  with  offices  in  the  New  York  Life  Building. 

Amos  C.  Miller  was  born  at  Marshalltown,  Iowa,  on  December 
16,  1866,  and  is  a  son  of  Wells  W.  and  Mary  (Caswell)  Miller. 
When  he  was  yet  a  child  the  family  took  up  its  residence  in  San- 
dusky,  Ohio,  and  there  he  had  his  early  schooling.  His  high-school 
work  was  followed  by  entrance  at  Oberlin  College,  Oberlin,  Ohio, 
and  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1889  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  In  order  to  fit  himself  for  the  law  in  the  fur- 
therance of  his  plans  he  came  to  Chicago  and  entered  Chicago  Kent 
College  of  Law  in  the  same  year  of  his  graduation  from  Oberlin 
and  in  1891  he  was  graduated  with  the  B.  L.  degree.  Admission  to 
the  Illinois  bar  followed  immediately  and  he  began  his  career  in  the 
position  of  assistant  attorney  for  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois 
Railroad  Company,  in  whose  service  he  continued  until  1893.  In 
that  year  he  engaged  in  private  practice  of  his  profession  in  Chicago. 
Two  years  later  he  became  associated  with  the  law  firm  of  Lackner, 
Butz  &  Miller,  which  partnership  continued  for  seventeen  years. 
In  1912  he  became  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Miller,  Gorham  & 
Wales.  Mr.  Miller  is  giving  valuable  service  in  connection  with 
his  work  as  instructor  at  the  Northwestern  University  Law  School, 
and  his  lectures  on  legal  tactics  are  much  esteemed.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar  associations,  and  other 
professional  connections  are  with  the  Chicago  Law  Institute,  the  Law 
Club  and  the  Legal  Club.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Union 
League,  the  University  Club,  the  City  Club  and  the  Riverside  Golf 
Club,  and  he  is  a  member  of  Riverside  Lodge,  Ancient,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons.  He  is  vice  president  and  a  director  of  the 
Firestone  Tire  and  Rubber  Company  and  president  of  the  United 
States  Motor  Truck  Company.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  Oberlin 
College,  his  alma  mater. 

Mr.  Miller  was  married  on  December  i,  1891,  to  Miss  Jeanne 
Gilbert,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  they  have  three  children — Gilbert 
A.,  Wells  W.  and  Norman. 

WILLIAM  COWPER  BOYDEN.  Among  the  general  practitioners 
of  the  Chicago  legal  fraternity,  few  are  held  in  higher  esteem  and 
regard  than  William  Cowper  Boyden,  of  the  firm  of  Matz,  Fisher 
&  Boyden,  who  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  maintained  his  posi- 
tion as  one  of  the  city's  progressive  and  successful  lawyers. 

Mr.  Boyden  is  a  native  of  the  Prairie  State,  having  been  born  at 
Sheffield,  April  6,  1864,  and  is  a  son  of  Albert  W.  and  Ellen  (Webb) 
Boyden.  He  was  graduated  from  Harvard  University  in  1886 


664  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

and  from  the  Harvard  Law  School  in  1889.  In  the  same  year 
Mr.  Boyden  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois.  After  eighteen 
months  of  clerkship  in  the  office  of  Charles  H.  Aldrich.  in  1891  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Frank  Hamlin  and  John  F.  Holland, 
under  the  firm  style  of  Holland,  Hamlin  &  Boyden.  This  con- 
tinued until  October  i,  1897,  when  Mr.  Boyden  joined  the  firm  of 
Matz  &  Fisher,  which  became  Matz,  Fisher  &  Boyden.  The  firm 
has  offices  in  the  Corn  Exchange  National  Bank  Building.  Mr.  Boy- 
den's  practice  is  broad  and  general  in  its  lines,  not  being  confined  to 
any  one  specialty.  Mr.  Boyden  maintains  membership  in  the  vari- 
ous organizations  of  his  profession,  including  the  Chicago  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  he  was  formerly  vice  president ;  the  Law  Club, 
of  which  he  was  president  in  1902  and  1903 ;  and  the  Illinois  State 
Bar  Association.  He  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  of  which 
he  was  president  from  1905  until  1908,  is  ex-president  of  the  Har- 
vard Club,  and  holds  membership  in  the  Chicago  and  City  clubs. 
At  the  present  time  Mr.  Boyden  is  an  overseer  of  Harvard  Univer- 
sity, a  position  to  which  he  was  elected  in  1911.  He  is  a  director 
in  the  Central  Trust  Company  of  Illinois,  and  has  a  number  of 
other  business  interests.  As  a  citizen,  Mr.  Boyden  has  been  active 
in  many  movements  for  civic  and  municipal  improvement,  and  has 
given  freely  of  his  time,  abilities  and  means  in  assisting  beneficial 
enterprises. 

On  April  13,  1893,  Mr.  Boyden  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mabel  G.  Burlingham,  of  Chicago.  Their  residence  is  at 
Winnetka,  in  the  environs  of  Chicago. 

HUGH  O'NEILL.  A  scholarly  Chicago  lawyer,  whose  attain- 
ments are  recognized  both  in  the  law  and  as  a  writer  and  lecturer, 
Hugh  O'Neill  has  been  a  member  of  the  Illinois  bar  more  than 
twenty  years,  and  since  1894  has  been  associated  with  Mr.  L. 
Bastrup,  under  the  firm  name  of  Bastrup  &  O'Neill,  with  offices  in 
the  Reaper  Block. 

Hugh  O'Neill  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  born  in  County  Derry, 
October  5,  1867,  a  son  of  Hugh  and  Ann  (Smyth)  O'Neill.  His 
early  education  came  from  the  schools  and  colleges  of  Ireland,  and 
after  coming  to  this  country  he  was  both  a  student  and  a  professor 
in  the  University  of  Notre  Dame  at  South  Bend,  an  institution  from 
which  he  received  the  degrees  A.  B.,  B.  L.,  LL.  B.  and  LL.  M. 
For  one  year  he  was  an  instructor  in  the  university.  Mr.  O'Neill 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1892. 

Besides  attending  to  a  large  general  practice  as  a  lawyer, 
Mr.  O'Neill  has  paid  much  attention  to  study  and  research  along 
the  lines  of  his  profession  and  on  historical  and  national  subjects. 
He  is  author  of  lectures  read  at  the  celebrated  University  of  Lou- 
vain,  Belgium,  and  of  articles  on  America,  Irish  problems  and  other 
subjects.  Mr.  O'Neill  is  a  republican,  a  member  of  the  Catholic 
Church,  belongs  to  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  American  Bar 


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Association,  and  the  Hamilton,  the  Charlevoix  and  Irish  Fellowship 
clubs.  He  was  married  at  Creston,  Iowa,  September  i,  1898,  to 
Regina  O'Malley.  They  have  one  daughter,  Regina  Bernadetta. 
Mr.  O'Neill  and  family  reside  at  1117  Albion  Avenue. 

HON.  HENRY  VAN  SELLAR.  One  of  the  oldest  practicing  attor- 
neys of  Eastern  Illinois  was  the  late  Henry  Van  Sellar,  of  Paris. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  soon  after  the  close  of  the  Civil  war,  in  which 
he  played  a  brilliant  part  as  a  soldier  and  reached  the  rank  of 
colonel,  he  began  practice  at  Paris,  and  from  that  time  on  had  more 
than  a  nominal  membership  on  the  roll  of  local  attorneys,  having 
looked  after  a  large  and  complicated  law  business  many  years,  and 
also  having  enjoyed  official  honors  within  the  scope  of  his  profes- 
sion. Judge  Van  Sellar  was  a  man  of  strong  intellect  and  high 
professional  attainments.  He  early  recognized  that  success  at  the 
bar  depended  upon  not  only  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  legal 
principles,  but  also  upon  a  thorough  understanding  of  every  detail 
of  his  case.  These  two  principles  were  the  guiding  lines  to  large 
and  distinctive  professional  success. 

Henry  Van  Sellar  was  born  on  a  farm  in  the  State  of  Delaware 
in  December,  1839,  of  New  York  and  New  England  ancestry.  His 
education  came  from  the  public  schools,  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity of  Delaware,  Ohio,  the  Dennison  University  at  Granville, 
Ohio,  and  coming  to  Edgar  County,  Illinois,  in  August,  1860,  took 
up  the  study  of  law  in  a  local  office.  Six  months  later,  and  within 
three  days  after  Fort  Sumter  had  been  fired  upon,  he  abandoned 
his  Blackstone  and  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  E  of  the 
Twelfth  Illinois  Infantry.  It  was  a  three  months  regiment,  and  on 
August  i,  1 86 1,  he  was  elected  and  commissioned  second  lieutenant, 
having  in  the  meantime  re-enlisted.  On  October  18,  1861,  he  was 
promoted  to  captain,  and  on  February  19,  1864,  was  elected  and 
commissioned  lieutenant-colonel  of  his  regiment,  and  was  its  active 
commander  until  it  was  mustered  out  at  Louisville,  Kentucky,  July 
10,  1865.  He  was  also  commissioned  colonel,  but  never  formally 
took  that  rank,  since  the  roll  call  of  his  regiment  showed  less  than 
800  men.  By  reason  of  his  record  in  the  war  and  the  distinctions 
that  subsequently  came  to  him  in  civil  life,  Judge  Van  Sellar  was 
one  of  the  best  known  of  the  Union  veterans  in  the  state. 

On  returning  to  Edgar  County  after  the  war,  Colonel  Van  Sellar 
again  resumed  the  study  of  law,  and  was  admitted  in  1866  at  the 
April  term  of  the  Supreme  Court.  Since  that  date  he  was  en- 
gaged in  practice  either  in  Edgar  County  or  elsewhere.  In  No- 
vember, 1884,  Colonel  Van  Sellar  was  elected  to  the  Legislature 
from,  the  Thirty-first  District  as  successor  to  the  late  Atty.-Gen. 
George  Hunt,  and  served  during  the  Thirty- fourth  Assembly. 
In  June,  1897,  ne  was  chosen  circuit  judge  for  the  Fifth  Judicial 
Circuit,  and  administered  the  duties  of  that  office  with  an  eminent 
impartiality  and  judicial  dignity  for  the  term  of  six  years,  finally 


666  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

retiring  from  the  bench  in  June,  1903,  and  resuming  his  private 
practice.  Judge  Van  Sellar  was  honored  with  public  responsibility 
as  often  as  his  private  affairs  would  allow  him  to  accept,  and  be- 
sides the  above  offices  he  was  supervisor  for  four  years  and  for 
fifteen  years  a  member  of  the  Paris  Board  of  Education  and  was 
the  first  mayor  of  the  City  of  Paris.  Judge  Van  Sellar  cast  his 
first  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln  and  continued  a  consistent  and 
earnest  supporter  of  the  republican  party  for  more  than  fifty  years. 
Judge  Van  Sellar  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  senior  member  of 
the  prominent  firm  of  Van  Sellar  &  Van  Sellar,  his  two  sons  being 
associated  in  practice  with  him.  Harry  H.  Van  Sellar,  the  older 
son,  was  born  in  Paris,  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Michigan, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1893,  and  during  the  past  twenty 
years  has  gained  a  high  place  in  the  profession.  The  other  son  is 
Frank  C.  Van  Sellar,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Princeton  University 
and  the  Northwestern  Law  School,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1897.  Judge  Henry  Van  Sellar  died  April  28,  1915. 

Louis  H.  CRAIG.  In  the  years  of  continuous  active  practice 
Louis  H.  Craig  is  one  of  the  senior  members  of  the  Illinois  bar, 
in  which  he  has  had  a  place  for  more  than  thirty-five  years.  Thirty 
years  of  his  practice  have  been  passed  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  where 
he  is  a  successful  lawyer  and  well-known  citizen.  His  offices  are  in 
the  Fort  Dearborn  Building. 

Louis  H.  Craig  was  born  August  3,  1851,  in  Covington,  Ken- 
tucky, son  of  Toliver  and  Sarah  Jane  (Davis)  Craig.  His  father, 
though  a  farmer,  was  a  man  of  remarkable  scholarship,  and  though 
his  life  was  spent  in  the  atmosphere  of  the  country  and  with  prac- 
tically no  association  with  higher  schools  and  colleges,  he  acquired 
a  liberal  training  in  the  law,  medicine  and  chemistry,  and  was  pro- 
ficient in  his  knowledge  of  astronomy.  All  this  learning  he  acquired 
while  managing  a  farm. 

Louis  H.  Craig  grew  up  in  Moultrie  County,  Illinois,  where  he 
attended  public  schools,  and  was  also  a  student  of  Bastion  College 
at  Sullivan,  Illinois.  Mr.  Craig  has  been  a  resident  of  Illinois  since 
about  1860,  his  father  having  removed  from  Kentucky  in  that  year. 
As  part  of  his  early  experience  he  taught  school  in  Moultrie  and 
Montgomery  counties,  and  in  September,  1878,  took  up  the  study 
of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Lane  at  Hillsboro.  Mr.  Craig  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  on  January  16,  1879,  and  took  up  practice  at 
Greenville  in  June  of  the  same  year.  He  served  as  city  attorney 
of  Greenville  from  1881  to  1885,  and  in  the  fall  of  the  latter  year 
moved  to  Chicago  and  from  that  time  forward  has  appeared  regu- 
larly before  the  various  courts  as  an  advocate  and  has  enjoyed 
a  large  general  practice.  He  was  associated  with  his  brother,  Hart- 
mann  H.  Craig,  until  the  latter's  death. 

Mr.  Craig  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Illi- 
nois Bar  Association,  and  is  one  of  the  official  members  of  the  Chi- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  667 

cago  Art  Institute.  Politically,  he  is  a  republican.  Mr.  Craig 
resides  at  2125  Warren  Avenue.  He  has  one  living  sister,  Alice  D., 
also  a  resident  of  Chicago. 

ALBERT  R.  GATES.  Eighteen  years  of  active  practice  at  the 
Chicago  bar  have  given  Mr.  Gates  a  rising  prominence  in  the  field 
of  corporation  law.  He  has  been  entrusted  with  and  has  handled 
successfully  many  important  and  intricate  interests,  has  official  con- 
nections with  financial  and  business  affairs  in  the  city,  and  has  been 
an  active  factor  in  the  Chicago  Bar  Association. 

Albert  R.  Gates  was  born  at  Wyanet,  Bureau  County,  Illinois, 
November  29,  1868,  the  son  of  a  farmer.  His  parents,  Francis  E. 
and  Polly  M.  (Robinson)  Gates,  were  prosperous  farming  people 
of  that  rich  and  highly  developed  agricultural  community.  Mr. 
Gates  was  educated  in  the  country  schools,  in  the  high  school  at 
Earlville,  Illinois,  and  graduated  from  the  Lake  Forest  University 
Law  School  in  1896.  He  had  been  admitted  to  the  bar  in  January, 
1895,  having  read  law  in  the  office  of  Stephen  S.  Gregory  and  James 
S.  Harlan,  both  eminent  Chicago  lawyers.  October  14,  1898,  was 
the  date  of  his  admission  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States. 
Mr.  Gates  spent  two  years  with  Mr.  Gregory  and  was  associated 
with  John  V.  Farwell  under  the  firm  name  of  Gates  &  Farwell 
for  six  years,  1897-1903.  For  the  past  ten  years  he  has  practiced 
alone.  Mr.  Gates  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Gates-Pratt  Land 
Company. 

He  is  on  the  Membership  Committee  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, and. a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association;  member 
of  the  Hamilton  Club,  of  which  he  was  at  one  time  a  director  and 
second  vice  president.  Mr.  Gates  is  an  active  follower  of  the  sport 
of  golf,  and  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  prominent  in  the 
Western  Golf  Association,  of  which  he  was  president  in  1907-08. 
He  was  president  in  1905-06  of  the  Calumet  Country  Club,  and  is 
a  member  of  the  South  Shore  Country  Club.  His  recreations  are 
golf,  hunting  and  fishing.  Mr.  Gates  has  always  been  a  republican, 
and  while  unconcerned  with  individual  aspirations  for  office,  has 
had  an  influential  part  in  politics  and  public  matters  of  importance, 
and  was  formerly  chairman  of  the  Political  Action  Committee  of  the 
Hamilton  Club.  On  June  10,  1911,  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  H. 
Young,  of  Chicago.  They  have  one  child,  William  A.  Gates.  His 
home  is  at  4740  Dorchester  Avenue,  and  his  office  in  the  Title  & 
Trust  Building. 

CHARLES  BYRD  ELDER  is  known  to  the  legal  profession  in  Chicago 
as  a  successful  corporation  and  trial  lawyer,  and  also  as  an  instructor 
and  writer  on  legal  subjects. 

He  is  a  native  son  of  Chicago,  born  January  14,  1878,  his  parents 
being  Robert  S.  and  Hattie  N.  (Dewey)  Elder.  His  father  was 
for  many  years  engaged  in  business  in  Chicago,  being  well  known 


668  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

in  realty  circles.  Mr.  Elder  finished  his  studies  in  the  public  schools 
as  a  boy  and  after  some  preparatory  work  entered  Northwestern 
University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1899  with  the  Bachelor 
of  Laws  degree.  In  October  of  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to 
practice.  Two  years  later  he  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  Federal 
courts. 

His  connection  with  certain  important  cases  brought  him  into 
favorable  prominence,  and  among  those  familiar  with  his  work  he 
has  established  a  reputation  as  a  safe  counselor  and  a  careful  and 
resourceful  litigant.  In  1901  he  was  appointed  an  instructor  in  the 
Northwestern  University  School  of  Law,  and  is  now  professor 
of  the  law  of  judgments  and  extraordinary  legal  remedies  in  the 
same  institution.  Mr.  Elder  is  associate  editor  of  the  Illinois  Law 
Review  and  among  his  contributions  to  this  periodical  is  an  analytical 
study  of  conditions  in  the  courts  of  Cook  County  relating  to  the 
writ  of  habeas  corpus,  published  in  May,  1912,  under  the  title, 
"What  Shall  Be  Done  with  the  Writ  of  Habeas  Corpus?"  His 
practice  has  grown  steadily,  and  he  is  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  good 
high-class  professional  business.  His  offices  are  located  in  the 
Conway  Building. 

Mr.  Elder  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the 
American  Bar  Association,  the  Academy  of  Political  Science  in  the 
City  of  New  York,  the  Order  of  the  Coif,  Delta  Upsilon  fraternity, 
the  City  Club,  Hamilton  Club,  and  Park  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  Loyal  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.  He  is  a  republican  in  his  political 
views,  and  though  not  active  in  the  field  of  politics  is  steadfastly 
interested  in  all  public  movements  of  merit.  He  has  his  home  at 
1320  Farwell  Avenue. 

HERBERT  WOLCOTT  HOLCOMB.  During  his  career  of  twenty-one 
years  as  a  member  of  the  Chicago  bar,  Herbert  Wolcott  Holcomb, 
whose  death  occurred  January  3,  1915,  apportioned  his  services 
among  an  important  clientage  and  his  varied  business  affairs,  and 
devoted  most  of  his  attention  to  a  group  of  corporations  with  which 
he  was  officially  as  well  as  professionally  connected. 

Herbert  Wolcott  Holcomb  was  born  October  4,  1869,  in  Ford 
County,  Illinois,  and  is  a  son  of  William  Horace  and  Elizabeth 
(Munson)  Holcomb.  His  family  and  social  environment  was  such 
as  to  afford  early  advantages,  and  after  completing  a  course  in  Lake 
Forest  Academy  in  1885,  he  entered  the  Hopkins  Grammar  School, 
New  Haven,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1887.  His  entrance  to  Yale 
followed  and  he  was  there  graduated  in  1891,  with  the  Bachelor  of 
Arts  degree.  His  law  studies  were  carried  on  in  the  Northwestern 
University  Law  Department  in  1893,  and  in  that  year  he  received 
his  LL.  B.  degree  and  his  admission  to  the  bar  of  the  state.  From 
that  time  he  was  in  active  practice  in  Chicago.  In  1895  Mr.  Holcomb 
became  house  attorney  for  the  firm  of  Naugle,  Holcomb  &  Com- 
pany, railroad  contractors,  and  he  continued  in  that  relation  until 


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igoi,  when  he  became  confidential  clerk  to  one  of  Chicago's  veteran 
attorneys,  Azel  F.  Hatch.  From  1906  to  1909  he  was  senior  member 
of  the  firm  of  Holcomb  &  McBean,  but  since  January  i,  1909,  he 
had  been  alone  in  practice,  with  offices  in  the  Title  &  Trust  Building. 
Mr.  Holcomb  was  attorney  for  the  Hinsdale  State  Bank,  and  had 
additional  business  interests  and  responsibilities,  among  which  may 
be  mentioned  the  Economic  Rubber  Company,  of  which  he  was 
secretary  and  treasurer. 

In  politics  Mr.  Holcomb  was  a  progressive  and  took  an  active 
interest  in  local  affairs  since  taking  up  his  residence  in  Hinsdale, 
recognizing  the  fact  that  the  leading  men  of  a  community  must 
assume  the  larger  responsibilities  to  insure  the  best  civic  conditions. 
He  served  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Village  of 
Hinsdale  from  1906  to  1910,  a  period  of  two  terms,  and  was  presi- 
dent of  the  board  of  education  for  six  terms.  Mr.  Holcomb  had 
numerous  professional  connections,  being  a  member  of  the  DuPage 
County,  Chicago  and  Illinois  State  Bar  associations,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death  was  vice  president  of  the  first  named.  His  college 
fraternity  was  the  Phi  Delta  Phi.  Relaxation  may  be  said  to  have 
filled  a  comparatively  small  space  in  Mr.  Holcomb's  life,  although 
he  enjoyed  membership  in  the  Yale  Club  and  the  Hinsdale  Men's 
Club,  and  was  once  a  devotee  of  football,  in  1890  having  served 
as  a  substitute  on  the  Yale  team. 

On  June  13,  1899,  Mr.  Holcomb  was  married  at  Hinsdale,  to 
Miss  Amy  Jarrett,  and  their  one  son  is  Jarrett  Holcomb. 

LOWELL  B.  SMITH.  That  in  connection  with  the  professional 
career  of  this  representative  attorney  of  the  younger  generation  in 
DeKalb  County  there  can  be  no  application  of  the  statement  that 
"a  prophet  is  not  without  honor  save  in  his  own  country"  needs 
no  further  voucher  than  the  fact  that  though  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  only  six  years,  he  has  thus  early  in  his  career 
at  the  bar  been  chosen  state's  attorney  of  his  native  county  and  is 
numbered  among  the  popular  officials  and  progressive  citizens  of 
his  native  city,  Sycamore,  the  county  seat,  where  he  was  born  on 
the  4th  of  July,  1883,  his  civic  loyalty  being  in  harmony  with  the 
patriotic  date  of  his  nativity. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  son  of  Olin  H.  and  Lillian  (Babcock)  Smith,  both 
of  whom  still  reside  in  Sycamore  and  both  of  whom  were  born  and 
reared  in  DeKalb  County,  with  whose  development  and  progress 
the  respective  family  names  have  been  worthily  identified  since  the 
pioneer  days.  He  whose  name  initiates  this  article  is  the  younger 
of  the  two  children,  and  his  sister,  Rose,  is  now  the  wife  of  Waldo 
Mussell,  of  Bayfield,  Wisconsin.  Lowell  B.  Smith  continued  to 
attend  the  public  schools  of  Sycamore  until  his  graduation  in  the 
high  school,  in  1903,  and  in  pursuance  of  his  higher  academic  educa- 
tion he  then  entered  the  University  of  Illinois,  in  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1908,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  and  in 


670  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

the  law  department,  of  which  he  was  graduated  likewise  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  class  of  the  same  year,  his  reception  of  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Laws  being  virtually  coincident  with  his  admission  to 
the  bar  of  his  native  state.  His  professional  novitiate  was  served 
in  the  office  of  the  firm  of  Faissler  &  Fulton,  of  Sycamore,  and  he 
soon  proved  his  ambition  as  well  as  its  excellent  fortification  for 
the  work  of  his  chosen  calling.  After  having  been  concerned  with 
various  litigated  cases  in  which  he  won  decisive  victories  there  came 
definite  recognition  of  his  eligibility  for  the  office  of  state's  attorney, 
to  which  he  was  elected  on  the  7th  of  November,  1912,  and  the 
duties  of  which  he  assumed  early  in  the  following  month.  As  public 
prosecutor  for  his  native  county  he  has  fully  justified  the  result  of 
the  popular  vote  which  brought  him  the  preferment,  as  candidate 
on  the  republican  ticket.  In  his  county  he  ran  far  ahead  of  his 
party  ticket,  receiving  1,500  more  votes  than  were  given  in  the 
county  for  the  presidential  candidate  of  the  party,  Hon.  William 
H.  Taft.  Mr.  Smith  is  an  appreciative  member  of  the  Illinois  State 
Bar  Association  and  the  DeKalb  County  Bar  Association,  and  is  at 
the  present  time  vice  president  of  the  Illinois  State's  Attorneys' 
Association,  besides  which  he  is  affiliated  with  two  college  frater- 
nities. 

April  25,  1908,  recorded  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Smith  to  Miss 
Lenore  McElroy,  who  was  born  in  the  City  of  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
and  they  have  one  son,  James  Lowell. 

CORBUS  P.  GARDNER.  As  a  vigorous  and  ambitious  lawyer,  one 
possessed  of  a  large  amount  of  ability,  so  that  he  never  has  to 
resort  to  pretense  and  display  in  order  to  hold  his  own  in  any 
issue  in  which  he  may  be  joined,  Corbus  P.  Gardner  has  for  nearly 
a  quarter  of  a  century  practiced  with  growing  success  and  influence 
in  Mendota,  and  as  a  citizen  of  large  public  spirit  and  thorough 
devotion  to  the  general  welfare,  has  been  honored  with  three  terms 
in  the  State  Senate  and  is  one  of  the  best-known  men  in  northern 
Central  Illinois. 

Corbus  P.  Gardner  was  born  in  Mendota,  Illinois,  September  2, 
1868,  was  educated  in  public  schools,  and  in  the  class  of  1890  gradu- 
ated from  the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Michigan.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  in  1890  and  at  once 
began  a  general  practice  with  office  in  Mendota.  Among  other 
associations  Mr.  Gardner  has  been  local  attorney  for  the  Chicago, 
Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad  since'  1897  and  also  local  attorney 
for  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  since  1904.  He  is  one  of 
the  leading  lawyers,  so  recognized  by  his  associates,  in  La  Salle, 
Bureau  and  Lee  counties.  From  1907  to  1913  Mr.  Gardner  had 
offices  and  spent  most  of  his  time  in  Chicago,  where  he  had  a  large 
legal  practice  and  business  to  attend  to.  During  that  time  he  was 
associated  with  John  W.  Dubbs  under  the  firm  name  of  Gardner  & 
Dubbs,  and  Mr.  Dubbs  looked  after  most  of  the  local  business  of 


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the  firm  at  Mendota.  Mr.  Gardner  is  reputed  to  have  one  of  the 
most  complete  private  law  libraries  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 

He  has  been  active  in  republican  politics  for  a  number  of  years, 
in  1898  was  elected  a  member  of  the  State  Senate  and  re-elected  in 
1902  and  1906.  For  six  years  he  was  chairman  of  the  appropriation 
committee,  and  the  records  of  the  sessions  show  that  Senator 
Gardner  was  an  influential  member  in  the  shaping  of  much  impor- 
tant legislation  and  a  progressive  and  valuable  worker  throughout 
his  three  terms.  Mr.  Gardner  in  1908  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  United  States  District  Court  in  Chicago,  and  on  December  16, 
1909,  was  admitted  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court.  His  prac- 
tice for  several  years  has  covered  litigation  in  all  courts,  both 
Federal  and  State.  He  is  a  member  of  the  La  Salle  County  Bar 
Association,  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  the  American  Bar 
Association.  Fraternally,  Mr.  Gardner  affiliates  with  Bethany  Com- 
mandery  No.  28,  Knights  Templar,  and  with  Medinah  Temple  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine  in  Chicago. 

On  December  n,  1901,  Mr.  Gardner  married  Georgia  Smith, 
who  was 'born  in  Mendota.  Their  two  children  are  Margaret  W. 
and  Robert  Bruce.  Mr.  Gardner  is  a  son  of  George  W.  and  Mar- 
garet Gardner.  His  father  was  born  in  Lawrence  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, February  13,  1824,  and  died  in  December,  1902,  while 
the  mother  was  born  in  Allegheny  County,  Pennsylvania,  May  4, 
1825,  and  died  in  November,  1900.  Of  their  union  there  were  ten 
children,  nine  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  Senator  Gardner  was  the 
youngest.  His  father  came  to  Illinois  in  1862,  locating  in  La  Salle 
County,  and  for  many  years  was  one  of  the  farmers  of  enterprise 
and  respected  ability  and  character  iri  that  locality.  For  fully  thirty 
years  he  served  as  an  elder  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  was 
also  identified  with  the  republican  party. 

COL.  ASA  CARRINGTON  MATTHEWS.  On  June  14,  1908,  death 
removed'  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  Illinois  and  long  one  of 
the  strongest  lawyers  of  the  Pike  County  bar.  Colonel  Matthews 
was  then  seventy-five  years  of  age,  and  for  fully  half  a  century 
had  been  closely  identified  with  the  local  history  and  affairs  of  Pike 
County.  As  a  lawyer  he  was  regarded  an  authority  on  drainage 
law,  and  helped  to  frame  the  first  legislation  ever  placed  on  the 
Illinois  statutes.  His  knowledge  of  the  law  as  a  general  practitioner 
was  profound,  and  his  clients  found  in  him  a  loyal  advocate  in  the 
lower  courts  as  in  the  highest  tribunals.  Outside  of  the  law  his 
career  was  notable  for  his  achievements  as  a  soldier  during  the 
great  Civil  war,  and  he  was  also  a  factor  in  politics,  and  was 
speaker  of  the  House  in  the  Thirty-sixth  Assembly.  He  served  as 
president  of  the  Illinois  Vicksburg  Military  Park  Commission,  and 
it  was  largely  due  to  him  that  the  name  of  every  soldier  and  sailor 
from  Illinois  who  participated  in  the  Vicksburg  campaign  was  in- 
scribed on  bronze  tablets.  In  May,  1907,  about  a  year  before  his 


672  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

death,  he  was  elected  commander  of  the  Department  of  Illinois  of 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  also  served  as  a  trustee  of 
the  Illinois  Soldiers  and  Sailors  Home  at  Quincy. 

Asa  Carrington  Matthews  was  born  in  1833  and  was  reared  on 
his  father's  farm  in  Perry  Township  of  Pike  County.  His  parents 
were  Capt.  B.  L.  and  Minerva  (Carrington)  Matthews,  his  father 
a  native  of  North  Carolina  and  his  mother  of  Kentucky.  Colonel 
Matthews  was  a  product  of  the  local  public  schools,  was  a  student 
in  McKendree  College  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  and  in  1855  entered 
the  Illinois  College  at  Jacksonville,  and  soon  took  up  the  study  of 
law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1857.  He  soon  became  known 
as  one  of  the  rising  young  members  of  the  local  bar,  but  his  profes- 
sion was  interrupted  by  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  Enlisting 
in  the  Ninety-ninth  Illinois  Infantry,  he  was  unanimously  elected 
captain  of  his  company,  and  served  with  it  in  all  its  campaigns  and 
engagements  until  the  close  of  the  Vicksburg  campaign,  having  wit- 
nessed the  surrender  of  that  stronghold  on  July  4,  1863.  Later  in 
the  war  he  was  at  the  siege  and  capture  of  Mobile,  and  finally 
accompanied  his  regiment  into  Louisiana.  In  the  last  months  of  the 
Rebellion  he  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  negotiations  with  the  tribes 
in  Indian  Territory  which  had  been  allies  of  the  Confederate  army. 
At  the  end  of  these  services  he  was  mustered  out  and  became  a 
private  citizen  on  August  17,  1865.  He  had  risen  from  the  ranks 
through  the  grades  of  captain,  major  and  lieutenant-colonel  to  the 
commission  of  colonel,  but  never  had  active  service  under  the  last 
title. 

On  returning  to  his  old  home  at  Pittsfield,  Colonel  Matthews 
devoted  his  time  to  the  law,  and  while  his  work  in  that  profession 
brought  him  many  rewards  and  distinctions,  he  was  also  called  upon 
to  fill  various  places  of  honor  and  trust.  He  served  as  collector  of 
internal  revenue  for  the  states  of  Illinois,  Wisconsin  and  Michigan 
from  1875  until  the  office  was  abolished.  He  was  three  times  elected 
to  the  Illinois  -Legislature,  and,  as  already  mentioned,  was  chosen 
speaker  of  the  House.  In  1885  Governor  Hamilton  appointed  him 
circuit  judge  to  fill  an  unexpired  term.  A  prominent  Illinois  repub- 
lican, he  was  a  delegate  to  the  national  convention  in  1884,  and  in 
May,  1889,  President  Harrison  appointed  him  first  comptroller  of 
the  United  States  Treasury.  In  1904  Colonel  Matthews  was  a 
presidential  elector  on  the  Roosevelt  ticket  and  chairman  of  the 
state  college.  Other  public  services  by  which  his  name  became  well 
known  throughout  Illinois  have  already  been  mentioned.  Some  esti- 
mate of  his  work  and  career  may  be  gathered  from  the  following 
quotation :  "He  has  given  careful  consideration  to  his  work  and 
to  each  question  which  has  come  up  for  settlement  in  connection 
with  the  various  offices  which  he  has  filled  and  has  been  guided  by 
an  honorable  purpose  and  loyalty  of  patriotism  such  as  distinguished 
his  services  as  a  soldier  upon  southern  battlefields.  He  was  author 
of  the  first  amendment  to  the  Constitution  of  1870  known  as  the 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  673 

drainage  amendment,  and  upon  this  has  been  erected  a  code  of  laws 
whereby  hundreds  of  thousands  of  acres  of  Illinois  land  has  been 
reclaimed  for  cultivation.  Colonel  Matthews  has  always  taken  an 
active  interest  in  everything  tending  to  promote  the  agricultural  and 
stock-raising  interests  of  this  county  and  has  given  tangible  support 
to  many  local  measures  which  have  proven  of  benefit  to  Pittsfield 
and  this  part  of  the  state.  As  a  distinguished  member  of  the  bar,  as 
a  statesman  of  prominence,  as  a  public  officer  of  reliability,  Mr.. Mat- 
thews was  well  known.  His  career  conferred  honor  and  dignity 
upon  the  profession,  and  the  political  and  civic  organization  with 
which  he  was  associated,  and  there  was  in  him  a  weight  of  character, 
a  keen  sagacity,  a  far-seeing  judgment  and  a  fidelity  of  purpose 
that  demanded  the  respect  of  all." 

Colonel  Matthews  was  married  October  5,  1855,  to  Miss  Anna 
E.  Ross,  daughter  of  Col.  William  Ross,  a  Pike  County  pioneer. 
Their  three  children  were:  Mrs.  Frank  M.  Lewis,  Ross  Matthews 
and  Mrs.  John  L.  Hull. 

The  bar  of  Pike  County  is  still  represented  by  the  Matthews 
family.  A  grandson  of  the  late  Col.  A.  C.  Matthews  is  Ben  H. 
Matthews,  one  of  the  younger  members  of  the  Pittsfield  bar  and 
associated  with  Mr.  R.  N.  Anderson. 

Ben  H.  Matthews  was  born  at  Pittsfield  November  27,  1885, 
a  son  of  Ross  Matthews,  who  is  president  of  the  Farmers  State 
Bank.  His  early  school  days  were  spent  in  Pittsfield,  and  in  1907 
he  graduated  from  the  Law  Department  of  the  Illinois  State  Uni- 
versity, and  at  once  took  up  practice  in  Pittsfield.  Mr.  Matthews  is 
a  member  of  the  County  and  State  Bar  associations,  is  a  republican, 
a  Chapter  and  Knight  Templar  Mason  and  Shriner,  and  belongs  to 
the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  college  fraternity.  On  October  23,  1909, 
Mr.  Matthews  married  Miss  Gertrude  Thackwray  of  Griggsville, 
Illinois,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Thackwray,  of  that  town. 
They  have  one  child,  Gertrude  Thackwray  Matthews,  born  at  Pitts- 
field,  January  19,  1914. 

RAY  N.  ANDERSON.  For  fifteen  years  a  member  of  the  Pike 
County  bar,  Ray  N.  Anderson  has  from  the  beginning  of  his  prac- 
tice had  some  prominent  associations,  and  is  now  a  partner  of  Ben- 
jamin Matthews  in  practice  at  Pittsfield. 

Mr.  Anderson  is  a  native  of  Pike  County,  born  at  Summer  Hill, 
August  6,  1874,  a  son  of  H.  L.  and  Eliza  (Stebbins)  Anderson. 
His  father,  who  was  a  native  of  East  Hartford,  Connecticut,  came 
to  Illinois  when  about  seventeen  years  of  age,  for  some  .years  a 
merchant  and  also  a  farmer  in  Pike  County,  and  latterly  engaged  in 
the  grain  business,  which  is  his  present  vocation.  During  the  Civil 
war  he  enlisted  in  the  Ninety-ninth  Regiment  of  Illinois  Infantry, 
and  saw  much  active  service.  H.  L.  Anderson  is  now  seventy-three 
years  of  age,  and  his  wife,  who  was  sixty-four  at  the  time  of  her 


674  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

death,  March  28,  1915,  was  born  in  Pike  County.  They  became 
the  parents  of  six  children,  of  whom  Ray  was  the  second  in  order 
of  birth. 

Ray  N.  Anderson  grew  up  in  Pike  County,  attended  public 
schools,  and  after  graduating  from  high  school  entered  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  and  completed  his  course  in  law 
at  that  institution  in  1899.  Returning  to  his  native  locality,  he  took 
up  active  practice,  and  for  a  time  was  associated  with  the  late 
Colonel  Matthews,  the  grandfather  of  his  present  law  partner. 

The  firm  of  Anderson  &  Matthews  are  local  attorneys  for  the 
Wabash  and  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  railroads. 

Mr.  Anderson  is  a  republican,  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  and 
well  known  socially  as  well  as  a  lawyer.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
State  and  American  Bar  associations.  On  October  18,  1906,  at 
Pittsfield,  he  married  Miss  Helen  Bush,  daughter  of  W.  C.  Bush 
and  wife.  Their  two  children  are:  Nora  Virginia  Anderson,  born 
at  Pittsfield  in  1909;  and  Winthrop  Bush  Anderson,  born  at  Pitts- 
field  in  1912. 

Louis  A.  MILLS.  For  almost  a  quarter  of  a  century  Louis  A. 
Mills  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  at  Decatur  and  has 
built  up  a  substantial  practice  founded  on  honorable  methods  and  is 
acknowledged  a  representative  member  of  the  Macon  County  bar. 
He  was  born  on  his  father's  farm  in  Putnam  County,  Illinois,  the 
Mills  family  being  numerous  in  that  section  and  very  generally 
noted  for  thrift  and  good  citizenship. 

•  During  boyhood  and  youth  Louis  A.  Mills  assisted  his  father 
along  agricultural  lines,  learning  the  business  of  farming  in  the 
most  practical  way,  in  the  meanwhile  attending  the  country  schools. 
Later  he  was  a  student  in  the  Decatur  High  School  and  still  later 
in  Lincoln  University.  His  preparation  for  the  law  was  made  in 
the  office  of  Mills  Brothers,  one  of  the  leading  law  firms  of  Decatur, 
and  after  his  admission  to  the  bar,  in  1890,  he  was  given  an  interest 
in  the  firm.  On  May  i,  1896,  Mr.  Mills  entered  into  a  law  partner- 
ship with  J.  R.  Fitzgerald,  this  association  continuing  until  1905, 
since  which  time  Mr.  Mills  has  practiced  alone.  He  is  deemed  one 
of  the  most  careful  of  lawyers  and  engages  in  a  general  practice. 
Mr.  Mills  is  interested  in  all  matters,  including  legislation,  that 
affect  his  profession  and  favors  progressiveness  when  the  funda- 
mentals are  undisturbed,  ever  being  careful  that  his  public  declara- 
tions shall  be  in  accord  with  what  his  judgment  convinces  him  is 
right.  A  number  of  public  measures  have  greatly  interested  him, 
one  being  the  matter  of  drainage  of  the  low  lands,  this  matter  being 
particularly  brought  to  his  attention  on  account  of  having  the  super- 
vision of  several  farm  estates  and  also  because  of  his  ownership 
of  land  in  Macon  County. 

In  1889  Mr.  Mills  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Anna  Hill, 
who  was  reared  by  her  grandfather,  H.  W.  Hill.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 


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Mills  have  three  children :  Margaret,  Walker  H.  and  Anna  Louise. 
Mr.  Mills  has  been  identified  with  the  Masonic  fraternity  since 
1896,  in  which  year  he  became  a  Master  Mason  in  Macon  Lodge, 
No.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  Believing  in  the  underlying  principles  of  the 
order,  his  interest  has  been  continued  and  strengthened.  He  now 
belongs  to  Stephen  Decatur  Lodge,  No.  979,  A.  F.  &  A.  M ;  Macon 
Chapter,  No.  21,  R.  A.  M.;  Beaumanoir  Commandery,  No.  9,  K.  T., 
and  Springfield  Consistory  A.  A.  Scottish  Rite.  He  is  deputy  grand 
commander  of  the  Grand  Commandery  Knights  Templar  of  Illinois, 
and  in  the  regular  order  of  succession  in  that  body,  it  is  probable 
that  Mr.  Mills  will  be  made  grand  commander  of  this  state  at  the 
annual  conclave  in  1915.  If  this  comes  to  pass  the  honor  will  be 
well  merited  and  the  dignity  of  the  office  will  be  in  most  worthy 
hands. 

WILLIAM  H.  CHEW.  He  whose  name  introduces  this  review 
is  of  the  third  generation  of  the  Chew  family  to  stand  as  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  legal  profession  in  Shelby  County,  where  his  pater- 
nal grandfather  was  a  pioneer  member  of  the  bar,  though  the  major 
portion  of  his  time  and  attention  were  given  in  the  early  days  to 
farming  and  to  teaching  in  the  pioneer  schools.  The  records  of 
Shelby  County  give  place  to  the  name  of  Morris  R.  Chew  as  one  of 
the  early  members  of  the  Shelby  County  bar,  and  he  came  to  Illinois 
from  Ohio.  He  became  a  prosperous  farmer  and  influential  citizen 
of  Shelby  County  and  here  both  he  and  his  wife  passed  the  remain- 
der of  their  lives.  Their  son  William,  father  of  the  subject  of  this 
review,  was  born  in  Ohio  and  was  a  child  at  the  time  of  the  family 
removal  to  Shelby  County,  Illinois,  where  he  was  reared  to  manhood, 
became  a  well  fortified  attorney  and  counselor  at  law  and  gained 
distinct  precedence  both  in  his  profession  and  as  a  progressive  and 
public-spirited  citizen.  He  was  one  of  the  leading  attorneys  at 
Shelbyville  for  a  long  term  of  years,  and  there  his  death  occurred  on 
the  i8th  of  August,  1896,  at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years. 

Hon.  William  Chew  was  a  leader  in  public  sentiment  and  action 
and  was  one  of  the  most  influential  Shelby  County  representatives 
of  the  republican  party,  as  a  member  of  which  he  served  in  the 
State  Legislature  in  1875-6-7.  In  Hon.  John  M.  Palmer's  History 
of  the  Bench  and  Bar  of  Illinois  appear  the  following  statements 
concerning  William  Chew :  "He  studied  law  with  Moulton  and 
Chafee,  in  1867-8,  and  was  engaged  in  practice  in  Shelby  County 
until  his  death.  William  Chew  was  a  minority  member  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  1876  and  was  one  of  the  leaders  of  that  General 'Assembly 
in  which  'Long'  Jones  and  Hon.  J.  A.  Connolly  first  distinguished 
themselves.  William  Chew  was  an  honest  man,  a  stalwart  repub- 
lican, and  on  occasion  could  make  a  fine  speech.  His  education 
was  gained  in  the  common  schools  and,  as  he  often  remarked,  in 
driving  oxen  to  break  the  virgin  sod  of  the  great  prairies.  He 
owned  several  hundred  acres  of  land  at  his  death." 


676  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Hon.  William  Chew  wedded  Miss  Anna  Headen,  who  was  born 
and  reared  in  Illinois  and  who  still  resides  at  Shelbyville,  at  the  age 
of  nearly  seventy  years.  Of  the  four  children  all  are  deceased 
except  William  H.,  who  was  the  first  born. 

William  H.  Chew  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Shelbyville  and  thereafter  he  read  law  under  the  effec- 
tive preceptorship  of  his  father  until  the  latter's  death.  He  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  May,  1897,  and  as  a  lawyer  and  citizen  he 
has  well  upheld  the  high  prestige  of  the  name  which  he  bears.  In 
the  year  that  marked  his  admission  to  the  bar  Mr.  Chew  formed  a 
partnership  with  George  D.  Chafee,  with  whom  he  has  since 
been  continuously  associated  in  practice,  Mr.  Chafee  having  been 
engaged  in  the  work  of  his  profession  in  Shelby  County  for  more 
than  half  a  century.  Mr.  Chew  is  a  stanch  advocate  of  the  cause 
of  the  republican  party  but  has  had  no  desire  for  the  honors  or 
emoluments  of  public  office.  He  is  affiliated  with  the  local  organiza- 
tions of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  the  Improved  Order  of  Red 
Men,  in  each  of  which  he  has  held  official  positions.  Mr.  Chew's 
interposition  has  been  enlisted  in  connection  with  the  trial  of  a  large 
number  of  important  causes  in  the  courts  o>f  this  district,  and  he  is 
a  careful  and  able  advocate  and  well  informed  counselor  of  much 
circumspection  and  judgment. 

On  the  I4th  of  September,  1914,  was  solemnized  the  marriage 
of  Mr.  Chew  to  Miss  Bessie  Klauser,  of  Memphis,  Tennessee,  her 
parents,  Rudolph  and  Elizabeth  Klauser,  being  well  known  residents 
of  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 

JAMES  S.  BALDWIN.  The  world  in  modern  days  asks  much  of 
its  professional  men,  and  the  qualifications  demanded  in  a  practi- 
tioner of  law,  practically  cover  a  liberal  education  along  almost 
every  line.  Life  grows  more  complex  every  day  and  the  profession 
that  bases  its  reason  for  existing  on  the  establishing  of  right,  pro- 
tection of  the  weak  and  securing  of  justice  for  those  wrongfully 
accused,  must,  indeed,  be  an  invincible  body.  The  bar  of  Macon 
County  has  many  well  equipped  members  and  prominent  among 
them  is  James  S.  Baldwin,  senior  member  of  the  well  known  law 
firm  of  Baldwin  &  Carey. 

James  S.  Baldwin  was  born  at  New  Albany,  Indiana,  September 
14,  1874,  and  is  one  of  a  family  of  six  children  born  to  his  parents, 
Edward  and  Susan  E.  (Spitler)  Baldwin.  The  mother  of  Mr. 
Baldwin  was  born  in  Indiana,  while  the  father  was  a  member  of  an 
old  Kentucky  family  and  was  born  at  Louisville,  in  1835.  For  sev- 
eral generations  the  Baldwins  were  river  men,  Edward  Baldwin, 
like  his  father,  Robert  Baldwin,  being  well  known  pilots,  and  during 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  Edward  Baldwin  was  engaged  as  a  river 
pilot  by  the  government. 

After  completing  his  high  school  course  at  New  Albany,  James 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  677 

S.  Baldwin,  following  his  graduation  in  1893,  entered  the  law  depart- 
ment of  the  Michigan  State  University,  at  Ann  Arbor,  where  he 
was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1896,  and  in  June  of  the  same  year 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  entered  into  practice  at  New  Albany, 
and  in  March,  1897,  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  courts  of  Illi- 
nois, subsequently  locating  at  Decatur.  Here  he  has  built  up  a  very 
large  practice  along  honorable  lines,  securing  recognition  thereby 
from  bench  and  bar  and  public  confidence  not  only  in  Macon  but 
throughout  other  counties.  For  a  number  of  years  he  has  served 
as  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Macon  County  Bar  Association. 
His  name  carries  weight  as  the  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Baldwin  &  Carey,  while  his  individual  connections  are  numerous  and 
important.  He  was  appointed  corporation  counsel  for  the  City  of 
Decatur  and  served  in  that  capacity  until  his  resignation  in  May 
of  1915. 

Mr.  Baldwin  has  a  happy  home  and  small  domestic  circle.  He 
married  Miss  Mary  V.  Dishman,  who  is  a  daughter  of  Frank  E. 
Dishman,  a  prominent  resident  of  New  Albany,  Indiana,  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  Virginia. 

In  political  affiliation,  Mr.  Baldwin  has  always  been  a  republican, 
and  has  served  as  president  of  the  Young  Men's  Republican  Club, 
of  New  Albany,  Indiana,  and  also  as  chairman  and  secretary  of  the 
Republican  Central  Committee  of  Macon  County,  with  which  organ- 
ization he  became  identified  in  1902.  His  professional  connections 
include  membership  in  both  county  and  state  bar  associations,  while 
fraternally  he  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason  and  also  belongs  to  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Knights  of  Maccabees,  among  other  like 
organizations.  He  has  decided  literary  tastes  and  greatly  assisted, 
in  1903,  in  the  organization  of  the  Decatur  Chautauqua  circuit,  serv- 
ing as  its  first  treasurer.  He  is  a  man  of  broad  outlook  and  inca- 
pable of  ignoble  action,  firmly  believing  that  it  becomes  a  responsible 
individual  to  put  into  life  what  is  best  in  him,  thereby  calling  forth 
from  others  what  is  best  in  them.  It  is  not  only  his  professional 
ability  and  intellectual  superiority  that  have  advanced  him,  but 
wholesome  qualities  have  attracted  others  to  him  in  confidence  and 
friendship,  and  it  is  said  of  him  that  where  best  known  he  is  most 
highly  esteemed  and  respected.  Mr.  Baldwin  maintains  his  home 
at  No.  333  West  North  Street,  and  his  offices  in  the  Millikin  Build- 
ing, Decatur. 

CLARK  A.  M'MILLEN.  The  Macon  Country  bar  as  a  whole  is  a 
representative  body  of  men,  in  that  its  members  possess,  education, 
marked  ability  and  honorable  standards  and  to  occupy  a  foremost 
place  in  such  an  organization  is  a  prize  worth  the  struggle,  although 
not  every  contestant  may  win.  One  of  these  prominent  members  is 
found  in  Clark  A.  McMillen,  of  the  firm  of  McMillen  &  McMillen, 
of  Decatur. 

Clark  A.  McMillen  was  born  October  i,  1883.     His  parents  were 


678  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

David  A.  and  Mollie  (Patterson)  McMillen,  the  former  of  whom 
died  in  1889.  During  life  he  was  interested  in  the  lumber  industry. 
There  were  two  children  in  his  family. 

Clark  A.  McMillen  had  public  school  advantages,  and  after  com- 
pleting the  high  school  course  he  entered  Cornell  College,  from 
which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1903,  after  which  he  entered 
the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  graduating  in 
1906.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  entered  into 
active  practice  and  in  1906  became  a  member  of  his  present  firm.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the  Macon 
County  Bar  Association.  He  is  identified  with  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity and  is  a  Knight  Templar  and  Shriner.  His  firm  is  established 
in  the  Millikin  Building. 

LEE  BOLAND.  A  member  of  the  Decatur  bar  who  has  made  rapid 
strides  forward  in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  is  Lee  Boland, 
whose  success  as  a  lawyer  has  been  marked.  With  legal  acumen 
creditable  to  a  much  older  man,  Mr.  Boland  has  handled  some  very 
important  litigation,  and  in  numerous  cases  has  shown  a  rare  dis- 
crimination and  knowledge  of  law  that  has  won  favorable  verdicts 
for  his  clients. 

Lee  Boland  was  born  at  Paxton,  Ford  County,  Illinois,  July  24. 
1882,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Anna  (Conover)  Boland.  There 
were  four  children  in  the  family,  three  of  whom  survive.  John 
Boland  is  one  of  Decatur's  prominent  business  men,  a  large  manu- 
facturer, and  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Decatur  Light  &  Fuel 
Company. 

The  public  schools  provided  Mr.  Boland  with  his  early  educa- 
tional opportunities  and  after  completing  the  high  school  course  he 
entered  Lake  Forest  University,  Chicago,  subsequently  preparing 
for  the  law  and  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1907.  Decatur  has 
been  the  field  of  his  endeavors  ever  since,  and  here  he  has  not  only 
secured  the  confidence  of  the  people  as  a  well-qualified  attorney, 
but  has  won  friendship  and  esteem  through  his  personal  charac- 
teristics. 

Mr.  Boland  married  Miss  Edna  McClelland,  who  is  a  daughter 
of  George  W.  McClelland.  Mr.  Boland  and  wife  are  members  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  They  have  a  wide  social  circle,  and  Mr. 
Boland  is  identified  with  the  fraternal  order  of  Knights  of  Pythias. 
In  politics,  as  in  law,  he  believes  in  advancing,  and  looks  with  favor 
on  the  new  progressive  organization. 

HON.  JOHN  H.  McCov.  For  many  years  one  of  the  leading 
members  of  the  Macon  County  bar,  widely  known  for  his  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  law  and  his  power  of  applying  it,  and  also  enjoying 
an  equally  enviable  reputation  for  the  integrity  the  profession 
honors,  John  H.  McCoy,  who  was  elected  county  judge  of  Macon 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  679 

County  in  November,  1914,  is  numbered  with  the  prominent  men 
of  Central  Illinois. 

Judge  McCoy  was  born  in  Macon  County,  Illinois,  December  17, 
1859,  and  is  a  son  of  Benjamin  F.  and  Minerva  D.  (Helm)  McCoy. 
Of  their  family  of  seven  children  six  survive  and  two  of  these  have 
become  eminent  in  the  law,  John  H.  and  James  H.,  the  latter  being 
a  judge  of  the  supreme  court  of  South  Dakota. 

The  boyhood  of  Judge  McCoy  was  passed  on  his  father's  farm. 
After  completing  the  public  school  course  he  spent  three  years  as  a 
student  in  the  Wesleyan  University  at  Bloomington,  Illinois,  and 
afterward  read  law  under  the  supervision  of  Hon.  Hugh  Crea  and 
Charles  A.  Ewing,  the  firm  of  Crea  &  Ewing  being  a  leading  one  at 
Decatur.  In  1888  Mr.  McCoy  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  imme- 
diately entered  into  practice  at  Decatur,  and  in  1901  was  elected  a 
justice  of  the  peace,  which  office  he  continued  to  fill  until  he  was 
called  to  the  bench.  During  the  entire  course  of  his  public  life  Judge 
McCoy  has  commanded  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  who  have 
known  him,  and  the  responsibilities  resting  on  him  in  the  high  office 
to  which  he  has  been  elevated,  will  in  no  way  change  his  character. 
As  ever  before,  he  will  stand  by  his  convictions  of  right  with  inflex- 
ible determination  and  will  give  Macon  County  an  administration 
that  will  be  a  model  of  impartial  justice.  He  has  always  been  iden- 
tified with  the  republican  party  and  on  this  ticket  was  elected  judge 
by  a  very  flattering  majority. 

Judge  McCoy  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Ida  Nickey, 
who  is  a  daughter  of  William  Nickey,  and  they  have  one  son, 
William  F.  Judge  McCoy  and  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church.  He  belongs  to  the  County  Bar  Association  and 
also  to  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Personally  Judge  McCoy  is  a  man 
of  genial  presence  whose  kind  and  ready  sympathy  is  apparent. 

STAGER  &  STAGER.  Members  of  three  successive  generations  of 
the  Stager  family  have  practiced  law  in  Whiteside  County,  and 
there  has  been  one  or  more  of  that  name  identified  with  the  law 
there  since  1868.  The  Stager  family  is  of  German  origin,  was  settled 
in  Pennsylvania  in  the  early  days,  and  has  lived  in  Whiteside  County, 
Illinois,  since  1855. 

Walter  Stager,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Stager  &  Stager, 
at  Sterling,  was  born  at  New  Holland,  Pennsylvania,  was  brought  to 
Sterling  in  1855,  and  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  local  public 
schools.  In  1868  he  was  graduated  from  the  law  department  of  the 
University  of  Michigan,  and  on  April  14,  1868,  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Ottawa,  Illinois.  His  father,  John  S.  Stager,  was  also  a  law- 
yer, having  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  practice  February  24, 
1870,  two  years  after  his  son.  Walter  Stager  has  enjoyed  an  increas- 
ing reputation  and  practice  as  a  lawyer  for  more  than  forty-five 
years.  He  served  as  city  attorney  of  Sterling,  and  for  twenty-four 
years  held  the  office  of  state's  attorney  of  Whiteside  County.  Dur- 


680  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

ing  that  time  the  court  records  show  a  long  list  of  convictions ;  one 
sentence  to  death;  forty-nine  sent  to  the  reformatory;  four  fined 
and  sent  to  the  reformatory;  jail  sentences  for  seventy-three;  jail 
and  fine  for  179;  fines  against  288,  and  penitentiary  sentences  for 
greater  or  less  periods  to  300. 

Walter  Stager  is  a  republican  in  politics,  and  affiliates  with  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Mickle,  of  Sterling,  and  three  of  their  five  children  are  living. 

John  M.  Stager,  junior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Stager  & 
Stager,  is  well  known  as  a  lawyer  and  also  in  republican  politics  in 
Illinois.  He  was  born  at  Sterling  August  26,  1881,  a  son  of  Walter 
and  Elizabeth  (Mickle)  Stager,  attended  the  public  schools  of  Ster- 
ling, graduating  from  the  high  school  in  1900,  and  had  previously 
spent  two  summers,  in  1898-99,  in  the  summer  school  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin.  In  1900  he  entered  the  literary  department 
of  the  University  of  Michigan,  spent  one  year  there  and  three  years 
in  the  law  department,  and  was  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1904.  Mr. 
Stager  was  admitted  to  the  bar  October  5,  1904,  and  has  since  been 
in  active  practice  at  Sterling.  His  partnership  with  his  father  was 
formed  April  i,  1905,  and  that  is  now  regarded  as  one  of  the 
strongest  law  firms  in  Whiteside  County.  John  M.  Stager  is  now 
serving  as  city  attorney  of  Sterling,  and  for  four  years  was  master 
in  chancery  of  the  city  courts.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Commercial 
Law  League  of  America  and  the  State  Bar  Association. 

May  15,  1907,  he  married  Miss  Eudora  Downing,  of  Dixon. 
Their  two  daughters  are  Clara,  born  April  8,  1908,  and  Mary 
Elizabeth,  born  February  12,  1910.  Mr.  Stager  is  a  Knight  Templar, 
a  member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the 
Alpha  Delta  Phi  college  fraternity.  He  has  a  fine  law  library  of 
about  3,000  volumes.  The  office  of  the  firm  of  Stager  &  Stager  is 
at  ii  East  Third  Street,  in  Sterling. 

SAMUEL  McKEAN  MCCALMONT.  The  Whiteside  County  bar  has 
had  one  of  its  ablest  members  in  Samuel  M.  McCalmont  for  the 
past  twenty  years.  He  is  now  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  McCal- 
mont &  Ramsay,  attorneys,  with  a  large  general  practice  and  repre- 
sentatives of  several  corporations,  with  offices  at  Morrison. 

Samuel  McKean  McCalmont  was  born  in  Ustick  township, 
Whiteside  County,  Illinois,  December  30,  1867,  being  the  only  son 
and  child  of  John  J.  and  Sarah  E.  (McKean)  McCalmont.  His 
early  education  was  acquired  in  the  district  school  near  his  home, 
and  later  in  the  schools  of  Morrison  and  Fulton,  being  graduated 
from  the  Fulton  High  School  in  1888.  One  year  was  spent  as  a 
student  in  the  Northern  Illinois  College  at  Fulton,  and  in  the  fall 
of  1889  he  entered  the  University  of  Michigan,  where  he  was  grad- 
uated LL.  B.  in  1892.  In  June  of  the  same  year  came  his  admis- 
sion to  the  bar  at  Springfield,  and  for  several  years  he  practiced  at 
Fulton.  In  March,  1895,  Mr.  McCalmont  removed  to  Morrison, 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  681 

the  county  seat,  and  there  began  a  partnership  with  Judge  Frank  D. 
Ramsay,  under  the  firm  name  of  Ramsay  &  McCalmont.  The  firm 
was  dissolved  when  Mr.  Ramsay  was  elected  to  the  bench  of  the 
Circuit  Court  in  1897,  and  the  junior  member  then  practiced  alone 
until  November  I,  1899.  At  that  date  Luther  R.  Ramsay,  a  son  of 
Judge  Ramsay,  joined  him  in  practice,  making  the  firm  as  at  present, 
McCalmont  &  Ramsay,  which  is  now  one  of  the  oldest  legal  partner- 
ships in  point  of  continuous  existence  in  Whiteside  County,  having 
existed  fifteen  years. 

Mr.  McCalmont  served  as  city  attorney  of  Morrison  in  1897-98, 
and  was  mayor  of  the  city  in  1903-05.  For  two  terms  he  was 
chairman  of  the  Republican  County  Central  Committee  of  Whiteside 
County,  the  last  time  in  1912-14.  He  has  served  as  delegate  to 
numerous  state  conventions,  having  sat  in  the  last  convention  held 
in  .the  state.  The  firm  of  McCalmont  &  Ramsay  act  as  attorneys 
for  the  Illinois  Refrigerator  Company  and  several  banking  houses 
at  Morrison,  Albany  and  Erie. 

Mr.  McCalmont  is  affiliated  with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks,  is  a  republican,  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  November  16,  1898,  he  married  Miss  Mary  Alice  Taylor, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Samuel  Taylor,  of  Morrison.  Mrs.  McCalmont 
was  educated  in  the  Morrison  schools,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Woman's  League  and  other  social  organizations.  Mr.  McCalmont 
has  a  library  of  about  3,000  volumes.  His  offices  are  at  127  East 
Main  Street,  and  his  home  at  509  North  Genesee  Street. 

LUTHER  R.  RAMSAY.  Junior  member  in  the  law  firm  of  Mc- 
Calmont &  Ramsay,  at  Morrison,  Luther  R.  Ramsay  is  a  son  of 
Judge  Frank  D.  Ramsay,  one  of  the  best  known  circuit  judges  and 
one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  in  Whiteside  County. 

Luther  R.  Ramsay  was  born  at  Morrison,  Illinois,  May  18,  1876, 
the  first  of  two  sons  born  to  Frank  D.  and  Louisa  (McKenzie) 
Ramsay.  Both  his  parents  were  natives  of  Illinois.  Mr.  Ramsay 
acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Morrison,  grad- 
uating from  the  high  school  in  1894,  and  then  after  two  years  spent 
in  Oberlin  College  in  Ohio  returned  to  Morrison  and  entered  the 
offices  of  Ramsay  &  McCalmont,  and  after  the  election  of  his  father 
to  the  circuit  bench,  continued  his  studies  of  law  under  Samuel  M. 
McCalmont,  but  with  the  direction  of  his  father.  After  three  years 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield  in  October,  1899,  and  at 
that  date  formed  the  present  partnership  with  Mr.  McCalmont, 
under  the  name  of  McCalmont  &  Ramsay,  which  has  now  been  in 
existence  for  fifteen  years.  This  firm  are  local  attorneys  for  the 
Leander  Smith  &  Son,  Bankers ;  the  First  Trust  &  Savings  Bank,  of 
Albany,  and  several  other  banks  and  corporations.  Mr.  Ramsav 
has  applied  himself  to  the  law,  and  has  never  entered  any  political 
campaigns  for  the  sake  of  honors  for  himself.  He  has  a  law  library 
of  about  3,000  volumes. 


682  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

July  9,  1902,  he  married  Miss  Ivy  L.  Seger,  daughter  of  Dr.  C. 
V.  Seger,  of  Morrison.  Mrs.  Ramsay  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  at  Morrison  and  finished  in  a  seminary  in  Ohio.  She  is 
prominent  in  club  and  social  circles  at  Morrison.  Mr.  Ramsay 
is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  the  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  belongs  to  the  Morrison  Club  and  the 
Commercial  Club.  He  has  recently  purchased  the  old  home  place 
in  Morrison,  and  has  remodeled  it  as  a  modern  and  attractive  resi- 
dence. Mr.  Ramsay  is  a  republican  in  politics.  His  offices,  which 
are  the  finest  in  Morrison,  are  at  127  East  Main  Street,  and  his 
residence  at  511  Lincoln  Way  East.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mercial Law  League. 

JUDGE  CHARLES  J.  SEARLE  is  easily  one  of  the  lawyers  of  dis- 
tinction in  Western  Illinois.  He  is  now  practicing  as  senior  member 
of  the  firm  of  Searle  &  Marshall,  at  Rock  Island.  The  twenty-five 
years  since  his  admission  to  the  bar  have  been  filled  with  many  of 
the  successes  and  dignities  that  go  with  high  professional  conduct 
and  exceptional  legal  attainments. 

Born  at  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas,  May  16,  1865,  he  is  a  son  of  the 
late  Colonel  E.  J.  and  Cassie  R.  (Pierce)  Searle.  Colonel  Searle 
was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Rock  Island  County,  served  with  honor 
in  the  Civil  War,  and  died  at  his  home  in  Rock  Island  August  18, 
1906,  followed  by  his  wife  on  September  12,  1908. 

During  his  youth  Judge  Searle  resided  in  various  localities  and 
acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Arkadelphia  and 
Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  at  Chicago  and  Pana,  Illinois.  He  is  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Pana  High  School.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  went  out  to 
Marshall  County,  Kansas,  and  did  farm  work  and  taught  school  in 
order  to  gain  the  funds  sufficient  to  continue  his  education.  While 
in  Campbell  University  at  Holton,  Kansas,  he  paid  part  of  his  ex- 
penses by  work  as  a  janitor.  He  finally  entered  the  law  department 
of  the  Iowa  State  University,  and  was  graduated  LL.  B.  with  the 
highest  honors  of  his  class. 

Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1889,  Judge  Searle  began  active  practice 
at  Rock  Island.  In  1892  he  was  elected  state's  attorney  for  Rock 
Island  County  and  re-elected  in  1906.  In  1899  Governor  Tanner 
gave  him  the  unsolicited  appointment  as  trustee  of  the  Western 
Illinois  State  Normal  School  at  Macomb.  The  Legislature  had  just 
given  the  appropriation  for  the  establishment  of  this  institution. 
Judge  Searle  was  elected  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  by 
far  the  greater  share  of  the  details  and  responsibilities  connected 
with  the  establishment  and  the  erection  of  the  first  buildings  for  one 
of  the  state's  finest  educational  institutions  devolved  upon  his  shoul- 
ders. Again  without  solicitation  in  1904  he  was  appointed  by  Gov- 
ernor Yates  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Illinois  State  Court  of  Claims 
with-  the  rank  and  title  of  judge.  This  court  has  jurisdiction  in  all 
cases  of  disputed  claims  against  the  state  and  its  institutions.  From 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  683 

this  position  he  resigned  in  1909.  Judge  Searle  has  been  presented 
three  times  by  Rock  Island  County  as  candidate  for  congress,  and  in 
1912  was  nominated  at  the  republican  primaries  and  his  nomination 
was  endorsed  by  the  progressive  party,  but  he  failed  at  election  by  a 
small  margin.  He  has  served  as  a  delegate  to  state  conventions,  is 
attorney  for  the  Tri-City  Light  Company  and  other  corporations 
and  banks,  and  is  a  member  of  the  state  and  county  bar  associa- 
tions. In  1898  Judge  Searle  formed  a  partnership  with  Charles  B. 
Marshall  under  the  firm  name  of  Searle  &  Marshall,  and  that  is 
one  of  the  ablest  law  firms  now  in  practice  at  Rock  Island. 

On  April  7,  1898,  he  married  Miss  Mary  Pryce,  the  daughter  of 
John  J.  and  Margaret  Pryce,  of  Coal  Valley,  Illinois.  They  have 
three  children :  Franklin,  Charles  and  Margaret. 

JOHN  A.  RIORDON.  Now  serving  his  fourth  term  as  city  attorney 
of  Morrison,  John  A.  Riordon  has  been  in  active  practice  of  the  law 
in  that  city  for  the  past  fifteen  years.  He  grew  up  on  a  farm  in 
Whiteside  County,  and  it  was  while  a  boy  on  the  farm  that  he 
made  the  resolution  which  determined  upon  the  law  as  his  pro- 
fession, and  the  years  of  his  practice  have  demonstrated  the  wis- 
dom of  that  choice. 

John  A.  Riordon  was  born  in  Newton  Township,  Whiteside 
County,  Illinois,  August  24,  1876,  the  fifth  in  a  family  of  nine  chil- 
dren born  to  Bartholomew  M.  and  Ellen  B.  (Kane)  Riordon.  His 
father  was  a  native  of  Vermont  and  his  mother  of  New  Jersey,  and 
the  former  grew  up  on  a  farm  and  made  farming  his  lifelong  work. 
He  came  to  Illinois  in  1852,  after  having  lived  a  short  time  in  Wis- 
consin. 

John  A.  Riordon  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  district 
schools  in  Newton  township,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  determined  to 
prepare  for  the  law,  and  thereafter  directed  all  his  studies  and  pur- 
suits in  such  a  way  as  to  enter  the  profession  well  qualified  and  in 
the  soonest  possible  time.  In  1897  he  entered  the  Northern  Illinois 
College  at  Fulton,  having  previously  taken  a  business  course  at 
Clinton,  Iowa.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Northern  Illinois  Col- 
lege in  June,  1900,  and  in  the  meantime  had  carried  on  the  study 
of  law  in  the  office  of  Charles  C.  McMahon,  of  Fulton.  In  the 
spring  of  1900  Mr.  Riordon  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Chicago, 
and  in  January  of  the  following  year  began  his  active  practice  at 
Morrison,  forming  a  partnership  with  William  A.  Blodgett,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Blodgett  &  Riordon.  On  December  i,  1910,  Mr. 
Blodgett  began  his  duties  as  county  judge  of  Whiteside  County  and 
since  that  time  Mr.  Riordon  has  had  an  individual  practice.  He  was 
elected  city  attorney  of  Morrison  in  1909,  and  is  now  serving  his 
fourth  consecutive  term.  He  is  also  attorney  for  the  Morrison 
State  Bank  and  attorney  and  legal  adviser  for  other  banks  and 
corporations.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to  several  state  conventions. 

Mr.  Riordon  was  married  February  20,  1908,  to  Miss  Daisy  M. 


684 

Boyd,  daughter  of  Peter  R.  and  Elizabeth  A.  (Fraser)  Boyd  of 
Morrison.  Mrs.  Riordon  was  educated  in  the  schools  at  Morrison, 
finishing  at  Dixon,  Illinois,  and  is  an  active  member  of  the  literary 
and  other  women's  clubs.  Mr.  Riordon  is  a  democrat  in  politics, 
and  has  affiliations  with  the  Masonic  order,  including  the  thirty- 
second  degree  of  Scottish  Rite,  and  with  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  has  a  fine  law  library  of  about  700 
volumes.  His  office  is  at  100  South  Cherry  Street,  and  his  home 
at  530  East  Main  Street. 

HON.  SUMNEU  S.  ANDERSON  was  born  in  Coles  County,  Illinois, 
and  is  a  son  of  James  M.  and  Dorothy  A.  (Leitch)  Anderson. 
James  M.  Anderson  was  a  native  of  Virginia  but  spent  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  as  a  farmer  in  Illinois.  He  married  Dorothy  A. 
Leitch,  who  was  born  in  Coles  County.  They  were  people  of  ex- 
cellent standing  and  ample  resources  and  were  well  known  in  this 
section  of  the  state.  Robert  Leitch,  a  native  of  old  Virginia,  the 
maternal  grandfather  of  Judge  Anderson,  was  a  pioneer  of  the  finest 
type,  of  superior  ability  and  was  one  of  the  first  county  judges 
of  Coles  County.  Sumner  S.  Anderson  received  an  academic  educa- 
tion, taught  school,  read  law  in  the  office  of  his  uncle,  the  late  Samuel 
M.  Leitch,  attended  special  courses  of  instruction  at  the  University 
of  Michigan  and  later — 1888 — graduated  from  the  law  department 
of  that  university. 

One  who  was  closely  associated  with  him  at  this  time  afterward 
spoke  admiringly  of  his  earnestness  and  perseverance  as  a  student, 
of  his  mental  capacity  and  of  his  moral  courage,  qualities  notably 
present  in  his  subsequent  career.  He  established  himself  in  prac- 
tice at  Charleston,  where  he  was  elected  city  attorney  early  in  prac- 
tice and  served  also  as  a  member  of  the  county  board  of  super- 
visors. In  1894  he  was  elected  county  judge  of  Coles  County  by 
1,000  majority.  He  was  but  a  young- man  then,  the  youngest  county 
judge  in  the  state,  but  his  knowledge  of  law  was  sound  and  his 
decisions  correct,  for  out  of  twenty  cases  appealed  from  his  deci- 
sions to  the  Supreme  Court,  all  but  two  were  affirmed.  Judge 
Anderson  served  out  his  full  term  but  declined  re-election,  prefer- 
ring to  devote  himself  entirely  to  his  private  practice,  which  has 
grown  to  include  much  of  the  most  important  litigation  and  legal 
business  within  his  region.  He  is  a  dependable  man  along  every 
line,  public  spirited  and  exerts  an  influence  in  many  circles  that  is 
highly  beneficial  because  of  its  practicality.  He  is  a  valued  member 
of  the  Coles  County  Bar  Association  and  of  the  State  Bar  Asso- 
ciation of  Illinois.  To  sortie  degree  political  affairs  in  the  state 
have  claimed  his  attention  and  from  1900  to  1902  he  was  chairman 
of  the  Republican  Congressional  Committee  of  the  old  Nineteenth 
District.  He  has  honorably  filled  civic  positions  at  different  times 
and  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  president  of  the  Charleston 


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COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  685 

public  library  board.  He  has  long  been  an  active  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  and  has  been  elected  and  served  as  delegate 
to  the  General  Assembly — The  Supreme  Court — of  that  church. 

Judge  Anderson  was  married  in  1895  to  Miss  Mary  Piper,  a 
daughter  of  the  late  Rev.  James  A.  Piper,  who  was  pastor  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Charleston  for  a  quarter  of  a  century. 
They  reside  at  No.  1060  South  Seventh  Street,  Charleston. 

JUDGE  JOHN  BUEL  CRABTREE.  Now  serving  as  county  judge  of 
Lee  County,  Judge  Crabtree  is  a  son  of  the  late  Judge  John  Dawson 
Crabtree,  who  for  a  number  of  years  was  a  distinguished  lawyer  of 
Northern  Illinois,  and  held  the  office  of  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court 
in  the  Thirteenth  Judicial  District.  The  name  has  been  identified 
with  the  legal  profession  in  that  section  of  Illinois  for  nearly  half  a 
century. 

The  late  John  Dawson  Crabtree  was  born  at  Nottingham,  Eng- 
land, November  19,  1837,  came  to  America  in  1848,  and  located 
at  Dixon,  Illinois,  in  1853.  He  finished  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  at  Dixon,  and  in  1861  went  from  that  town  as  a  Union 
soldier,  enlisting  in  Company  A  of  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  of 
Illinois  Infantry.  Though  entering  as  a  private  he  was  soon 
advanced  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant,  later  to  captain,  and  at  the  date 
of  his  discharge  on  August  16,  1864,  was  brevetted  with  the  rank 
of  major.  On  his  return  to  Dixon  he  took  up  the  study  of  law,  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866,  and  in  the  same  year  was  elected  state 
senator  on  the  republican. ticket.  He  continued  in  active  practice 
and  was  rated  as  one  of  the  foremost  members  of  the  Lee  County 
bar.  In  1888  he  was  elected  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court,  was  re- 
elected  in  1891  without  opposition,  and  in  1897  was  returned  to  the 
office,  which  his  services  had  dignified  and  distinguished  for  nearly 
ten  years,  but  his  death  occurred  May  22,  1902,  one  year  before 
the  expiration  of  his  term. 

John  Buel  Crabtree  was  born  at  Dixon,  Illinois,  July  12,  1876, 
acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools,  graduating  from 
high  school  in  June,  1894,  and  after  some  miscellaneous  occupation 
entered  the  University  of  Wisconsin  in  the  fall  of  1898,  and  was 
graduated  A.  B.  in  1901.  He  had  in  the  meantime  studied  law,  and 
in  1901  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  at  Springfield,  and  began 
practice  soon  after  returning  home  from  Madison  in  1902.  Mr. 
Crabtree  served  as  a  justice  of  the  peace  in  1908-09,  and  on  Novem- 
ber 3,  1914,  was  elected  county  judge  of  Lee  County  for  the  regular 
term  of  four  years.  He  has  been  active  both  in  the  law  and  in  busi- 
ness affairs,  and  was  the  first  secretary,  and  is  now  president  and 
treasurer  of  the  Dixon  Water  Company,  having  succeeded  his  father 
in  the  latter  office.  He  is  also  secretary  of  the  Lee  County  Bar 
Association. 

John  B.  Crabtree  was  married  May  27,  1914,  to  Miss  Edna 
Dobbie,  daughter  of  Alexander  Dobbie,  of  Salida,  Colorado.  Mrs. 


686  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Crabtree  received  her  education  in  the  Salida  public  schools.  Judge 
Crabtree  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order,  in  which  his  father  was 
also  a  well-known  member,  has  been  junior  warden,  and  is  a  past 
exalted  ruler  in  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Politic- 
ally he  is  republican  and  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  His 
office  is  in  the  Loftus  Building,  in  Dixon,  and  his  home  at  412  East 
Third  Street. 

HIRAM  A.  BROOKS.  Senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Brooks  & 
Brooks,  at  Dixon,  Hiram  A.  Brooks  has  been  in  active  practice  more 
than  twenty  years,  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  ablest  members  of  the 
Lee  County  bar,  and  represents  a  family  that  has  been  identified 
with  this  section  of  Illinois  since  1837.  The  Brooks  estate  in  Lee 
County  has  been  in  the  family  name  more  than  three-quarters  of  a 
century.  The  original  ancestors  came  from  England  and  Scotland, 
and  settled  at  Hartford,  Connecticut. 

Hiram  A.  Brooks  was  born  in  Marion  township  of  Lee  County, 
September  19,  1868,  a  son  of  Benjamin  F.  and  Susan  O.  (Morris) 
Brooks.  His  early  education  came  from  the  district  and  village 
schools  of  Lee  County,  with  later  attendance  at  Dixon  College,  and 
in  1890  he  graduated  from  the  Northern  Illinois  Normal  School,  at 
Dixon.  In  May,  1891,  Mr.  Brooks  began  the  study  of  law  in  the 
office  and  under  the  direction  of  William  Barge,  of  Dixon,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Ottawa  in  May,  1893.  Since  the  following 
year  he  has  been  in  active  general  practice  at  Dixon.  He  has  never 
mingled  in  politics,  served  two  years  as  city  attorney,  and  at  a  recent 
election  for  mayor  was  defeated  by  the  narrow  margin  of  sixty- 
three  votes.  During  the  campaign  he  never  left  his  office  in  the 
interest  of  his  candidacy  nor  made  a  single  speech.  His  present 
political  affiliation  is  with  the  socialist  party. 

Mr.  Brooks  was  married  in  1893  to  Miss  Mary  S.  Fisher,  of 
Dixon.  She  died  April  i,  1900,  leaving  a  son,  Byron  A.  Brooks, 
who  was  born  February  I,  1897.  On  June  20,  1903,  Mr.  Brooks 
married  Mrs.  Lottie  Baldwin,  widow  of  Major  Baldwin  of  the 
Spanish-American  War.  Mr.  Brooks  has  his  office  on  Galena  Av- 
enue and  his  residence  at  the  corner  of  Cranford  and  Seventh 
Streets. 

CLARENCE  C.  BROOKS.  Junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Brooks  & 
Brooks,  at  Dixon,  Clarence  C.  Brooks  was  born  in  Marion  town- 
ship, Lee  County,  April  12,  1879,  being  one  of  the  younger  children 
of  Benjamin  F.  and  Susan  (Morris)  Brooks.  He  grew  up  in  the 
country,  acquired  an  education  in  the  public  schools,  and  in  1903 
graduated  from  Dixon  College.  His  law  studies  were  carried  on  in 
the  office  and  under  the  direction  of  his  brother,  Hiram  A.,  and 
since  his  admission  to  the  bar  at  Mount  Vernon,  in  1906,  he  has  been 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  687 

in  active  partnership  with  his  older  brother,  and  the  firm  enjoy  a 
large  business  in  all  the  courts  of  Lee  County. 

JUDGE  GEORGE  A.  COOKE.  Since  1909  the  broad  experience  of 
Judge  Cooke  as  a  lawyer  has  been  read  into  the  decisions  of  the  Illi- 
nois Supreme  Court,  where  he  is  recognized  as  one  of  its  ablest  mem- 
bers. Judge  Cooke  is  a  resident  of  Aledo,  began  practice  there 
twenty  years  ago,  and  was  elected  a  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  in 
September,  1909,  as  a  successor  of  his  former  law  partner,  the  late 
Judge  Guy  C.  Scott.  Judge  Cooke,  in  1912,  was  re-elected  for  the 
full  term  of  nine  years. 

George  Anderson  Cooke  was  born  July  3,  1869,  at  New  Athens, 
Ohio,  the  second  of  three  children  born  to  Dr.  Thomas  and  Vanceline 
(Downing)  Cooke.  His  father  was  born  at  New  Athens  in  1843, 
and  died  in  May,  1872,  and  the  mother  was  also  a  native  of  the  same 
place  and  died  in  June,  1880.  The  Cooke  ancestors  were  Scotch- 
Irish,  and  settled  in  Pennsylvania.  Judge  Cooke  was  the  first  of  the 
family  to  come  to  Illinois,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Mercer 
County  since  1880.  He  had  attended  the  district  schools  of  Ohio, 
and  continued  his  education  after  coming  to  Mercer  County  for  six 
years  in  the  public  schools.  In  1886  he  entered  the  Aledo  High 
School,  graduating  in  1888,  and  in  the  same  year  matriculated  in 
Knox  College  at  Galesburg,  where  he  was  graduated  A.  B.  in  1892. 
At  the  age  of  seventeen  Judge  Cooke  had  definitely  determined  upon 
the  law  as  his  profession,  but  while  securing  a  thorough  foundation 
of  learning  in  high  school  and  college  was  unable  to  take  up  his 
studies  until  1892,  when  he  became  a  student  in  the  office  of  Pepper 
&  Scott  at  Aledo.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Mount  Vernon  in 
1895,  practiced  for  eight  months  in  Galesburg,  and  in  1896  formed 
a  partnership  with  Judge  Guy  C.  Scott  at  Aledo  under  the  name 
Scott  &  Cooke,  which  was  in  active  practice  from  1896  to  1899. 
Judge  Cook.e  then  formed  a  partnership  with  John  F.  Main,  who  is 
now  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  Wash- 
ington, but  after  one  year  Mr.  Main  went  out  to  Seattle.  His  part- 
ner for  the  following  five  years  was  Alexander  McArthur,  and  then 
John  M.  Wilson  became  associated  with  him  in  practice  and  con- 
tinued until  elected  state's  attorney  of  Mercer  County  in  1908.  Mr. 
Wilson  is  the  present  state's  attorney  of  Mercer  County.  Judge 
Cooke  then  continued  practice  alone  until  his  election  September 
25,  1909,  as  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois  from  the  Fourth 
district  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Judge  Guy  C.  Scott,  who  had 
died  a  short  time  before.  In  June,  1912,  Judge  Cooke  was  elected 
for  the  regular  term. 

Judge  Cooke  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Legislature  from 
1902  to  1906,  representing  the  Thirty-third  district.  In  politics  he 
is  a  democrat,  and  both  in  the  law  and  public  affairs  made  a  reputa- 
tion for  thorough  learning  and  general  ability.  He  has  a  law  library 
of  about  2,500  volumes.  Judge  Cooke  is  a  thirty.-second  degree 


688  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Mason,  a  Knight  Templar  and  Mystic  Shriner,  and  has  affiliations 
with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  He  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club  of  Chicago,  of  the 
Iroquois  Club  of  Chicago,  the  Rock  Island  Club  of  Rock  Island 
and  the  Aledo  Club  of  Aledo.  His  college  fraternity  is  the  Beta 
Theta  Pi,  and  he  is  a  member  of  both  the  State  and  County  Bar 
Associations.  His  church  is  the  Presbyterian. 

Judge  Cooke  was  married  October  20,  1896,  to  Miss  Sarah  S. 
Blee,  a  daughter  of  Robert  and  Martha  J.  Blee  of  Aledo.  Mrs. 
Cooke  is  prominent  in  women's  club  and  social  work,  and  is  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Aledo  High  School  and  of  Knox  College.  Their  chil- 
dren are :  Marjorie,  born  July  29,  1898,  and  attending  Drury 
Academy  of  Aledo;  Martha,  born  April  17,  1900,  also  a  student  in 
Drury;  George  Blee,  born  October  22,  1904,  and  in  the  public 
schools  at  Aledo;  and  Thomas  Blee,  born  September  I,  1908. 

ISAAC  NEWTON  BASSETT.  At  the  time  of  this  writing  Isaac  N. 
Bassett  of  Aledo  is  the  oldest  attorney  in  active  practice  in  the 
State  of  Illinois.  He  is  senior  member  of  the  prominent  firm  of 
Bassett,  Morgan  &  Hebel.  When  Mr.  Bassett  was  admitted  to  the 
Illinois  bar  in  the  fall  of  1854,  Abraham  Lincoln  was  at  the  zenith 
of  his  career  as  a  lawyer,  and  was  still  riding  circuit  out  of  Spring- 
field. Many  other  eminent  men  in  Illinois  law  and  politics  were 
then  in  the  prime  of  their  powers,  and  Mr.  Bassett  has  a  range  of 
personal  association  and  recollection  such  as  probably  no  other 
lawyer  in  the  state  at  this  time  possesses. 

Isaac  Newton  Bassett  was  born  September  8,  1825,  nearly  ninety 
years  ago,  in  Lewis  County,  Kentucky,  near  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His 
parents  were  Isaac  and  Frances  A.  (Hall)  Bassett.  His  father  was 
born  August  4,  1791,  in  New  Jersey  and  died  in  1863.  The  mother 
was  born  in  Ohio  May  27,  1797.  There  were  fourtteen  children  in 
the  family,  the  Aledo  lawyer  being  fifth  in  order  of. birth.  His 
brother  John  R.  also  became  a  prominent  lawyer,  and  for  years  they 
were  associated  in  practice. 

Isaac  N.  Bassett  spent  his  boyhood  at  a  time  when  schools  were 
of  the  most  primitive  character  throughout  the  middle  \vestern  coun- 
try, and  all  his  education,  so  far  as  schools  were  concerned,  came 
from  a  log  schoolhouse,  which  had  the  slab  seats,  the  rough  desks 
and  all  the  equipment  made  so  familiar  to  readers  of  pioneer  chron- 
icles. He  attended  such  a  school  during  winter  season  and  worked 
on  a  farm  during  the  summer.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  his  school 
days  were  over,  and  after  that  he  attended  neither  public  school  nor 
college.  The  rest  of  his  boyhood  was  spent  on  a  farm  and  when 
about  twenty-one  he  and  his  brother,  Luke  Allan,  engaged  in  the 
merchandise  business,  spending  about  three  years  in  that  field.  In 
1850  Mr.  Bassett  began  reading  law,  and  his  brother  John  also  took 
up  the  same  study,  and  they  spent  their  spare  time  for  the  next 
four  years  in  acquiring  the  fundamentals  of  jurisprudence. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  689 

Mr.  Bassett  came  to  Illinois  in  1852,  locating  at  New  Boston. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  in 
October,  1854,  and  in  the  following  spring  began  active  practice  and 
settled  at  Keithsburg.  He  has  had  many  partners  in  the  course 
of  his  long  career  and  a  number  of  men  now  prominent  in  the  pro- 
fession look  back  with  gratefulness  to  instruction  and  help  they 
have  received  from  this  venerable  attorney.  In  1858  his  firm  in 
one  term  of  court  appeared  in  341  cases.  Mr.  Bassett  practiced 
with  Elias  Willits  under  the  firm  name  of  Willits  &  Bassett  for  one 
year,  after  which  he  was  alone  a  year,  and  then  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  his  brother  John  R.,  Mr.  Willits  having  also  returned  from 
Chicago,  making  the  triple  alliance  of  Bassett,  Willits  &  Bassett. 
This  partnership  continued  until  February,  1860.  At  that  time  Mr. 
Bassett  moved  out  to  Denver,  Colorado,  on  account  of  the  poor 
health  of  his  wife,  who  died  at  Denver.  Mr.  Bassett  was  a  resident 
of  that  western  city  about  one  year,  and  while  there  was  associated 
in  practice  with  Daniel  C.  Collier  under  the  name  Bassett  &  Collier. 
In  1860  he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Denver,  being  one  of  the 
first  to  hold  that  office.  After  the  death  of  Mrs.  Bassett  he  returned 
to  Aledo  and  resumed  practice  with  his  brother  John  under  the  name 
of  J.  R.  &  I.  N.  Bassett.  In  1869  J.  H.  Connell  was  taken  in  as 
partner,  and  after  1874  Mr.  Bassett  was  alone  in  practice  for  one 
year.  His  next  partner  was  John  C.  Wharton,  and  the  firm  of  Bas- 
sett &  Wharton  was  prominent  in  the  Mercer  County  bar  until  1888, 
at  which  time  Mr.  Wharton  moved  out  to  Omaha.  Mr.  Bassett  then 
took  into  partnership  his  son  Thomas  W.,  who  practiced  with  him 
until  1903,  when  the  son  moved  out  to  Seattle.  Oscar  E.  Carlstrom 
was  then  his  associate  for  one  year,  and  in  1906  George  B.  Morgan 
formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Bassett,  and  in  1907  David  A.  Hebel 
was  added  to  the  firm.  This  made  the  name  Bassett,  Morgan  & 
Hebel,  which  still  continues.  About  two  years  ago  Mr.  Morgan 
removed  to  California,  but  at  his  own  request  the  firm  name  has  not 
been  changed. 

Mr.  Bassett  first  married  March  4,  1847,  Scienda  Isle  Moore  of 
Scioto  County,  Ohio.  Mrs.  Bassett  died  January  24,  1861.  Her 
children  were :  Fletcher  S.,  deceased,  who  was  a  lieutenant  in  the 
United  States  navy ;  Clayton  W.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  ten  years ; 
Flora  A.,  widow  of  William  N.  Graham;  Laura  M.,  who  lives  with 
her  father ;  Thomas  W.,  an  attorney  at  Kent,  Washington ;  Luella, 
wife  of  James  S.  Adams  of  Galesburg.  On  February  26,  1862,  Mr. 
Bassett  married  Mrs.  Caroline  Yerty  of  Aledo.  She  was  a  widow 
and  had  a  daughter,  Clara  Yerty,  who  married  O.  J.  Ingmire  of 
Aledo  and  now  of  Galesburg.  She  died  in  1908  without  children. 
The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bassett  are:  Ray  H.,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  thirteen ;  Bertram,  who  died  when  three  years  old ;  Victor 
Hugo,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Johns  Hopkins  University  and  now  a 
resident  of  Savannah,  Georgia;  and  Bessie,  who  lives  at  home. 
Mrs.  Bassett  died  January  29,  1910. 


690  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Mr.  Bassett  has  had  many  interesting  experiences  both  as  a 
lawyer  and  man  of  affairs.  He  assisted  in  1854  in  the  organization 
of  the  republican  party  in  Mercer  County,  and  in  the  same  year  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  first  board  of  -supervisors  for  the  new 
county,  and  in  the  same  year  also  assisted  in  forming  the  first  agri- 
cultural society  of  Mercer  County.  In  the  fall  of  1855  he  was 
elected  county  treasurer,  and  by  re-election  in  1857  held  the  office 
four  years.  He  served  as  master  in  chancery  during  1857-58,  and 
was  a  director  of  the  public  schools  for  about  four  years.  He  was 
one  of  the  organizers  and  a  charter  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar 
Association,  and  for  the  past  twenty  years  has  been  president  of  the 
Mercer  County  Bar  Association.  As  a  lawyer  his  large  practice 
has  extended  not  only  over  Mercer  County,  but  across  the  river  in 
Louisa  County,  Iowa,  and  he  has  been  leading  counsel  in  many 
cases  tried  at  Burlington  and  other  courts  in  Iowa,  including  the 
Supreme  Court.  Mr.  Bassett  was  editor  of  a  history  of  Mercer 
County,  which  was  recently  published.  Politically  he  is  now  a 
progressive  republican.  He  has  fraternal  affiliations  with  the 
Masonic  order,  and  for  ten  years  served  as  superintendent  of  the 
Methodist  Sunday  School  and  for  twenty  years  of  the  Sunday 
School  of  the  Congregational  Church.  He  still  maintains  his  offices 
in  the  Farmers  National  Bank  Building  at  Aledo,  and  looks  after 
affairs  and  gives  the  benefit  of  his  experience  in  legal  matters, 
having  handled  a  large  volume  of  law  business  during  the  years 
1914  and  1915. 

ROBERT  L.  WATSON.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1894,  Robert 
L.  Watson  has  been  continuously  engaged  in  the  successful  prac- 
tice of  law  at  Aledo  for  twenty  years,  and  is  now  master  in  chan- 
cery for  the  Mercer  County  Circuit  Court. 

Robert  L.  Watson  was  born  August  I,  1870,  in  Mercer«County,  < 
Illinois,  a  son  of  William  W.  and  Elizabeth  (Erwin)  Watson.  His 
father  was  born  in  Lawrence  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1832,  fol- 
lowed a  career  as  teacher  for  most  of  his  life,  and  died  in  1904. 
The  mother  was  born  in  Armstrong  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1834 
and  died  in  1902.  Of  the  two  children,  Nannie  married  Marion  J. 
Merriman. 

The  early  education  of  Robert  L.  Watson  was  acquired  in  the 
common  schools  of  New  Windsor  in  Mercer  County,  spending  ten 
years  there,  and  then  one  year  in  Wheaton  College  at  Wheaton, 
Illinois.  Mr.  Watson  was  a  teacher  for  five  years,  and  in  1892 
began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Wilson  &  Church  at  Aledo. 
At  Mount  Vernon  before  the  Supreme  Court  in  its  November  ses- 
sion in  1894  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  returning  to  Aledo 
began  practice  with  W.  T.  Church  as  a  partner  under  the  firm 
name  of  Church  &  Watson.  This  firm  continued  until  the  election 
of  Mr.  Church  as  county  judge  and  since  that  time  Mr.  Watson 
has  practiced  alone,  enjoying  extensive  relations  with  the  legal 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  691 

business  of  Mercer  County.     In  1913  he  was  appointed  master  in 
chancery  of  the  Circuit  Court. 

March  6,  1901,  Mr.  Watson  married  Besse  L.  Wolff,  daughter 
of  Edward  L.  and  Frances  A.  Wolff  of  Aledo.  Their  three  children 
are:  Frances  Elizabeth,  born  September  20,  1904;  Edward  W., 
born  November  8,  1906;  and  Jean,  born  September  25,  1911.  Mrs. 
Watson  is  a  graduate  of  Knox  College  in  the  class  of  1896,  is  a 
member  of  the  P.  E.  O.  Sisterhood  and  of  other  woman's  clubs. 
Mr.  Watson  is  a  Scottish  Rite,  York  Rite  and  Shriner  Mason,  and 
is  also  affiliated  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the 
Modern  W7oodmen  of  America.  Active  in  the  Presbyterian  Church 
and  an  elder,  he  is  also  treasurer  of  the  endowment  fund  for  the 
Presbyterian  College.  He  is  a  republican  and  is  a  member  of  the 
State  and  County  Bar  associations. 

JOHN  M.  WILSON.  Since  1908  Mr.  Wilson  has  been  state's 
attorney  of  Mercer  County.  His  record  as  a  vigorous  prosecutor  is 
well  known  to  both  the  bar  and  the  general  public  in  that  county, 
and  he  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  ablest  young  lawyers  in  the  Mercer 
County  bar. 

John  M.  Wilson  was  born  April  8,  1883,  in  Henderson  County, 
Illinois.  His  father,  Oscar  A.  Wilson,  was  a  native  of  Mercer 
County,  is  now  deceased,  and  belonged  to  an  old  family  in  Western 
Illinois.  The  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was  Frances  McPhee, 
was  born  in  New  York  State  and  is  still  living.  There  were  eight 
children,  fifth  among  whom  was  Jonn  M. 

His  early  education  was  acquired  while  living  on  a  farm  in  the 
district  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  nine  he  entered  the  Keithsburg 
public  schools,  graduating  from  the  high  school  in  1898.  Then 
after  a  course  in  a  business  college  in  1900  he  took  up  the  study  of 
law  with  the  late  Judge  Guy  C.  Scott,  subsequently  a  justice  of  the 
Illinois  Supreme  Court.  He  continued  with  Judge  Scott  two  years, 
then  was  in  the  office  of  Judge  W.  T.  Church  one  year,  and  in  July, 
1904,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Chicago.  Mr.  Wilson  began  prac- 
tice at  Aledo  with  Mr.  F.  L.  Church  under  the  name  Church  &  Wil- 
son. A  year  and  a  half  later  he  became  a  partner  of  Judge  Cooke, 
now  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Supreme  Court,  and  the  firm  of  Cooke 
&  Wilson  existed  three  years.  In  1908  Mr.  Wilson  was  elected 
state's  attorney  of  Mercer  County,  and  was  re-elected  in  1912.  On 
December  12,  1912,  he  formed  a  partnership  for  the  practice  of  law 
with  James  A.  Allen,  and  their  relationship  still  continues. 

Mr.  Wilson  was  married  August  7,  1906,  to  Miss  Edith  M. 
Black,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  Black  of  Aledo.  They 
are  the  parents  of  three  children,  as  follows:  Elizabeth  M.,  born 
January  6,  1909;  John  C.,  born  October  21,  1910;  and  Frances 
Louise,  born  November  22,  1912.  Mrs.  Wilson  is  a  member  of  the 
P.  E.  O.  society.  His  fraternal  affiliations  are  with  the  Masonic 
order,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Woodmen  of  the 


692  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

World,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Aledo  Club.  For  several  years 
past  he  has  served  as  president  of  the  Aledo  Board  of  Education. 
Mr.  Wilson  is  a  sterling  republican  and  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church. 

JAMES  W.  WATTS.  A  distinguished  member  of  the  Dixon  bar 
and  an  acknowledged  authority  in  the  domain  of  law,  is  Hon.  James 
W.  Watts,  formerly  president  of  the  James  W.  Watts  College  of 
Law,  at  Dixon,  and  at  present,  by  appointment  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Law  Examiners  of  the  State  of 
Illinois.  For  many  years  taking  part  in  almost  all  of  the  prominent 
or  important  trials  in  this  section,  his  course  was  so  fair  and  honor- 
able and  his  knowledge  of  every  branch  of  law  so  profound,  that  a 
natural  result  was  his  invitation  to  assume  the  head  of  the  law 
department  of  Dixon  College  and  his  subsequent  career  through 
many  useful  years,  as  a  teacher  of  law  and  jurisprudence.  The 
influence  of  his  teaching  is  reflected  in  the  personnel  of  the  Lee 
County  and  other  county  bars  noted  for  their  high  professional 
ethics  as  well  as  sound  knowledge.  Under  his  instruction  the 
younger  students  became  enthusiastic  and  learned  not  only  every 
law  of  procedure  and  practice  but  also  learned  that  trickery,  dis- 
honesty and  sharp  practice  have  no  place  in  the  qualifications  of  a 
lawyer  who  hopes  for  eminence. 

James  W.  Watts  was  born  near  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  November 
1 8,  1849,  and  in  1853  accompanied  his  parents  to  Ogle  County, 
Illinois.  He  attended  the  public  schools  and  when  twenty  years  of 
age  began  to  teach  school  and  continued  to  be  a  country  school 
teacher  in  Lee  County  for  the  next  three  years.  In  1872  he  went 
to  Ashton  and  applied  himself  to  the  preliminary  study  of  law  until 
the  fall  of  1874,  when  he  entered  the  law  department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  where  he  was  graduated  March  30,  1876.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  at  Ottawa,  Illinois,  January  15, 
1878,  and  began  practice  at  Ashton.  For  nine  years  Mr.  Watts 
continued  professional  work  at  that  place,  removing  from  there 
in  the  fall  of  1886  and  located  permanently  at  Dixon.  On  June  10, 
1889,  he  entered  upon  the  duties  of  dean  of  the  law  department  of 
Dixon  College,  and  ever  since  has  continued  an  instructor  in  the 
law  in  that  institution. 

In  May,  1913,  the  students  of  the  law  department  of  the  North- 
ern Illinois  College  of  Law  organized  the  James  W.  Watts  College 
of  Law,  of  which  Mr.  Watts  served  as  president  as  long  as  he  found 
time  to  give  to  the  enterprise,  the  college  being  discontinued  on  his 
retirement,  in  June,  1914.  His  recent  appointment  by  the  Supreme 
Court  as  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Board  of  Law  Examiners  has  met 
with  the  approval  of  both  bench  and  bar. 

At  Ashton,  Illinois,  May  25,  1875,  Mr.  Watts  was  married  to 
Miss  Mary  Alice  Williams,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Mrs.  Clea 
Bunnell,  who  is  the  widow  of  Edwin  M.  Bunnell,  who  died  Novem- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  693 

ber  22,  1899.  Two  sons  survive  him  and  they,  with  their  mother, 
reside  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Watts.  The  family  belongs  to  the 
Methodist  Church. 

In  politics  a  strong  republican,  Mr.  Watts  has  honorably 
worked  for  his  party's  success.  At  times  he  has  accepted  public 
responsibilities,  although  never  an  office  seeker,  serving  for  five 
years  as  town  assessor  while  living  at  Ashton,  and  in  1881  as  super- 
visor. In  1889  he  was  elected  a  justice  of  the  peace  at  Dixon  and 
served  until  May  i,  1898,  and  for  fifteen  consecutive  years  served 
as  president  of  the  North  Dixon  Board  of  Education.  Possessed 
of  a  genial  personality  and  inviting  presence,  Mr.  Watts  has  been 
an  ideal  educator  and  his  admirers  and  grateful  students  may  be 
found  in  many  sections  of  the  country.  He  has  long  been  identified 
fraternally  with  the  Masons,  the  Odd  Fellows,  the  Elks  and  the 
Modern  Woodmen.  The  family  resides  in  a  desirable  residential 
section  of  this  exceedingly  beautiful  little  city,  on  North  Ottawa 
Avenue,  Mr.  Watts  maintaining  his  private  office  at  No.  122  South 
Galena  Avenue. 

HARRY  EDWARDS.  The  people  of  Lee  County  have  found  many 
reasons  to  congratulate  themselves  upon  the  efficiency  of  their 
state's  attorney,  and  as  a  result  of  the  popular  judgment  Mr. 
Edwards  has  been  identified  with  this  office  for  thirteen  years,  six 
years  as  assistant  and  since  1908  as  the  chief  prosecutor.  His 
excellent  service  in  that  capacity  practically  tells  the  story  of  his 
professional  career  up  to  the  present  time. 

The  Edwards  family  were  among  the  pioneers  of  Lee  County, 
where  they  settled  about  1849.  Mr.  Edwards'  ancestors  came  from 
Hampshire  County,  England,  lived  in  New  York  f.or  a  time,  and  his 
grandfather  soon  afterward  proved  his  loyalty  to  his  adopted  coun- 
try by  serving  as  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war  under  General  Scott, 
and  not  long  after  the  close  of  that  contest  he  moved  to  Illinois. 
Harry  Edwards  was  born  at  Friend,  Nebraska,  June  27,  1880,  his 
parents,  William  H.  and  Eva  A.  (LaPorte)  Edwards,  having  gone 
from  Illinois  to  Nebraska.  Mr.  Edwards  has  a  brother  Frank  who 
is  a  merchant. 

His  early  education  was  received  while  his  parents  lived  at  Paw 
Paw  in  Lee  County,  but  at  the  age  of  twelve  the  family  moved  to 
Dixon,  and  they  lived  in  that  city  ever  since.  He  graduated  from 
the  Dixon  High  School  in  1898,  subsequently  was  a  student  at 
Dixon  College,  and  in  the  fall  of  1899  entered  the  University  of 
Wisconsin,  where  he  remained  two  years.  Immediately  after  his 
admission  to  the  bar  at  Springfield  in  October  17,  1902,  he  took  up 
practice  at  Dixon,  and  in  the  same  year  was  appointed  assistant 
state's  attorney.  This  was  a  valuable  experience,  and  the  vigor  with 
which  he  performed  his  duties  led  to  his  election  as  state's  attorney 
in  1908,  and  in  1912  there  came  a  re-election  for  another  four-year 
term.  Mr.  Edwards  is  not  married  and  lives  with  his  parents  at 


694  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

516  Hennepin  Avenue  in  Dixon.  Mr.  Edwards  has  a  fine  law 
library  and  has  his  office  on  Galena  Avenue.  He  is  affiliated  with 
the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  in  politics  is  a 
republican. 

HON.  SOLON  PHILBRICK.  Distinguished  in  the  law  before  he 
had  reached  middle  life  and  elevated  to  the  bench  a  few  years  later 
because  of  his  eminent  judicial  character  and  professional  attain- 
ments, the  late  Hon.  Solon  Philbrick  was  one  of  the  distinguished 
men  of  his  day  in  Illinois.  He  was  a  great  lawyer,  an  able  and 
fearless  judge,  a  man  of  impressive  personality,  and  a  citizen  who 
cherished  as  his  life  the  honor  of  family,  profession  and  country. 

As  long  as  he  lived,  Judge  Philbrick  was  proud  that  he  was  a 
native  of  Illinois,  born  at  Adeline,  in  Ogle  County,  June  20,  1860. 
He  was  one  of  a  family  of  five  children  born  to  Mayo  H.  and 
Mary  (McFarland)  Philbrick.  His  father,  born  in  1828,  was  a 
merchant  during  his  entire  active  life. 

From  the  public  schools,  in  which  he  was  an  unusually  apt  stu- 
dent, the  youth  entered  the  University  of  Illinois,  where  he  was 
graduated  in  1884,  immediately  afterward  applying  himself  to  the 
study  of  law  and  securing  admission  to  the  bar  in  1887.  Mr.  Phil- 
brick  then  entered  into  a  law  partnership  with  George  W.  Gere,  of 
Champaign,  and  very  soon  this  firm  became  widely  known  for  its 
professional  ability,  Mr.  Philbrick's  eloquence  combined  with  his 
profound  knowledge  of  every  point  of  law,  rapidly  bringing  him 
into  the  public  limelight.  It  was  no  surprise  to  his  brethren  of  the 
bar  when  he  was  appointed  to  the  circuit  bench,  in  the  Sixth  Judi- 
cial District,  to  succeed  Judge  Francis  M.  Wright,  who  had  resigned 
to  accept  another  position.  In  1903  Judge  Philbrick  was  elected 
circuit  judge  for  the  full  term  and  in  1909  was  re-elected,  and 
shortly  after  was  appointed  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois  one 
of  the  judges  of  the  Third  District  Appellate  Court  of  the  state,  and 
served  in  both  capacities  up  to  the  time  of  his  sudden  death,  on 
April  13,  1914.  His  passing  was  typical  of  his  life,  in  that,  when 
called,  it  was  when  at  the  post  of  duty,  being  fatally  stricken  while 
sitting  at  a  session  of  the  Appellate  Court. 

In  his  knowledge  of  law,  Judge  Philbrick  probably  had  few 
equals  and  he  was  looked  on  as  an  authority  and  his  opinion  when 
in  practice  at  the  bar  was  usually  held  as  final  on  any  subject.  As 
a  judge  he  showed  the  great  exactness  and  clearness  of  his  intellect 
and  in  his  judicial  decisions  never  made  a  mistake.  He  entertained 
high  ideals  of  his  profession  and  as  an  official  knew  no  right  nor 
left,  every  case  commanding  his  fair  and  impartial  attention.  His 
heart  was  big  but  his  mind  was  trained,  and  to  him  a  judicial  deci- 
sion was  a  thing  entirely  apart  from  either  his  or  a  litigant's  person- 
ality. Thus  Judge  Philbrick  dignified  the  bench  and  elevated  it  to 
its  proper  position.  It  would  be  impossible  to  think  of  him  as  ever 
being  swayed  officially  by  politics  or  by  prejudice.  The  loss  of  such 
an  upright  man,  aside  from  official  position,  is  a  deep  loss  to  any 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  695 

community.  In  a  signed  memorial  prepared  by  the  DeWitt  County 
bar,  the  following  words  occur:  "His  private  life  was  above 
reproach.  He  was  of  kindly  spirit  and  clean  thought,  a  man  who 
always  paid  to  true  merit  its  just  tribute.  He  always  placed  moral 
wrorth  and  good  deeds  prominently  above  mere  wealth  or  public 
station.  He  was  of  courageous  thought  and  had  the  bravery  of  his 
convictions.  He  was  outspoken  in  his  condemnation  of  evil  and 
always  stood  for  the  betterment  of  mankind.  He  was  a  kind  and 
loving  father  and  husband,  and  a  true  citizen."  Other  resolutions, 
from  various  bodies,  were  equally  appreciative  of  him  as  a  man 
and  universally  called  attention  to  his  life  of  useful  achievement  in 
professional  and  public  life. 

Judge  Philbrick  was  married  on  May  28,  1891,  to  Miss  Caroline 
J.  Thomas,  of  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa.  Mrs.  Philbrick  is  a  daughter 
of  Daniel  M.  and  Louise  L.  (Fletcher)  Thomas.  Her  father  was 
born  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  1810,  followed  farming  through  his 
active  life,  retiring  in  1872,  and  died  in  October,  1880.  He  married 
Louise  L.  Fletcher,  who  was  born  at  Troy,  New  York,  in  1822,  and 
died  in  Champaign  County  in  1899.  They  had  five  children.  Two 
daughters  were  born  to  Judge  and  Mrs.  Philbrick,  Lois  and  Gladys, 
who  reside  with  their  mother  in  the  beautiful  family  home  at 
Champaign. 

Judge  Philbrick  with  his  family  attended  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  was  a  man  who  evinced  a  desire  to  conceal  the  extent 
of  his  charities,  although  known  to  be  a  man  of  the  most  benevolent 
impulses.  He  was  true  and  deep  in  his  attachments  to  family  and 
friends.  As  a  citizen  he  ever  lived  up  to  the  full  demands  of  his 
privileges  and  was  identified  with  the  republican  party.  His  interest 
in  the  County  and  State  Bar  associations  was  well  known  and  his 
membership  in  these  bodies  was  very  highly  valued  by  his  associates. 
His  responsible  duties  for  many  years  left  him  with  only  a  small 
measure  of  time  for  recreation  or  social  life,  but  he  treasured  his 
long  time  connection  with  such  representative  fraternal  organiza- 
tions as  the  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Elks. 


JUDGE  WILLIAM  T.  CHURCH.  As  a  result  of  the  recent  judicial 
election  in  Illinois  there  are  two  brothers  at  Aledo,  in  Mercer 
County,  formerly  associated  as  partners  in  private  practice,  who 
are  now  filling  judicial  positions,  one  of  them  on  the  county  bench 
and  the  other  as  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Fourteenth  Judicial  Cir- 
cuit of  Illinois.  So  far  as  known  this  is  the  only  case  on  record  in 
Illinois  where  two  brothers  in  the  same  county  have  almost  coinci- 
dently  been  honored  with  judicial  responsibility.  Mr.  Friend  L. 
Church  was  elected  county  judge  of  Mercer  County  in  November, 
1914,  while  William  T.  Church  was  elevated  to  the  bench  of  the 
Fourteenth  Judicial  Circuit  on  June  7,  1915. 

These  brothers  are  the  only  two  children  of  Thomas  and  Jennie 


696  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

(Childs)  Church,  who  were  long  substantial  farmers  and  highly 
respected  people  of  New  Boston  Township  in  Mercer  County. 
William  T.  Church  was  born  on  their  farm  March  10,  1871,  and  has 
now  been  an  active  member  of  the  Mercer  County  bar  more  than 
twenty- two  years.  He  has  enjoyed  a  large  private  practice,  and 
his  two  terms  as  county  judge  made  him  well  known  not  only  in  his 
home  county  but  in  several  adjoining  counties  in  the  northwestern 
corner  of  the  state. 

Up  to  the  age  of  eleven  William  T.  Church  attended  country 
school  in  New  Boston  Township,  spent  three  years  in  the  Joy  public 
schools  and  then  three  years  in  the  New  Boston  High  School.  At 
the  age  of  eighteen  he  determined  upon  the  law  as  his  profession, 
and  began  working  and  saving  in  order  to  secure  money  sufficient 
to  defray  his  expenses  while  studying  and  getting  established  in 
practice.  In  March,  1889,  he  finished  the  course  of  the  Iowa  Com- 
mercial College  at  Davenport,  and  in  June  of  the  same  year  began 
reading  law  with  James  M.  Brock,  at  that  time  state's  attorney  of 
Mercer  County.  After  one  year  with  Mr.  Brock  he  entered  the  law 
department  of  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University  at  Bloomington, 
and  was  graduated  LL.  B.  in  June,  1891.  In  May  of  that  year  he 
passed  the  bar  examinations  at  Springfield,  and  after  spending  some 
time  looking  around  for  a  suitable  location  came  to  Aledo,  where  in 
July,  1892,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Judge  J.  M.  Wilson.  They 
were  together  in  practice  three  years,  and  he  then  became  associated 
with  Robert  L.  Watson  under  the  firm  name  of  Church  &  Watson. 
Their  relations  continued  until  about  the  time  Mr.  Church  was 
elected  in  November,  1898,  as  judge  of  Mercer  County.  He  was 
re-elected  in  1902,  thus  giving  two  full  terms  to  the  office.  On 
retiring  from  the  county  bench  he  formed  a  partnership  with  his 
brother,  Friend  L.  Church,  and  the  firm  of  Church  &  Church 
enjoyed  a  large  and  substantial  practice  in  all  the  courts  of  Mercer 
County  until  by  reason  of  the  successive  elections  above  noted  they 
dissolved  partnership. 

Judge  Church  while  county  judge  of  Mercer  County  was  called 
to  hold  court  in  the  counties  of  Rock  Island,  Henderson,  Warren 
and  Knox,  and  at  one  time  was  acting  county  judge  of  Henderson 
County  six  months.  During  his  term  as  county  judge  in  1903  he 
was  defeated  by  just  one  vote  for  the  nomination  for  the  office  of 
circuit  judge,  so  that  the  honors  of  that  position  were  delayed  until 
his  recent  election,  twelve  years  later.  His  public  record  also 
includes  several  terms  as  mayor  of  Aledo,  and  it  was  during  his 
administration  that  the  sewer  system  was  inaugurated.  In  addition 
to  his  legal  practice  Judge  Church  has  always  been  strongly  identi- 
fied with  business  affairs  and  has  been  especially  earnest  and  urgent 
for  every  business  and  civic  improvement  for  Aledo  and  vicinity. 

Judge  Church  is  a  lodge  and  chapter  Mason,  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  several  other  fraternal  societies,  and  belongs 
to  the  Rock  Island  Club  and  the  Aledo  Club.  Politically  he  is  a 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  697 

republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  His  law 
offices  are  in  the  Mercer  Building.  November  7,  1894,  Judge 
Church  married  Bertha  Boyd,  daughter  of  Martin  and  Lyclia  Boyd 
of  Aledo. 

FRIEND  L.  CHURCH.  Junior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Church 
&  Church  at  Aledo,  Friend  L.  Church  has  spent  all  his  life  in  Mercer 
County,  and  has  practiced  law  since  1902.  While  a  republican  he 
has  never  mingled  in  politics  for  the  sake  of  himself  until  1914, 
when  he  was  nominated  by  his  party  for  the  office  of  county  judge, 
and  at  the  November  election  of  1914  was  elected. 

Friend  L.  Church  was  born  in  New  Boston  Township,  Mercer 
County,  September  18,  1877.  He  and  his  brother,  William  T. 
Church,  are  the  only  children  of  Thomas  and  Jennie  (Childs) 
Church.  His  life  was  spent  on  a  farm  until  the  age  of  seventeen, 
during  which  time  he  attended  country  schools,  and  in  1898  grad- 
uated from  the  Geneseo  Collegiate  Institute,  studied  law  with  his 
brother  one  year  while  the  latter  was  county  judge,  and  then 
entered  the  law  department  of  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University  at 
Bloomington,  and  in  1901  and  1902  attended  the  law  department  of 
Northwestern  University  in  Chicago.  Mr.  Church  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Ottawa  April  3,  1902,  and  after  a  brief  practice  alone 
formed  a  partnership  in  1903  with  John  M.  Wilson,  present  state's 
attorney  of  Mercer  County,  and  that  relationship  continued  about 
two  years.  December  i,  1906,  about  the  time  his  brother  retired 
from  the  office  of  county  judge,  a  partnership  was  formed  under 
the  name  Church  &  Church,  which  existed  until  Friend  L.  Church 
was  elected  county  judge.  During  his  practice  Mr.  Church  has  han- 
dled a  number  of  estates  in  the  County  Court  of  Mercer  County, 
and  has  enjoyed  a  large  general  clientele  as  a  lawyer.  He  is  known 
among  his  associates  as  a  hard  worker,  and  always  faithful  to  the 
interests  entrusted  to  his  management.  Judge  Church  married  No- 
vember i,  1905,  Rose  W.  McManus,  daughter  of  William  and  Mary 
McManus  of  Aledo.  Judge  Church  is  a  republican  and  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

W.  S.  FORREST  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago  bar 
for  more  than  thirty-five  years.  In  that  time  he  has  become  chiefly 
distinguished  for  his  successful  work  in  the  criminal  law.  He  has 
conducted  the  defense  in  numerous  celebrated  cases,  and  partici- 
pated in  the  prosecution  of  criminal  cases  which  attracted  wide 
attention.  Since  1880  he  has  been  identified  with  the  defense  in 
upwards  of  300  trials.  Some  of  the  cases,  wherein  the  defense  was 
conducted  by  Mr.  Forrest,  which  ended  in  verdicts  of  not  guilty, 
are  the  following: 

Lamb  (second  trial),  O'Malley,  Baginski,  Kief  el,  Von  Bieden- 
field,  Slattery,  Cassiday,  and  Maney,  each  of  whom  was  charged 
with  murder;  Dalton  (second  trial),  Becker,  Monroe,  Kahn,  Cun- 


698  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

ningham,  and  McLain,  each  of  whom  was  charged  with  using  the 
mails  in  and  for  executing  a  scheme  to  defraud ;  Bridgef ord, 
Spaulding,  and  Chandler,  each  of  whom  was  charged  with  embezzle- 
ment ;  all  the  leading  milk-dealers  in  Chicago,  who  were  charged  in 
1908  with  a  conspiracy  to  raise  and  fix  the  price  of  milk  to  the 
public ;  Perry,  who  was  charged  with  arson ;  Loerrler,  Wheeler  and 
others  (the  tunnel  case),  who  were  charged  with  conspiracy  to 
forge  the  records  of  the  City  Council  of  Chicago ;  Carney,  who  was 
charged  with  mayhem ;  Annenberg,  who  was  charged  with  assault 
with  intent  to  kill  and  murder;  Abrams,  who  was  charged  with 
falsification  of  record  of  votes  cast  at  public  election ;  Peasley  and 
Johnson,  who  were  charged  with  manslaughter  by  criminal  negli- 
gence in  the  erection  of  16  steel  arches  in  the  Coliseum  in  Chicago; 
Lenehan,  who  was  charged  with  forging  a  juror's  time  card;  Cor- 
coran and  McAbee,  who  were  charged  with  conspiracy  to  procure 
persons  to  vote  in  the  names  of  other  persons ;  Hanley,  who  was 
charged  with  willful  departure  from  the  schedule  rates  in  interstate 
commerce ;  the  directors  of  the  Stensland  Bank  in  Chicago,  for 
receiving  deposits  knowing  the  bank  to  be  insolvent. 

Mr.  Forrest  also  participated  in  the  prosecution  of  the  following 
criminal  cases :  Mannow  and  Windrath,  at  Chicago,  Illinois,  mur- 
der, penalty,  death ;  Lake  and  Griswold,  at  Waukegan,  Illinois, 
murder,  penalty,  life  imprisonment;  Chapman  and  others,  at  Chi- 
cago Illinois,  conspiracy  to  deprive  qualified  voters  of  the  right  to 
vote  by  the  abuse  of  the  right  of  challenge,  penalty,  eighteen 
months  in  the  penitentiary ;  Alexander  Jester,  at  New  London,  Mis- 
souri, murder,  acquitted. 

Mr.  Forrest  secured  the  reversal  of  the  judgments  in  the  follow- 
ing criminal  cases  either  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois,  or  the 
Illinois  Appellate  Court  of  the  First  District,  or  in  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  Seventh  Circuit:  Lamb  (first 
trial),  charge,  murder;  Cohen,  charge,  receiving  stolen  goods;  Gra- 
ham, charge,  attempt  to  obtain  money  by  means  of  the  confidence 
game ;  \Varfield,  charge,  conspiracy  to  obtain  money  by  means  of 
the  confidence  game;  McDonald,  charge,  conspiracy  to  defraud 
Cook  County;  Brennan  and  McCarle,  charge,  conspiracy  to  procure 
persons  to  vote  in  the  names  of  other  persons ;  Tilden  and  Graham^ 
charge,  forging  fictitious  promissory  notes ;  Miller,  charge,  using 
the  mails  in  and  for  executing  a  scheme  to  defraud;  Dalton  (first 
and  third  cases),  charge,  using  the  mails  in  and  for  executing  a 
scheme  to  defraud. 

Mr.  Forrest  has  also  participated  in  the  trial  of  numerous  civil 
cases. 

Born  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  July  9,  1856,  William  S.  Forrest 
was  graduated  A.  B.  from  Dartmouth  College  in  1875,  and  for  three 
years  was  sub-master  of  the  High  School  at  Somerville,  Massachu- 
setts. He  took  up  the  study  of  law  while  teaching  and  during  vaca- 
tion periods,  and  in  1878  moved  to  Chicago  and  was  admitted  to 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  699 

the  Illinois  bar  in  January,  1879.  Mr.  Forrest  has  always  practiced 
his  profession  alone.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  Illinois 
State  Bar  associations,  and  is  a  prominent  Mason,  having  member- 
ship in  all  the  branches  and  bodies  of  that  order. 

His  home  is  at-  Highland  Park.  On  April  17,  1879,  he  married 
Elizabeth  Whitney,  who  died  March  6,  1896.  His  children  by  her 
are  Elizabeth,  Marshall  and  Jean.  By  his  present  wife,  who  was 
Elizabeth  Conti  Kimball,  he  has  three  children,  Maulsby,  William 
S.,  Jr.,  and  Nelson. 

GEORGE  CRAWFORD  MASTIN.  Probably  no  law  firm  in  Chicago 
handles  a  larger  amount  of  practice  originating  with  the  many  coal 
corporations  and  firms  that  have  business  headquarters  in  the  city 
than  Mastin  &  Sherlock,  whose  offices  are  in  the  Fisher  Building. 
Mr.  Mastin  is  a  lawyer  of  long  standing  in  Chicago  and  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  his  practice  has  been  confined  almost  exclusively  to 
representing  the  interests  of  coal  companies.  He  has  figured  in 
some  very  important  litigation  and  is  one  of  the  highly  successful 
corporation  lawyers  of  the  state. 

He  was  bom  at  Roscoe,  Ohio,  April  19,  1853,  a  son  of  Jethro 
and  Catherine  .(Dougherty)  Mastin.  His  father  was  a  physician. 
The  son  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  attended  the  old 
Chicago  University,  where  he  partly  completed  a  course  with  the 
class  of  1877.  His  law  studies  were  pursued  in  the  office  of  C.  B. 
Smith  at  Mount  Carroll,  Illinois,  and  he  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois 
bar  in  1884,  more  than  thirty  years  ago.  During  the  two  years  of 
his  practice  at  Mount  Carroll  following  his  admission  he  also  served 
in  the  office  of  county  superintendent  of  schools,  having  held  that 
office  for  a  period  of  five  years.  Then  for  four  years  he  was  a 
member  of  the  bar  of  Wichita,  Kansas.  In  1890  Mr.  Mastin 
removed  to  Washington,  D.  C.,  engaged  in  private  practice  there 
two  years,  and  in  1892  settled  permanently  in  Chicago.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  was  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Mastin,  Moss 
&  Sherlock,  but  since  1905  the  firm  has  been  Mastin  &  Sherlock. 
His  partner  is  John  J.  Sherlock. 

Mr.  Mastin  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  and  State  Bar  associa- 
tions,'the  City  Club,  the  Westward' Ho  Golf  Club,  the  Oak  Park 
Country  Club,  and  in  Masonry  is  affiliated  with  Oak  Park  Lodge 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.  and  Lanark  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.  He  belongs  to  the 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  college  fraternity  and  the  Patriotic  League,  of 
Oak  Park,  an  auxiliary  of  the  G.  A.  R. 

Mr.  Mastin  resides  in  the  suburb  of  Oak  Park.  He  was  married 
in  1877  to  Miss  Fannie  Shelly  of  Shannon,  Illinois,  who  died  at 
Savanna,  Illinois,  in  1880.  The  one  daughter  of  this  marriage, 
Catherine,  is  now  the  wife  of  Frank  L.  Miller  of  London  Mills, 
Illinois.  In  1884  Mr.  Mastin  married  Miss  Ada  A.  Crummer  of 
Mount. Carroll,  Illinois. 


700  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

GEORGE  A.  BARR.  Of  the  native  sons  of  Will  County  who  have 
here  gained  definite  success  and  prestige  as  able  and  honored  repre- 
sentatives of  the  Joliet  bar  is  the  progressive  and  popular  citizen 
whose  name  initiates  this  review  and  whose  offices  are  in  the  Wood- 
ruff Building.  He  is  known  alike  for  his  excellent  professional 
attainments  and  for  his  civic  loyalty  and  public  spirit,  and  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  he  is  a  member  of  the  representative  law 
firm  of  Barr,  McNaughton  &  Barr. 

Mr.  Barr  was  born  on  the  homestead  farm  of  his  father,  in  Man- 
hattan Township,  Will  County,  Illinois,  on  the  25th  of  May,  1873, 
and  is  a  son  of  George  and  Jane  (McGrath)  Barr,  both  of  whom 
were  born  near  Londonderry,  Ireland,  and  the  marriage  of  whom 
was  solemnized  at  Joliet,  Illinois,  the  respective  families  represent- 
ing the  most  sterling  Scotch-Irish  stock.  He  whose  name  intro- 
duces this  article  was  the  seventh  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of 
ten  children,  of  whom  six  are  now  living.  The  father  was  reared 
and  educated  in  his  native  land  and  as  a  young  man  came  to  the 
United  States,  where  he  established  his  home  on  a  farm  in  Manhat- 
tan Township,  Will  County,  and  became  one  of  the  successful  agri- 
culturists of  this  section  of  Illinois.  He  remained  on  the  homestead 
farm  until  his  death,  in  1876,  and  his  wife,  now  venerable  in  years, 
maintains  her  home  in  Joliet. 

George  A.  Barr  was  about  three  years  old  at  the  time  of  his 
father's  death,  and  his  early  educational  discipline  was  acquired  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  county.  After  availing  himself  of 
the  advantages  of  the  Joliet  High  School  he  entered  the  University 
of  Illinois,  in  which  he  was  graduated  as  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1897  and  from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts. 
At  the  university  he  simultaneously  devoted  two  years  to  study  and 
cadet  service  in  the  military  department,  in  which  he  gained  excellent 
tactical  knowledge  and  discipline.  After  his  graduation  he  was  a 
student  in  the  law  department  of  the  university  for  one  year,  and 
technical  reading  was  continued  in  the  office  and  under  the  precep- 
torship  of  his  elder  brother,  Hon.  Richard  J.  Barr,  who  was  at  that 
time  one  of  the  representative  members  of  the  Joliet  bar,  and  who 
served  with  distinction  as  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature.  Mr. 
Barr  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  courts  of  his  native  state  in 
December,  1899,  and  he  forthwith  formed  a  professional  alliance 
with  his  brothers,  Hon.  Richard  J.  and  Joseph,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Barr,  Barr  &  Barr,  this  fraternal  and  effective  professional  asso- 
ciation continuing  until  the  death  of  Joseph  Barr,  in  1900.  The 
two  surviving  brothers  have  since  continued  their  partnership  rela- 
tions and  in  1910  Mr.  McNaughton  was  admitted  to  the  firm,  the 
title  of  which  has  since  been  Barr,  McNaughton  &  Barr.  This 
firm  controls  a  large  and  important  general  law  business,  exempli- 
fies at  all  times  the  best  ethics  of  the  profession  and  its  members 
have  been  concerned  with  much  noteworthy  litigations  in  the  courts 
of  Will  County,  as  well  as  in  the  tribunals  of  higher  jurisdiction. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  701 

The  reputation  of  George  A.  Barr  as  a  strong  and  versatile  trial 
lawyer  was  definitely  advanced  by  his  effective  service  as  state's 
attorney  of  Will  County,  an  office  of  which  he  was  the  incumbent 
from  1908  to  1912,  when  he  retired,  after  having  refused  to  become 
a  candidate  for  re-election.  Since  that  time  he  has  given  close  atten- 
tion to  private  practice,  in  which  his  success  has  been  of  unequivocal 
order.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association, 
has  completed  the  circle  of  York  Rite  Masonry,  in  which  his  maxi- 
mum affiliation  is  with  Joliet  Commandery,  No.  4,  Knights  Templar, 
besides  which  he  is  identified  with  Medinah  Temple  of  the  Ancient 
Arabic  Order  of  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  in  the  City  of 
Chicago,  and  holds  membership  in  various  other  civic  organizations 
in  his  home  city.  His  political  allegiance  has  been  given  to  the 
republican  party,  and  has  shown  no  vacillation. 

On  the  i6th  of  October,  1902,  was  solemnized  the  marriage  of 
Mr.  Barr  to  Miss  Mary  W.  Speer,  who  was  born  and  reared  in 
Joliet  and  who  is  a  daughter  of  James  B.  Speer,  long  an  honored 
citizen  of  this  place.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barr  have  two  children,  James 
Worrell  and  Joseph  Milton. 

HON.  VESPASIAN  WARNER.  Among  the  distinguished  citizens 
of  DeWitt  County  no  one  is  held  in  higher  esteem  than  Vespasian 
Warner,  whose  public  career  has  been  one  of  honorable  achieve- 
ment, and  whose  public-spirited  activities  as  a  private  citizen  of 
Clinton  have  brought  him  deserved  prominence.  Proving  the  sin- 
cerity of  his  patriotism,  in  early  manhood  he  became  a  soldier  in 
the  ranks,  in  the  spring  of  1861,  and  served  throughout  the  entire 
period  of  Civil  war,  later  winning  success  in  the  law  and  still  later 
honorably  filling  eminent  positions  in  public  life.  The  career  of  so 
conspicuous  and  widely  influential  a  man  as  Mr.  Warner  cannot  fail 
to  be  of  deep  interest,  showing,  as  it  does,  through  long  years  of 
effort,  that  sturdy  adherence  to  principle  which  arouses  admiration 
and  emulation  in  every  true  American. 

Vespasian  Warner  was  born  April  23,  1842,  in  DeWitt  County, 
Illinois,  at  a  village  then  called  Mount  Pleasant,  which  later  became 
Santa  Anna  and  at  the  present  day  bears  the  name  of  Farmer  City. 
He  passed  his  earlier  years  at  Clinton,  attending  the  public  schools, 
and  later  entered  Lombard  University,  at  Galesburg,  Illinois.  Hav- 
ing decided  upon  the  law  as  his  choice  of  profession,  early  in  1861 
he  began  study  under  Hon.  Lawrence  Weldon,  but  had  made  little 
advance  when  the  Civil  war  was  precipitated,  and  in  May  of  that 
year  he  put  aside  his  books  and  visions  of  early  professional  success 
in  order  to  take  upon  himself  the  responsibilities  of  a  soldier,  enlist- 
ing as  a  private  in  the  first  company  recruited  in  DeWitt  County, 
in  answer  to  President  Lincoln's  first  call  for  troops.  This  became 
Company  E,  Twentieth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry.  His  service 
was  hard  and  long,  terminated  on  July  13,  1866,  at  which  time  he 


702  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

was  brevetted  major,  his  promotions  in  rank  having  been  made 
because  of  military  valor. 

When  his  military  life  was  over,  Mr.  Warner  resumed  his  study 
of  law,  immediately  entering  the  law  department  of  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, from  which  great  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1868. 
Coming  back  to  Clinton  he  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  and 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  this  city,  entering 
into  partnership  with  Clifton  H.  Moore,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Moore  &  Warner,  which  continued  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Moore, 
in  1901.  For  many  years  this  was  one  of  the  leading  law  firms  of 
the  county. 

It  was  the  strong  personality  of  Mr.  Warner  that  first  brought 
him  into  public  life  and  in  him  the  republican  party  has  always  had 
a  strong  advocate  and  many  times  has  his  party  signally  honored 
him.  In  1894  he  was  elected  to  represent  the  Thirteenth  District 
in  Congress,  in  which  body  he  served  continuously  for  ten  years, 
taking  part  in  much  important  legislation  and  on  every  occasion 
acquitting  himself  with  honor.  In  February,  1905,  he  was  appointed 
by  President  Theodore  Roosevelt  Commissioner  of  Pensions  of  the 
United  States,  in  which  office  he  served  with  entire  efficiency  until 
November,  1909,  when  he  resigned  in  order  to  be  able  to  devote 
more  time  to  his  many  business  enterprises  at  Clinton  and  in  DeWitt 
County,  one  important  connection  being  with  the  John  Warner  Bank 
of  Clinton,  one  of  the  solid  institutions  of  the  county. 

Mr.  Warner  has  been  twice  married,  first  to  Miss  Winifred 
Moore,  who  died  in  1894.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Clifton  H.  and 
Elizabeth  (Richmond)  Moore.  Of  their  family  of  six  children  five 
reached  mature  years:  John,  Clifton  M.,  Vesper  M.,  Winifred  and 
Mary  Frances.  The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Warner  was  to  Miss 
Minnie  M.  Bishop,  who  is  a  daughter  of  William  and  Kate  M. 
(Lewis)  Bishop. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Warner  has  been  prominent  in  Masonic 
circles  and  is  a  valued  member  of  Frank  Lowry  Post  No.  157, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  which  organization  he  has  ever 
been  mindful  and  helpful,  both  individually  and  as  a  public  official. 
Clinton  has  many  reasons  to  regard  Mr.  Warner  with  admiration 
and  gratitude,  and  owes  to  him  its  magnificent  library  building,  a 
free  gift  representing  more  than  $25,000.  In  everyday  life  Mr. 
Warner  is  very  democratic  and  his  fellow  citizens  know  him  as 
genial,  kind,  charitable  and  dependable. 

ISAAC  R.  MILLS.  For  more  than  thirty-five  years  the  name  of 
Mills  has  been  honorably  identified  with  the  profession  of  law  in 
Macon  County,  one  generation  succeeding  the  other,  perpetuating, 
with  the  name,  the  same  standards  of  professional  conduct  that  orig- 
inally made  it  trustworthy.  For  many  years  Decatur  was  the  home 
and  scene  of  legal  effort  of  Isaac  R.  Mills,  who  distinguished  him- 
self and  brought  credit  to  his  community  and  state  through  efficient 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  703 

official  services  extending  over  a  long  period.  He  was  a  man  whose 
range  of  knowledge  was  wide,  whose  conception  and  understanding 
of  the  law  was  complete,  and  whose  personal  poise  and  moral  cour- 
age served  him  well  in  the  many  difficulties  he  encountered  during 
twelve  years  of  continuous  service  as  state's  attorney  during  times 
when  Macon  County  harbored  a  more  or  less  turbulent  element. 

Isaac  R.  Mills  was  born  September  5,  1853,  on  his  father's  farm 
in  Putnam  County,  Illinois.  His  parents  were  Eli  and  Elizabeth 
Mills,  most  worthy  people  and  members  of  the  Society  of  Friends. 
There  were  eight  children  in  the  family.  In  Putnam  County  Isaac 
R.  attended  school  while  he  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm,  and  after 
a  course  in  the  High  School  entered  Lincoln  University  at  Lincoln, 
Logan  County,  Illinois,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1875.  Having  decided  upon  the  law  as  a  career  and 
having  shown  unmistakable  talent  in  that  direction,  he  went  to 
Chicago  and  there  became  a  student  of  law  in  the  office  of  the  well- 
known  firm  of  Dent  &  Black,  where  he  remained  until  the  fall  of 
1879.  He  then  located  at  Decatur,  forming  a  law  partnership  under 
the  style  of  Mills  &  Clokey,  a  combination  of  talent  that  proved 
very  effective,  and  the  partnership  continued  until  1881.  When  that 
firm  was  dissolved  it  was  succeeded  by  the  firm  of  Mills  Bros.,  the 
partners  being  Isaac  R.  and  Andrew  H.  Mills.  The  present  firm 
style  is  Mills  Brothers,  the  partners  being  Andrew  H.  and  Walter  H. 
Mills,  the  latter  succeeding  to  his  father's  interest  in  1904. 

As  an  attorney  of  great  ability,  many  political  offices  were,  at 
different  times,  tendered  Mr.  Mills,  and  as  early  in  his  career  as 
1882  he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Decatur,  public  approbation 
being  shown  by  his  re-election  again  and  again,  and  he  continued 
until  1887.  In  the  following  year  he  was  appointed  state's  attorney 
of  Macon  County,  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  being  elected  to  this 
office  by  a  large  majority.  He  served  in  this  capacity  with  signal 
honor  to  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  public  for  twelve 
continuous  years.  A  man  who  does  his  duty  in  this  office  is  often 
spoken  of  as  relentless,  but  justice  demands  resolution  in  such  an 
official  and  never  could  Mr.  Mills  be  accused  of  showing  any  preju- 
dice or  pa'rtiality.  After  retiring  from  the  office  of  state's  attorney 
he  resumed  private  practice  and  continued  connected  with  his  firm, 
although  in  1901  he  was  appointed  to  the  collectorship  ef  internal 
revenue  for  the  Eighth  District  of  Illinois.  He  survived  but  a  few 
years  longer,  his  death  occurring  July  3,  1904.  His  burial  was  in 
Greenwood  Cemetery  at  Decatur. 

In  September,  1878,  Mr.  Mills  was  married  to  Miss  Mattie  A. 
Mahannah,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Stephen  Mahannah,  a  -former 
very  prominent  man  of  Macon  County.  Mrs.  Mills  died  in  1889, 
the  mother  of  four  children.  In  March,  1891,  Mr.  Mills  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Hachenberg,  a  daughter  of  Joseph 
Hachenberg,  this  being  an  old  and  prominent  family  of  Christian 
County,  Illinois.  Two  children  were  born  to  this  marriage. 


704  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

In  all  the  private  relations  of  life  Mr.  Mills  sustained  a  high 
character.  With  his  family  he  belonged  to  the  Presbyterian  Church 
and  was  liberal  in  support  of  its  benevolent  movements.  He  was 
proud  of  his  membership  in  the  County  and  State  Bar  associations 
and  was  faithful  to  his  vows  as  a  Knight  Templar  Mason. 

Walter  H.  Mills,  the  present  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Mills 
Brothers,  with  offices  in  the  Millikin  Bank  Building,  Decatur,  is 
recognized  as  an  'able  attorney  and  a  safe  counselor.  He  was  born 
at  Chicago,  June  5,  1879,  was  educated  in  Decatur,  and  after  com- 
pleting the  High  School  course,  was  prepared  for  the  bar  under  his 
father's  direction  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1904.  He  married 
Miss  Martha  S.  Nicoll,  who  is  a  daughter  of  James  Nicoll,  and  they 
have  two  children.  Mr.  Mills  and  family  reside  at  No.  1040  East 
Lincoln  Avenue.  Like  his  late  father,  he  is  affiliated  with  the 
republican  party. 

WILLIAM  G.  McCuLLOUGH.  Theoretically  every  branch  of  the 
law  is  of  equal  importance  and  every  qualified  practitioner  is  sup- 
posed to  be  thoroughly  conversant  with  all  accepted  rules  of  juris- 
prudence. However,  experience  counts  for  much  and  natural  bent 
for  more,  and  sometimes  brilliant  oratory  is  a  possession  of  the 
greatest  value,  while,  again  a  faculty  for  detail  work  is  a  strong 
point  with  other  lawyers,  so  that  many  large  firms,  that  have 
acquired  clients  with  widely  diversified  claims,  give  recognition  to 
these  various  talents  and  increase  their  firm  memberships  and  divide 
their  responsibilities.  In  the  hands  of  so  representative  a  law  firm 
as  that  of  Outten,  Ewing,  McCullough  &  Wierman,  of  Decatur, 
rest  the  interests  of  individuals,  estates  and  corporations,  and  so 
completely  are  all  cared  for  that  the  reputation  of  this  aggregation 
of  legal  talent  extends  far  beyond  the  bounds  of  city  and  county. 
An  active  and  able  member  of  this  firm  is  found  in  William  G. 
McCullough,  who  has  been  identified  with  it  since  1907. 

William  G.  McCullough  was  born  in  DeWitt  County,  Illinois, 
one  of  a  family  of  seven  children  born  to  Samuel  O.  and  Maria 
(Michaels)  McCullough.  During  his  entire  active  life  the  father 
has  been  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  a  man  of  sterling  character 
and  respected  and  esteemed  in  his  neighborhood.  His  children  were 
reared  carefully  and  given  educational  advantages.  After  complet- 
ing the  public  school  course,  William  G.  McCullough  became  a 
student  in  the  University  of  Illinois  and  was  graduated  in  1901, 
applying  himself  afterward  to  the  study  of  law  and  securing  admis- 
sion to  the  bar  in  1903,  four  years  later  becoming  a  member  of  his 
present  firm.  Mr.  McCullough  keeps  thoroughly  informed  on  pro- 
fessional matters  through  his  active  membership  in  the  Illinois  State 
Bar  Association  and  the  Macon  County  Bar  Association.  He  is  not 
interested  in  either  fraternal  or  social  organizations,  probably 
because  he  finds  his  time  sufficiently  taken  up  with  professional 
duties  and  the  civic  tasks  which  are  imposed  on  all  good  citizens. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  705 

He  is  ever  ready  to  listen  to  the  call  of  charity  and  ready  to  put  his 
shoulder  to  the  wheel  in  the  cause  of  public  improvement.  In  his 
political  affiliation  he  is  a  democrat. 

Mr.  McCullough  has  a  happy  home  circle,  having  married  Miss 
Madaline  Funk,  who  was  born  at  Bloomington,  Illinois,  where  her 
father,  George  Funk,  was  a  prominent  business  man.  The  family 
residence  is  No.  1398  W.  Macon  Street,  Decatur.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McCullough  are  members  of  the  First  Methodist  Church. 

ANDREW  H.  MILLS.  Among  the  prominent  members  of  the  legal 
profession  at  Decatur,  Andrew  H.  Mills  occupies  a  recognized 
place.  He  was  born  on  his  father's  farm  in  Putnam  County,  Illi- 
nois, October  6,  .1851,  and  is  a  son  of  Eli  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Kimber) 
Mills,  who  were  natives  of  Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania. 

Andrew  H.  Mills  passed  his  boyhood  on  the  home  farm  and 
attended  the  district  schools  until  1870,  when  he  entered  Lincoln 
University,  at  Lincoln,  Illinois,  where  he  completed  the  classical 
course  in  June,  1875.  For  two  years  he  was  employed  as  a  tutor 
at  the  university,  during  which  time  he  took  advantage  of  his  oppor- 
tunities and  completed  a  post-graduate  course.  The  succeeding 
three  years  were  spent  largely  in  educational  work  as  teacher  of  the 
graded  schools  at  Waverly,  Illinois,  and  during  this  time  he  did 
considerable  preliminary  reading  in  the  line  of  the  law  and  when, 
in  July,  1880,  he  came  to  Decatur  and  entered  the  law  office  of 
Clokey  &  Mills,  he  was  well  prepared  for  the  hard  study  that  awaited 
him.  In  June,  1881,  he  formed  a  law  partnership  with  his  brother, 
the  late  Isaac  R.  Mills,  under  the  style  of  Mills  Brothers.  The  firm 
prospered  and  built  up  a  large  law  business,  no  change  being  made  in 
its  composition  for  twenty-three  years.  On  July  3,  1904,  occurred 
the  wreck  on  the  Wabash  Railroad,  in  which  Isaac  R.  Mills  lost  his 
life.  He  was  succeeded  in  the  firm,  without  change  of  firm  style, 
by  his  son,  Walter  H.  Mills,  the  present  junior  partner.  This  firm 
continues  to-  maintain  its  original  high  standing  and  numbers  among 
its  satisfied  clients  many  substantial  firms  and  corporations,  as  well 
as  litigants  in  every  walk  of  life  who  need  their  rights  defended. 

On  January  2,  1877,  Mr.  Mills  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Elizabeth  E.  Bell.  She  was  reared  at  Lincoln,  Illinois,  and  is  a 
daughter  of  Rev.  William  C.  and  Sarah  A.  (Doss)  Bell.  Her  father 
was  born  in  Illinois  and  her  mother  in  Kentucky.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Mills  met  as  students  at  Lincoln  University,  developed  the  same 
tastes  and  talents  and  together  pursued  the  same  studies,  and  later 
both  taught  school  at  Waverly.  Five  children  have  been  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mills :  Ralph  G.,  who  is  a  medical  missionary  in  the 
Severance  Hospital,  Seoul,  Korea;  Judith  B.,  who  is  the  wife  of 
Keach  Bone,  of  Petersburg,  Illinois ;  Helen  E.  and  Harold  E.,  twins, 
and  Andrew  Hubert,  all  three  residing  with  their  parents.  Mr. 
Mills  and  family  are  members  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church. 
From  early  manhood  he  has  been  helpfully  interested  in  Sunday 


706  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

school  work,  and  for  eighteen  years  was  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  School  in  the  above  church  and  at  present  is  teacher  of  the 
Sisterhood  Bible  class,  numbering  185  members.  For  the  past 
twelve  years  he  has  been  chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
Illinois  Sunday  School  Association,  for  a  similar  period  has  acted 
as  the  Illinois  member  of  the  International  Sunday  School  Associa- 
tion, and  is  now  filling  his  second  term  as  president  of  the  Illinois 
State  Sunday  School  Association.  These  positions  of  importance 
and  responsibility  have  broadened  his  influence  and  have  made  his 
name  widely  known  in  other  than  professional  lines.  Mr.  Mills 
is  not  a  man  to  shirk  responsibilitity  and  has  been  active  as  a  citizen 
in  public  matters,  giving  his  personal  support  to  republican  candi- 
dates but  not  being  blindly  led  by  party  feeling.  He  has  frequently 
appeared  on  the  rostrum  during  campaigns  as  he  is  a  ready  and 
convincing  speaker.  He  is  much  interested  in  progressive  legisla- 
tion, rejoicing  that  Illinois  has  passed  so  many  admirable  laws,  but 
recognizes,  as  a  lawyer,  that  the  commonwealth  needs  to  change 
some  now  existing  in  order  to  make  them  properly  effective,  and  to 
pass  others  that  changing  times  and  opinions  seem  to  demand. 

HON.  WILLIAM  G.  COCHRAN.  Among  the  prominent  men  of 
Moultrie  County,  no  one  deserves  more  appreciative  mention  than 
Hon.  William  G.  Cochran,  whose  long  and  honorable  connection 
with  public  affairs  in  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  his  continued  service 
on  the  bench  for  eighteen  years,  have  brought  him  before  his  fellow 
citizens  as  a  man  of  great  and  worthy  achievement.  Judge  Cochran 
was  born  in  Ross  County,  Ohio,  November  13,  1844,  and  is  the 
adopted  son  of  Andrew  and  Jane  (Foster)  Cochran,  his  father  and 
mother  having  died  when  he  was  an  infant,  and  a  grandson  of 
Andrew  Cochran.  The  grandfather  was  of  Scotch  ancestry. 

In  1849,  when  William  G.  Cochran  was  five  years  old,  his  par- 
ents moved  to  Moultrie  County,  Illinois,  where  the  father  engaged 
in  farming.  He  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years,  his  memory 
being  preserved  by  his  son  because  of  his  long  life  of  honorable 
effort.  The  mother  of  Judge  Cochran,  a  warm-hearted,  capable 
woman,  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-six  years. 

When  the  Cochrans  came  to  Moultrie  County  almost  primitive 
conditions  prevailed,  and  especially  were  educational  opportunities 
in  great  degree  lacking,  although  William  G.  learned  the  rudiments 
in  an  old  log  schoolhouse  in  the  neighborhood  of  his  father's  farm, 
which  farm  W.  G.  Cochran  now  owns.  His  father  was  made  a 
justice  of  the  peace  and  the  lad  was  often  present  during  the  hearing 
of  cases  and  this  possibly  made  the  impression  on  his  understanding 
that  could  not  be  effaced,  that  he  was  destined  for  the  law.  Surely, 
at  that  time,  there  was  little  indication  that  such  an  ambition  could 
be  ever  realized.  He  continued  to  assist  his  father  on  the  farm  and 
took  advantage  of  every  chance  to  educate  himself  through  reading 
and  observation,  a  naturally  quick  intellect  materially  assisting. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  707 

When  he  was  seventeen  years  old  the  country  became  involved  in 
civil  war  and  on  July  31,  1862,  he  enlisted  for  service  as  a  soldier, 
entering  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  Illinois  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  in  which  he  served  bravely  and  faithfully  for  three 
years  and  was  mustered  out  and  honorably  discharged  August  i, 
1865. 

Mr.  Cochran  returned  then  to  Moultrie  County  and  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits  until  January  I,  1873,  when  he  left  the  farm 
and  removed  to  the  Village  of  Lovington,  where  he  embarked  in  a 
mercantile  business  and  carried  it  on  until  February  23,  1876,  after 
which  he  devoted  himself  as  opportunity  was  afforded,  to  the  study 
of  law  and  gained  admittance  to  the  bar  on  May  23rd,  1879,  thus 
satisfying  his  early  cherished  ambition,  and  time  has  proven  that  his 
greatest  talents  lay  in  this  direction.  While  he  has  advanced  to  the 
highest  elective  position  in  the  law-making  body  of  the  common- 
wealth and  has  had  numerous  other  positions  of  honor  conferred 
on  him,  he  owes  all  to  himself,  to  his  force  of  character,  his  perse- 
verance and  self  denial  and  to  his  unflinching  honor  in  all  the  affairs 
of  life. 

While  Mr.  Cochran  rapidly  advanced  in  his  profession  and 
became  one  of  the  foremost  members  of  the  bar,  politics  and  public 
affairs  also  interested  him  and  he  became  one  of  the  leading  factors 
in  the  republican  party  in  this  section  of  the  state,  and  on  November 
6,  1888,  was  first  elected  to  the  Illinois  Legislature,  and  through 
re-election  continued  a  member  of  that  legislative  body  for  six  years. 
On  July  27,  1890,  he  was  elected  speaker  of  the  House,  and  a  second 
time  was  accorded  this  distinction,  on  June  27,  1895,  and  while  pre- 
siding won  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  parties  because  of  his 
thorough  knowledge  of  parliamentary  law  and  his  fairness  and 
impartiality.  On  June  7th,  1897,  he  was  elected  circuit  judge  of 
the  Sixth  Judicial  District,  an  honor  well  deserved,  and  was 
re-elected  in  June,  1903,  and  in  1909.  Judge  Cochran  was  married 
September  13,  1866,  to  Miss  Charlotte  A.  Keyes,  of  Moultrie 
County,  and  they  have  had  five  children :  Oscar  Fletcher,  Grace 
May,  Archie  Elaine,  Arthur  G.  and  Laura  O.  The  last  named,  who 
was  the  wife  of  F.  T.  Thompson,  died  August  2,  1912.  Mrs.  Coch- 
ran was  born  in  Pickaway  County,  Ohio,  to  which  state  her  parents 
had  moved  from  near  Phillipi,  West  Virginia. 

Judge  Cochran  was  chosen  department  commander  of  the  Illinois 
Department  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  in  May,  1896,  and 
he  greatly  values  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  his  old  comrades  in 
arms.  He  has  been  identified  with  the  Masonic  fraternity  since 
1868  and  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason  and  belongs  also  to  the  Odd 
Fellows.  In  1866  he  united  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
Judge  Cochran  is  an  able  man  in  many  directions  and  his  efforts 
have  always  been  untiring  in  devotion  to  what,  in  his  judgment, 
have  been  promotive  of  the  best  interests  for  whatever  he  has  repre- 
sented. 


708  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

HON.  JOHN  A.  BROWN.  Of  Revolutionary  stock  and  distin- 
guished New  England  ancestry,  the  late  Judge  John  A.  Brown,  for 
many  years  prominently  identified  with  the  bench  and  bar  of  Macon 
County,  achieved  notable  success  in  his  chosen  career  and  illustrated 
in  both  private  and  professional  life  the  sturdy  virtues  and  steady 
elemental  qualities  bequeathed  him  as  a  heritage.  Intellectually 
gifted,  knowledge  came  to  him  easily,  and  fortunately  so  for  his  life 
activities  were  largely  concerned  with  those  things  which  demand 
learning  along  many  and  varied  lines.  In  early  manhood  an  edu- 
cator, later  a  journalist  and  afterward  claimed  by  the  law,  his  influ- 
ence was  continuous  for  almost  his  entire  life  in  some  way  beneficial 
to  his  fellow  men. 

John  A.  Brown  was  born  July  23,  1843,  at  Abington,  Plymouth 
County,  Massachusetts,  a  son  of  Lysander  and  Polly  (Cushing) 
Brown,  who  had  two  children.  The  ancestors  settled  at  Abington  as 
early  as  1732  and  both  grandfathers  were  soldiers  in  the  war  of  the 
Revolution. 

The  public  schools  at  Abington  gave  John  A.  Brown  his  early 
educational  training,  and  after  completing  the  high  school  course 
he  turned  his  attention  to  teaching  school  and  taught  several  terms 
in  Morgan  County,  after  coming  to  Illinois,  and  also  taught  for  a 
short  time  after  locating  at  Decatur.  In  1873  he  became  interested 
in  the  newspaper  business  and  was  identified  with  the  leading  repub- 
lican organ  at  Decatur,  in  the  same  year  taking  instruction  in  law 
from  Hon.  A.  B.  Bunn,  of  this  city,  and  made  such  rapid  progress 
that  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875  and  entered  into  partnership 
with  F.  B.  Tait,  the  style  being  Brown  &  Tait.  This  partnership 
existed  for  two  years,  dissolving  in  1878,  after  which  Mr.  Brown 
continued  alone  in  practice,  without  assistance  building  up  an 
immense  law  business  and  gaining  an  honorable  reputation  that 
extended  all  over  Macon  County.  From  1872  until  1892  he  served 
as  master  in  chancery  for  Macon  County.  While  his  practice  cov- 
ered every  branch  of  the  law,  he  paid  special  attention  to  corporation 
and  real  estate  law,  being  for  many  years  the  legal  representative 
of  large  corporations  and  an  expert  adviser  on  all  matters  pertain- 
ing to  real  estate.  In  politics  he  was  a  zealous  republican  and  was 
so  influential  a  factor  that  it  was  largely  through  his  efforts  that 
lower  freight  and  passenger  rates  were  brought  about  on  different 
lines  in  Illinois,  he,  with  others,  taking  such  an  aggressive  stand  on 
the  matter  that  legislation  was  resorted  to.  He  was  no  seeker 
for  political  honors  but  never  shirked  responsibility  and  at  times 
accepted  office  as  a  public  duty  and  thus  served  for  thirteen  years 
as  treasurer  of  Decatur  Township. 

Judge  Brown  married  Miss  Annie  L.  Fowler,  who  is  a  daughter 
of  James  Fowler,  a  former  prominent  citizen  of  Decatur,  and  they 
became  the  parents  of  two  daughters,  Alma  May  and  Jessie  C. 
The  elder  daughter  is  the  wife  of  Frank  L.  Elliott,  of  Decatur.  The 
second  daughter,  Jessie  C.,  is  the  wife  of  Elmer  O.  Brintlinger,  a 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  709 

member  of  the  firm  of  D.  Brintlinger  &  Sons,  undertakers,  located 
at  No.  543  North  Main  Street,  Decatur.  Elmer  O.  Brintlinger  is 
now  serving  as  coroner  of  Macon  County. 

Judge  Brown  was  a  Methodist  in  religious  faith  and  reared  his 
children  in  the  church.  He  was  a  careful  father  and  gave  his 
daughters  every  possible  advantage  educationally  and  socially,  and 
was  a  man  who  enjoyed  the  refining  influences  of  his  home.  He 
took  sincere  interest  in  the  great  economic  questions  of  the  day  and, 
being  possessed  of  a  high  moral  character  along  with  considerable 
proved  business  ability,  was  chosen  by  those  in  authority  to  serve 
as  president  of  the  State  Board  of  Charities.  He  held  other  posi- 
tions of  responsibility  and  for  years  was  a  member  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  the  Asylum  for  the  Blind. 

The  family  residence  is  at  No.  433  West  Eldorado  Street,  Deca- 
tur, Illinois,  and  here  Judge  Brown  died  on  November  21,  1904. 
His  death  left  a  vacancy  in  many  circles  but  his  memory  survives 
and  his  name  is  recalled  with  those  whose  lives  were  ever  actuated 
by  the  highest  motives. 

HON.  RICHARD  A.  LEMON.  A  great  historian  is  credited  with 
the  declaration  that  every  person  has  two  educations,  one  which  he 
receives  from  others,  and  one,  more  important,  which  he  gives  to 
himself.  The  life  and  career  of  the  late  Richard  A.  Lemon,  a 
patriotic  citizen  and  an  eminent  lawyer,  widely  known  over  Illinois 
and  particularly  esteemed  in  DeWitt  County,  is  illustrative. 

Richard  A.  Lemon  was  born  in  Sangamon  County,  Illinois, 
October  16,  1848,  and  in  1854  accompanied  his  parents  in  the  family 
removal  to  Piatt  County,  where  the  father,  assisted  by  his  older  sons, 
followed  farming  until  the  call  for  volunteers,  in  -1861,  to  suppress 
rebellion,  deprived  him  of  three  of  his  sturdy  sons.  They  gave  up 
their  lives  on  the  battlefields  of  the  South  and  while  two  more  sons 
were  left,  one  died  during  the  progress  of  the  war,  and  Richard, 
although  but  sixteen  years  old  in  1864,  enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Thirty-ninth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  he  alone  lived  to 
return.  With  age  coming  on  and  deprived  of  the  expected  help  of 
his  sons,  the  father  sold  his  farm  in  1866  and  the  little  family 
removed  to  El  Paso,  in  Woodford  County. 

More  ambitious  than  many  youths,  Richard  A.  Lemon  deter- 
mined to  prepare  himself  for  a  career  in  law  and  applied  himself  to 
its  study  through  one  year,  during  which  time  he  came  to  a  realiza- 
tion that  his  general  education  had  not  been  ample  enough  to  enable 
him  to  make  headway  as  he  hoped  along  his  professional  study. 
With  a  feeling  of  discouragement  he  put  aside  his  law  books  and 
went  to  the  other  extreme,  securing  hard,  manual  labor  in  the 
freight  house  of  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western  Railroad  at  El  Paso. 
In  the  meanwhile  he  studied  hard  as  opportunity  presented  and  also 
made  friends  and  by  1868  he  had  gained  enough  poise  and  self- 
confidence  to  once  more  take  up  the  study  of  the  law,  at  this  time 


710  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

entering  the  law  office  of  R.  G.  Ingersoll,  who,  at  that  time,  was  a 
young  lawyer  himself  and  not  only  gave  instruction  but  the  encour- 
agement that  often  marks  a  turning  point  in  a  young  man's  life. 
Mr.  Lemon  was  so  enthusiastic  that  he  was  able  to  pass  his  exam- 
inations by  the  time  he  was  twenty-two  years  of  age  and  on  August 
13,  1870,  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 

For  forty-two  years  Mr.  Lemon  continued  in  practice  and  his 
industry,  force  of  character,  ability  and  determination  caused  him  to 
advance  in  his  profession  as  few  other  young  lawyers  in  DeWitt 
County,  and  for  many  years  there  were  few  exceedingly  important 
cases  before  the  courts  in  which  he  was  not  an  attorney.  Giving 
every  client  his  best  efforts,  for  he  was  no  time  nor  wealth  server, 
his  reputation  as  an  honorable  man  as  well  as  able  lawyer  extended 
far  and  wide  and  people  had  confidence  in  him  and  he  enjoyed  the 
esteem  of  both  bench  and  bar.  All  his  life  he  was  a  student,  finding 
of  most  value  the  education  he  gave  himself,  recognizing  that  expe- 
rience had  been  his  most  valuable  teacher.  In  1890  he  was  asso- 
ciated with  William  Monson  in  law  practice,  and  later,  when  Colonel 
Warner  was  elected  to  Congress,  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Moore,  Warner  &  Lemon.  Later  he  associated  his  son,  Frank 
K.  Lemon,  with  him  under  the  style  of  Lemon  &  Lemon,  which 
continued  until  the  close  of  his  life. 

Mr.  Lemon  was  married  January  31,  1874,  to  Miss  Opha  A. 
Kyle,  who  died  February  18,  1912 ;  this  domestic  affliction  undoubt- 
edly lessened  the  number  of  his  own. years.  Three  sons  survive: 
Frank  K.  and  L.  W.,  both  residents  of  Clinton,  Illinois;  and  Carl 
W.,  a  resident  of  Shreveport,  Louisiana. 

Politically  Richard  A.  Lemon  was  a  loyal  and  hearty  worker 
for  the  success  of  the  republican  party.  At  one  time  he  was  nomi- 
nated by  his  party  for  state's  attorney  and  in  1909  he  sought  the 
nomination  for  circuit  judge,  being  defeated  by  existing  local  condi- 
tions for  which  he  was  not  responsible.  During  the  administration 
of  Gov.  John  R.  Tanner  he  served  under  the  Governor's  appoint- 
ment as  a  member  of  the  first  Board  of  Pardons,  of  which  he  was 
president  four  years.  He  served  two  terms  as  city  clerk  and  three 
terms  as  city  attorney  of  Clinton  and  every  official  act  was  founded 
on  the  law  and  his  duty  performed  with  scrupulous  integrity.  He 
was  twice  chairman  of  the  Republican  County  Central  Committee, 
and  in  1908  was  an  elector.  He  was  particularly  interested  in  public 
education  and  accepted  a  position  on  the  Clinton  Board  of  Educa- 
tion and  was  made  president  of  the  same. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Lemon  was  noted  for  his  physical  vigor  as 
well  as  his  mental  alertness  and  it  was  said  of  him  that  he  was 
always  in  condition  to  make  a  strong  contest  and  took  pleasure  in 
struggles  with  antagonists  worthy  of  his  efforts.  For  several  years, 
however,  symptoms  of  failing  physical  health  alarmed  his  family 
and  close  friends,  and  while,  at  times,  he  was  prevailed  upon  to  seek 
change  for  a  short  season,  a  malady  developed  that  required  hospital 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  711 

care.  In  this  weakened  condition  he  was  little  able  to  survive  the 
loss  of  his  beloved  wife,  and  grief  and  illness  gained  the  victory, 
his  death  occurring  December  27,  1912.  So  passed  one  who  will 
long  be  remembered  in  DeWitt  County.  Through  his  splendid 
qualities  of  mind  and  heart  he  had  won  a  place  in  the  hearts  of 
others,  and  through  his  legal  attainments  and  his  honorable  use  of 
them  had  written  his  name  indelibly  on  the  records  of  his  county's 
bar. 

FRANK  K.  LEMON.  One  of  the  members  of  the  Clinton  bar  at 
the  present  time  is  Frank  K.  Lemon.  He  was  born  at  Farmer  City, 
Illinois,  March  6,  1875,  and  is  a  son  of  Richard  A.  and  Opha  A. 
(Kyle)  Lemon. 

For  many  years  Richard  A.  Lemon  was  a  prominent  attorney 
in  DeWitt  County  and  a  foremost  citizen  of  Clinton.  He  was  born 
in  Sangamon  County,  Illinois,  October  16,  1848,  and  died  at  Clinton, 
December  27,  1912.  When  but  sixteen  years  of  age  he  enlisted  for 
service  in  the  Civil  war,  as  had  his  three  brothers,  and  was  the  only 
one  of  the  four  to  live  to  return.  He  prepared  for  the  bar  at  El 
Paso,  Illinois,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  on  August  13,  1870, 
immediately  afterward  opening  an  office  at  Farmer  City,  where  he 
remained  until  August  13,  1877,  when  he  moved  to  Clinton,  which 
city  continued  to  be  the  scene  of  his  honorable  career  at  the  bar 
until  the  close  of  his  life.  He  was  prominent  in  republican  political 
circles  and  was  appointed  by  Governor  Tanner  a  member  of  the 
first  Board  of  Pardons.  On  January  31,  1874,  he  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Opha  A.  Kyle,  who  died  February  18,  1912. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lemon  are  survived  by  three  sons :  Frank  K.,  L.  W. 
and  Carl  W. 

Frank  K.  Lemon  attended  the  public  schools  and. after  completing 
his  course  at  the  Clinton  High  School  entered  the  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity Law  School,  at  Bloomington,  Illinois,  where  he  was  grad- 
uated in  1896  and  in  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He 
entered  into  partnership  with  his  father,  under  the  firm  style  of 
Lemon  &  Lemon,  and  this  association  continued  until  the  father's 
death,  since  which  time  Mr.  Lemon  has  continued  alone.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  DeWitt  County  Bar  Association. 

Mr.  Lemon  married  Miss  Ruth  L.  Keys,  who  is  a  daughter  of 
Charles  A.  Keys.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church. 

GEORGE  B.  MARVEL.  As  president  of  the  State  Bank  of  Clinton, 
Illinois,  and  postmaster  of  the  county  seat  of  DeWitt  County,  George 
B.  Marvel  stands  forth  as  a  representative  citizen  of  this  section  of 
the  state,  but  in  professional  circles  his  standing  is  still  higher  for 
he  has  long  been  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  of  the 
DeWitt  County  bar. 

George  B.  Marvel  was  born  on  his   father's   farm  in  DeWitt 


712  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

County,  Illinois,  February  5,  1871,  one  of  a  family  of  nine  children 
born  to  Wiley  and  Elizabeth  M.  (Williams)  Marvel.  They  were 
well  known  and  highly  respected  people  who  reared  their  children 
to  be  honest  and  industrious. 

In  the  country  schools  near  his  father's  farm,  George  B.  Marvel 
received  early  instruction  and  when  he  reached  manhood  became  a 
student  in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University,  at  Bloomington,  and 
was  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1896,  following  which  he 
entered  upon  the  study  of  law  in  the  Bloomington  Law  School, 
where  he  completed  his  course  and  was  graduated  in  1898,  in  the 
same  year  being  admitted  to  the  bar.  Mr.  Marvel  located  at  Fair- 
bury,  Illinois,  and  there  built  up  a  fine  practice,  but,  believing  a 
wider  field  would  be  still  more  satisfactory,  in  1902  he  came  to 
Clinton  and  this  move  has  proved  beneficial  both  to  himself  and  to 
the  people  of  this  city.  Mr.  Marvel  has  continued  in  the  practice  of 
his  profession  but  his  public  spirit  and  realization  of  business  oppor- 
tunity has  led  to  his  investment  of  capital  here  and  his  forwarding 
of  enterprises  of  merit  that  add  to  the  general  prosperity  and  the 
fair  reputation  of  the  city.  One  of  these  is  the  State  Bank  of 
Clinton,  of  which  he  was  elected  president  in  1913.  It  is  a  solid 
institution,  well  financed,  and  its  patrons  are  the  most  substantial 
men  of  the  county,  many  of  whom  have  known  Mr.  Marvel  from 
childhood  and  have  watched  his  upward  career  with  interest.  Mr. 
Marvel  is  a  large  stockholder  in  the  above  bank  and  he  also  owns 
valuable  farm  land  in  Waynesville  Township. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Marvel  has  been  somewhat  active  in  poli- 
tics, a  stanch  democrat  in  his  affiliation,  but  always  declined  public 
office  for  himself  until  1914,  when  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of 
Clinton,  an  honorable  office  he  felt  free  to  accept,  and  has  given 
close  attention  to  the  duties  pertaining  to  the  same.  In  law,  finance 
and  social  relations  he  has  ever  proved  trustworthy  and  his  fellow 
citizens  find  him  equally  worthy  of  confidence  in  public  office.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  County  Bar  Association  and  belongs  to  the 
fraternal  orders  of  Elks  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  Mr.  Marvel  mar- 
ried Phoebe  H.  Gramesly  on  June  9,  1915.  She  was  born  in  Charles- 
ton, Coles  County,  Illinois,  reared  and  educated  there  in  the  High 
School.  She  also  attended  the  Northwestern  University  at  Evan- 
ston,  Illinois. 

HON.  EDWARD  B.  MITCHELL.  One  of  the  prominent  members 
of  the  legal  profession  at  Clinton,  DeWitt  County,  has  made  an 
honorable  name  for  himself  on  both  bench  and  bar,  for  twenty-two 
years  being  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  at  the  bar  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  period  during  which  he  served  as  county  judge.  He  was 
born  at  Springfield,  Ohio,  September  10,  1867,  one  of  a  family  of 
five  children  born  to  John  F.  and  Carrie  (Myers)  Mitchell,  natives 
of  Ohio. 

In  his  infancy,  Edward  B.  Mitchell  became  a  member  of  the 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  713 

household  of  Eli  and  Catherine  Brown,  where  he  was  reared  as  a 
son  and  reciprocated  with  a  son's  dutiful  respect  and  affection. 
He  assisted  Mr.  Brown  on  the  home  farm  in  DeWitt  County,  in  the 
meanwhile  attending  the  public  schools,  and  made  such  good  use  of 
his  educational  opportunities  that  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he 
secured  a  certificate  entitling  him  to  teach  school  and  afterward 
he  became  a  student  in  the  Clinton  High  School,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1887.  During  the  next  five  years  he  taught  school 
and  also  attended  the  Bloomington  Law  School,  from  which  institu- 
tion he  was  graduated  in  1892.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted 
to  practice  and  established  himself  at  Clinton,  which  place  has  been 
his  home  ever  since.  As  a  sound,  safe  lawyer  Mr.  Mitchell  is 
widely  known,  and  as  clients  he  numbers  many  people  of  promi- 
nence as  well  as  those  less  fortunately  situated.  It  is  said  of  him 
that  he  has  never  refused  advice  and  counsel  because  of  lack  of  fee 
and  that  he  is  honorable  in  all  his  arrangements  with  those  who  seek 
his  professional  aid  and  just  and  equable  in  his  demands,  although 
never  posing  as  a  philanthropist.  In  1896  he  was  elected  city  clerk 
of  Clinton  and  served  in  that  office  until  1901,  when  he  resigned  in 
order  to  accept  the  position  of  county  judge,  for  which  his  abilities 
well  qualified  him.  He  has  always  been  deeply  interested  in  the 
aims  of  the  Clinton  and  DeWitt  County  Bar  Association,  of  which 
he  is  the  present  vice  president. 

Mr.  Mitchell  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Eva  M.  Gilliland, 
who  is  a  daughter  of  Rev.  E.  A.  and  Isadora  (Holmes)  Gilliland, 
and  they  have  two  children,  Murial  and  Donald.  Mr.  Mitchell  and 
wife  take  an  active  interest  in  the  Christian  Church,  in  which  he  is 
an  elder,  and  they  contribute  to  the  success  of  many  of  its  benevo- 
lent movements. 

For  many  years  Judge  Mitchell  has  been  prominent  as  a  citizen, 
taking  a  great  deal  of  interest  in  educational  matters  and  in  the 
city's  progress  generally.  In  1904  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
Clinton  Board  of  Education  and  largely  through  his  influence  and 
public-spirited  efforts  a  new  ward  schoolhouse  and  a  new  high 
school  building  were  satisfactorily  completed.  He  is  secretary  of 
the  Central  Illinois  Building,  Loan  and  Homestead  Association,  a 
successful  business  organization  with  a  large  membership  of  sub- 
stantial citizens. 

Fraternal  affiliations  have  interested  Judge  Mitchell  and  he  is 
widely  known  in  several  of  the  leading  organizations.  He  belongs 
to  DeWitt  Lodge  No.  84,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  Goodbrake 
Chapter,  No.  59,  R.  A.  M. ;  Clinton  Commandery,  No.  66,  K.  T., 
and  to  the  Mystic  Shrine.  For  four  years  he  served  as  master  of  his 
lodge,  for  two  years  was  high  priest  of  the  chapter  and  for  one 
year  was  eminent  commander  of  Clinton  Commandery.  He  belongs 
also  to  the  Odd  Fellows  and  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  in  the 
last  named  organization  has  served  as  chancellor  commander  and  as 
grand  representative  for  two  years. 


714  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

GROVER  C.  HOFF.  Notwithstanding  its  numbers,  age  and 
prominence,  there  is  probably  no  more  successful,  careful  and 
dependable  firm  practicing  at  the  bar  of  DeWitt  County  than  is  the 
comparatively  young  one  of  Hoff  &  Hoff,  of  Clinton,  its  members 
being  Grover  C.  and  Mattie  M.  Hoff,  the  latter  enjoying  the  distinc- 
tion of  being  the  only  woman  practitioner  of  the  DeWitt  County 
bar. 

Grover  C.  Hoff,  senior  member  of  the  above  firm,  was  born  on 
his  father's  farm  in  DeWitt  County,  Illinois,  July  n,  1885,  and  is  a 
son  of  Cornelius  and  Margaret  (Howard)  Hoff,  one  of  their  family 
of  thirteen  children.  For  many  years  Cornelius  Hoff  followed  an 
agricultural  life  in  this  county,  rearing  his  large  family  comfortably 
and  giving  them  many  advantages.  In  boyhood  Grover  C.  attended 
the  country  schools  and  in  1903  graduated  from  the  Maroa  High 
School  in  Macon  County,  and  in  1904,  from  the  Clinton  High 
School,  after  which  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Illinois  Central 
Railroad  Company  and  worked  in  the  freight  department  until  the 
fall  of  1906.  Later  he  entered  the  Wesleyan  University  at  Bloom- 
ington,  Illinois,  and  was  graduated  from  the  law  department  in  1909, 
and  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  practice  and  located 
at  Clinton. 

Mr.  Hoff  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1907,  with  Miss  Mattie  M. 
Macy,  who  is  a  daughter  of  Oliver  W.  and  Lillian  (Wengate)  Macy. 
Mrs.  Hoff  is  a  lady  of  exceptional  talent.  After  graduating  from 
the  Normal  High  School,  and  attending  Normal  University  and 
teaching  in  the  public  schools  of  McLean  and  DeWitt  counties  until 
her  marriage,  she  was  not  satisfied,  neither  social  life  nor  the  ordi- 
nary occupations  of  her  sex  contenting  her.  Recognizing  the  pos- 
session of  talents  that  indicated  success  in  a  profession,  she  chose 
the  law-  and  under  the  direction  and  supervision  of  Mr.  Hoff  so 
applied  herself  that  she  secured  admission  to  the  bar  in  1912,  imme- 
diately afterward  forming  a  law  partnership  with  her  husband,  and 
since  that  time  the  firm  of  Hoff  &  Hoff  has  made  an  excellent  record 
in  the  courts.  Both  partners  are  well  trained  intellectually,  both  are 
diligent,  patient,  careful  and  painstaking  in  the  interest  of  their 
clients  and  individually  and  as  a  firm,  they  are  held  in  honorable 
regard.  They  are  members  of  the  County  Bar  Association. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hoff  have  one  son,  Paul  M.  Hoff.  Mrs.  Hoff  is  a 
member  of  the  Royal  Neighbors,  the  Eastern  Star  and  the  Rebekahs 
and  is  popular  in  all  these  organizations,  for  she  is  endowed  together 
with  her  legal  talents  with  a  charming  personality.  Mr.  Hoff  is 
identified  fraternally  with  the  Masons,  the  Odd  Fellows,  and  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  In  his  political  views  he  is  a  demo- 
crat. The  Presbyterian  Church  holds  their  membership. 

HON.  GEORGE  K.  INCH  AM.  In  recalling  the  prominent  men  of 
DeWitt  County,  those  who  brought  distinction  through  their  achieve- 
ments during  life  and  whose  memory  is  honored  by  those  who  sur- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  715 

vive,  no  name  comes  more  quickly  to  mind  than  that  of  George  K. 
Ingham,  lawyer,  judge,  statesman  and  dependable  private  citizen. 
For  many  years  he  was  a  resident  of  Clinton  and  through  his  efforts 
various  interests  of  this  city  were  materially  advanced. 

George  K.  Ingham  was  born  July  19,  1852,  and  was  one  of  a 
family  of  four  children  born  to  his  parents,  Samuel  and  Nancy 
(King)  Ingram,  who  were  natives  of  Ohio.  He  attended  the  district 
schools  and  afterward  was  a  student  in  the  Wesleyan  University  at 
Bloomington,  Illinois,  and  subsequently  in  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan, and  in  1875  was  graduated  from  the  law  department  of  the 
university,  at  Ann  Arbor.  In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  entered 
into  practice  at  Kenney,  Illinois,  following  his  admission  to  the  bar, 
and  continued  there  until  he  came  to  Clinton.  As  a  law  practitioner 
he  won  confidence  and  respect,  being  well  acquainted  with  every 
fundamental  and  being  careful,  patient  and  sure  in  his  study  of  cases 
and  faithful  and  sincere  in  dealing  with  every  client.  During  these 
early  years  of  practice  he  gave  attention  also  to  politics  to  a  greater 
degree  than  later  in  life,  when  professional  duties  absorbed  the 
most  of  his  time,  and  thus  came  about  his  election  to  the  State  Legis- 
lature, on  the  republican  ticket,  and  he  served  in  1879  with  the 
greatest  efficiency,  during  this  entire  period,  with  vote  and  influence 
championing  measures  of  public  usefulness. 

Still  higher  honors  awaited  him.  In  1881  he  was  appointed 
county  judge  of  DeWitt  County,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
resignation  of  Judge  John  J.  McGraw,  and  in  this  capacity  served 
two  years.  In  1886  Judge  Ingham  was  elected  to  the  office  of 
county  judge,  in  which  he  had  shown  such  wise  discrimination  and 
judicial  ability,  and  was  re-elected  in  1890,  1894  and  1898,  serving 
with  equal  honor  for  a  period  of  seventeen  years.  On  January  I, 
1902,  he  declined  further  renomination  and  resumed  private  prac- 
tice and  continued  one  of  DeWitt  County's  ablest  lawyers  until  his 
death  in  1914.  Aside  from  his  profession  he  had  business  interests 
of  importance  and  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  DeWitt  County 
National  Bank. 

On  March  7,  1878,  Judge  Ingham  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Alice  A.  Tenney,  who  was  born  at  Waynesville  but  later 
resided  in  DeWitt  County.  Her  parents  were  Boynton  and  Eliza 
(Dragstrem)  Tenney.  Four  children  were  born  to  Judge  and  Mrs. 
Ingham  and  three  survive:  Leonard  W.,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Illinois  and  of  the  Harvard  Law  School,  class  of 
1905,  was  associated  with  his  father  in  the  practice  of  law;  Rolla 
T.,  who  is  a  bookkeeper  for  the  First  National  Bank  of  Clinton; 
and  Helen,  who  resides  with  her  mother  in  the  attractive  family 
home  situated  at  No.  613  North  Monroe  Street,  Clinton. 

Judge  Ingham  so  long  filled  so  large  a  place  in  the  business, 
social,  philanthropic  and  religious  life  of  Clinton,  in  fact,  was  such 
a  vital  personality,  that  his  loss  was  one  deeply  felt.  While  the  real 
business  of  his  life  was  the  profession  of  law,  he  was  so  broad- 


716  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

minded  and  so  widely  interested  that  his  influence  extended  into 
many  channels  and  will  long  be  felt  beneficially.  He  is  survived  by 
many  friends  who  knew  him  well  in  the  fraternal  bonds  of  the 
Masonic  and  Knights  of  Pythias  lodges,  and  in  other  organizations, 
open  to  the  public  view,  where  his  advice  was  sought  and  freely 
given,  and  his  benevolence  was  a  matter  of  common  comment.  In 
all  the  relations  of  life  he  was  true,  honest  and  upright.  With  his 
family  he  belonged  to  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  its  claims  on 
his  bounty  were  never  stinted  nor  forgotten. 

HON.  IRA  J.  O'HARRA,  of  the  City  of  Macomb,  McDonough 
County,  for  the  past  seventeen  years  has  been  a  creditable  member 
of  the  Macomb  bar,  and  at  the  same  time  has  proved  his  dependable 
citizenship  and  his  genuine  interest  in  all  that  concerns  the  progress 
of  this  section. 

Ira  J.  O'Harra  was  born  at  Bentley,  Hancock  County,  Illinois, 
May  17,  1872,  and  is  a  son  of  Jefferson  W.  and  Pauline  (Robert- 
son) O'Harra.  The  paternal  ancestors  came  from  Ireland  to  Amer- 
ica and  the  branch  from  which  Ira  J.  O'Harra  descended  located 
first  in  Ohio  and  from  there  came  to  Illinois,  in  1837,  settling  first 
in  Adams  and  later  removing  to  Hancock  County.  Of  the  nine 
children  born  to  the  late  Jefferson  W.  O'Harra,  Ira  J.  is  the  young- 
est, all  five  sons  adopting  a  professional  career,  two  being  attor- 
neys, one  a  minister  of  the  Gospel  and  one  a  physician,  one  presi- 
dent of  the  State  School  of  Mines  of  South  Dakota  and  one  sister, 
who  for  many  years  resided  upon  a  farm,  but  who  now  with  her 
husband  and  daughter  have  retired  to  private  life  in  the  City  of 
Carthage,  Illinois. 

After  attending  the  district  schools  through  boyhood,  Ira  J. 
O'Harra  became  a  student  in  Carthage  College  and  followed  his 
collegiate  days  with  three  years  of  school  teaching  and  then  began 
the  serious  study  of  the  law,  reading  for  one  year  in  the  office 
of  O'Harra,  Scofield  &  Hartzell,  at  Carthage,  Illinois,  and  in  the 
fall  of  1896  he  entered  the  Kent  Law  School  at  Chicago,  and  was 
graduated  from  that  well  known  institution  in  1897,  in  June  of 
the  same  year  being  admitted  to  the  bar,  at  Springfield,  Illinois. 
Mr.  O'Harra  came  to  Macomb  on  November  i,  1897,  opening  a 
law  office  immediately  thereafter  and  engaging  in  practice  by  him- 
self for  one  year.  In  1898  he  became  associated  with  Philip  E. 
Elting,  under  the  firm  name  of  Elting  &  O'Harra,  which  partner- 
ship continued  for  seven  years,  since  which  time  he  has  been  alone. 
Few  men  stand  higher  at  Macomb  than  Ira  J.  O'Harra  and  his 
enviable  reputation  has  been  justly  earned,  and  he  is  a  valued 
member  of  both  county  and  state  bar  associations.  A  democrat 
by  inheritance  and  conviction,  Mr.  O'Harra  has  been  particularly 
active  in  politics  for  the  past  eight  years  and  within  this  period 
has  served  as  a  delegate  to  numerous  county  and  state  conventions. 
On  April  i,  1913,  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Macomb  for  two  years, 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  717 

being  the  third  democratic  mayor  ever  elected  in  said  city,  and  his 
administration  has  been  admirable  in  every  way,  his  every  action 
showing  a  broadmindedness  that  has  been  beneficial  to  the  funda- 
mental and  far-reaching  interests  of  this  growing  city. 

Mayor  O'Harra  was  united  in  marriage  on  June  26,  1901,  at 
Macomb,  to  Miss  Anna  D.  Gloyd,  who  is  a  daughter  of  the  late 
Stephen  V.  R.  Gloyd  and  Mary  E.  Gloyd,  and  they  have  three 
children:  Miriam  Esther,  who  was  born  August  18,  1903;. Law- 
rence G.,  who  was  born  June  27,  1905,  and  Reuel  E.,  who  was  born 
July  26,  1908.  The  family  attends  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
Mayor  O'Harra  has  long  been  identified  with  the  Odd  Fellows  and 
the  Knights  of  Pythias,  his  busy  life  not  affording  him  many  hours 
to  devote  to  pure  recreation  but  he  possesses  the  qualities  which 
make  him  a  welcome  visitor  in  every  social  gathering.  He  main- 
tains his  office  in  the  Union  Block  and  his  residence  is  No.  538 
North  Randolph  Street,  Macomb. 

DAVID  SHEEAN.  One  of  the  oldest  and  ablest  members  of 
the  Galena  bar  is  David  Sheean,  who,  for  fifty-seven  years  has  been 
in  continuous  practice  here  and  during  this  long  period  has  been 
connected  many  times  with  epoch-marking  litigation.  He  has  also 
been  a  citizen  of  worth  and  prominence,  serving  capably  and  honor- 
ably in  public  office  and  still  continues  an  important  factor  in  the 
city's  life. 

David  Sheean  was  born^at  Boston,  Massachusetts,  July  3,  1833, 
and  is  a  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Lorden)  Sheean.  They  were 
born  in  County  Cork,  Ireland.  When  David  was  three  years  old 
his  parents  left  Boston  and  made  their  way  to  Galena,  Illinois, 
founding  here  a  family  that  has  been  worthily  representative  ever 
since.  At  that  time  Galena  had  excellent  public  schools,  also  pri- 
vate schools  and  an  academy,  all  of  which  David  Sheean  attended 
and  remained  in  Jo  Daviess  County  until  1851,  when  he  went  to 
California.  There  he  engaged  in  mining  and  remained  four  and 
one-half  years.  After  he  came  back  to  Galena  he  applied  himself 
to  the  study  of  law  and  about  1858  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  imme- 
diately entering  into  practice  here.  His  first  partnership  was  with 
John  A.  Rawlins,  the  firm  name  being  Rawlins  &  Sheean,  which 
continued  until  1862,  when  Mr.  Rawlins  became  chief  of  staff  for 
General  Grant  serving  through  the  Civil  war,  and  subsequently 
was  made  secretary  of  war  in  President  Grant's  cabinet. 

From  1862  until  1867  he  practiced  alone  but  later  formed  a  law 
partnership  with  his  brother,  Thomas  J.  Sheean,  and  in  1893  his 
nephew,  J.  M.  Sheean,  was  admitted  to  the  firm.  In  1859  Mr. 
Sheean  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Galena,  and  in  1864  he  became 
mayor  and  his  administration  was  one  that  was  exceedingly  credit- 
able to  himself  and  beneficial  to  the  city.  He  has  always  been  in- 
terested in  movements  and  measures  which  have  given  promise  of 
practical  benefit  to  the  community  and  has  frequently  been  called 


718  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

upon  to  act  in  civil  offices  where  judgment  has  been  especially 
essential.  He  has  been  president  and  director  of  the  Galena  Public 
Library  and  also  of  Greenwood  Cemetery. 

Mr.  Sheean  was  married  September  21,  1876,  to  Miss  Cora  L. 
Spare,  who  died  April  5,  1895,  leaving  no  children.  Mr.  Sheean 
is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  and  the  American  Bar  Associa- 
tions. 

THOMAS  J.  SHEEAN.  Perhaps  no  name  in  the  legal  profession 
in  Central  Illinois'  is  better  known  than  that  of  Sheean,  a  name  that 
has  been  honorably  connected  with  the  courts  at  Galena  for  over  a 
half  century.  It  has  many  times  been  remarked  that  special  talents 
continue  to  appear  in  a  family,  sometimes  through  generation  after 
generation,  and  the  learned  men  who  announce  a  disbelief  in  hered- 
ity have  trouble  in  satisfactorily  explaining  such  an  evident  fact. 

The  Sheean  family  was  established  at  Galena  in  1837  by  James 
and  Mary  (Lorden)  Sheean,  the  parents  of  Thomas  J.  Sheean, 
who  was  born  in  Guilford  Township,  Jo  Daviess'  County,  Illinois, 
two  years  later,  on  December  15,  1838.  He  attended  the  common 
schools  near  his  father's  home  until  old  enough  for  better  educa- 
tional advantages,  when  he  was  sent  to  Sinsinawa  College,  in  Wis- 
consin, and  also  attended  Rock  River  Seminary  at  Mount  Morris, 
Illinois.  In  the  meanwhile,  as  opportunity  offered,  he  read  law 
and  in  1868  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  entered  into  practice  in 
June,  1869,  being  associated  with  his  older  brother,  David  Sheean. 
For  forty-five  years  Mr.  Sheean  has  been  in  active  practice  and 
is  well  known  all  over  this  section  of  the  state.  He  is  a  member 
of  both  county  and  state  as  well  as  the  American  Bar  Association. 
He  has  a  law  library  containing  about.  2,500  volumes. 

Mr.  Sheean  was  married  December  25,  1865,  to  Miss  Frances 
Delahunt,  who  was  born  in  Ireland.  They  have  the  following 
children:  James  M.,  who  is  an  attorney  in  practice  at  Chicago; 
Mary  S.,  who  is  the  wife  of  James  W.  Ryan,  a  resident  of  Chi- 
cago; Clara  K.,  who  lives  at  home;  Henry  D.,  who  is  an  attorney 
in  Chicago ;  and  Frank  T.,  who  is  state's  attorney  for  Jo  Daviess 
County,  and  a  very  prominent  man  in  law,  business  and  politics. 

FRANK  T.  SHEEAN.  It  is  a  matter  of  considerable  pride  to 
the  loyal  resident  of  the  great  State  of  Illinois  that  she  has  so 
many  excellent  laws  on  her  statute  book,  and,  in  many  cases  her 
officials  are  able  and  willing  to  carry  them  out.  In  the  county 
organization  there  is  no  more  important  official  than  the  state's 
attorney,  whether  as  adviser  to  other  officials,  or  as  prosecutor  in 
both  civil  and  criminal  actions.  On  account  of  the  great  responsi- 
bility attaching  to  this  office,  the  selection  of  men  to  capably  fill 
it  is  a  matter  of  great  concern,  and  election  and  subsequent  re-elec- 
tion, gives  conclusive  proof  of  legal  ability  of  a  high  order.  A  case 
in  point  is  that  of  the  widely  known  state's  attorney  of  Jo  Daviess 


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County,  Frank  T.  Sheean,  who  is  serving  in  his  second  term  in 
this  office,  preserving  a  reputation  already  made,  for  sterling  in- 
tegrity combined  with  thorough  efficiency. 

Frank  T.  Sheean  was  born  at  Galena,  Illinois,  April  22,  1878, 
and  is  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  five  children  born  to  his  parents, 
Thomas  J.  and  Frances  (Delahunt)  Sheean.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Galena  and  after  three  years  of  study  in  the 
high  school,  in  September,  1895,  entered  the  University  of  Illinois, 
where  he  was  graduated  in  1899,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He 
then  read  law  under  the  direction  and  supervision  of  his  father, 
uncle  and  older  brother,  this  being  a  family  of  lawyers,  at  Galena 
for  about  three  years,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  at 
Chicago,  June  5,  1902.  He  chose  his  birthplace  as  his  field  of 
professional  work  and  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Sheean 
&  Sheean,  the  personnel  of  the  firm  being  David,  Thomas  J.,  Henry 
D.  and  Frank  T.  Henry  D.  Sheean  is  a  leading  attorney  at  Chi- 
cago. Mr.  Sheean  continued  in  a  general  practice  until  1908,  when 
he  was  elected  state's  attorney  and  after  four  years  of  efficiency 
in  this  difficult  and  trying  position,  was  re-elected  in  1912.  His 
administration  of  the  office  has  distinguished  him  as  a  man  of  far 
more  than  ordinary  legal  ability.  Although  fearless  in  prosecution 
he  has  ever  been  credited  with  being  entirely  just,  his  official  duties 
being  performed  according  to  the  letter  of  the  law  and  without  fear 
or  favor. 

Mr.  Sheean  has  a  delightful  home  circle,  wife  and  children,  the 
family  residence  being  at  No.  901  Third  Street,  Galena,  Illinois. 
On  June  26,  1906,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Effie 
Hodson,  who  is  a  daughter  of  Judge  Hodson,  of  Galena,  and  they 
have  two  children :  Jane  H.,  who  was  born  October  29,  1908,  and 
Mary  F.,  who  was  born  February  19,  1912.  Mr.  Sheean  was 
educated  in  the  Galena  schools  and  at  Waterman  Hall,  at  Sycamore, 
Illinois.  She  takes  part  in  the  pleasant  social  activities  of  the  city 
and  is  interested  in  many  movements  for  the  spread  of  benevo- 
lence. 

For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Sheean  has  been  an  active  factor  in 
county  politics,  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  democratic  party  and 
many  times  has  been  chosen  as  a  delegate  to  important  conventions, 
state,  congressional  and  senatorial.  In  1908  and  again  in  1912  he 
was  a  delegate  to  the  democratic  state  conventions  assembled  at 
Springfield,  where  important  party  policies  were  determined. 

The  law  firm  of  Sheean  &  Sheean  is  retained  by  a  number  of 
large  corporations,  and  are  attorneys  for  the  Chicago  Great  West- 
ern Railroad,  and  also  for  the  First  State  and  Savings  Bank,  at 
Galena,  Frank  T.  Sheean  being  one  of  the  bank  directors.  His  life 
has  been  such  a  busy  one  that  he  has  not  found  leisure  for  much 
travel,  but  his  library  is  comprehensive  and  his  association  with  men 
is  constant  and  in  the  great  cosmopolitan  citizenship  that  yearly 
comes  to  his  direct  attention,  he  finds  types  of  every  land  he  may 


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ever  visit.  He  keeps  in  touch  with  his  old  college  comrades  by 
continuing  his  membership  with  the  Greek  letter  fraternities  of  stu- 
dent days  and  belongs  also  to  the  Elks  and  the  Modern  Woodmen. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  American  and  State  Bar  associations. 

FRANK  LINDLEY.  The  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Lindley, 
Penwell  &  Lindley,  attorneys  and  counselors  at  Danville,  has  had  a 
professional  career,  extending  over  thirty  years,  of  more  than  ordi- 
nary successes  and  distinctions.  Frank  Lindley  has  the  reputation  of 
having  won  a  greater  percentage  of  cases  than  any  other  member  of 
the  Danville  bar,  and  he  has  tried  in  the  course  of  his  long  practice 
every  kind  of  suit  from  those  heard  in  the  justice  courts  to  those 
which  come  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Supreme  Court. 

Frank  Lindley  was  born  at  Dublin  in  Wayne  County,  Indiana, 
March  10,  1858.  He  comes  of  the  substantial  Quaker  stock  which 
furnished  the  distinctive  element  in  the  early  population  of  Wayne 
County,  and  his  parents,  Osmond  and  Achsah  W.  (Wilson)  Lindley, 
were  both  devout  adherents  of  that  simple  religion.  The  father  was 
a  graduate  of  the  Friends  Boarding  School,  now  Earlham  College,  at 
Richmond,  was  a  teacher  in  his  early  days,  and  later  a  pork  packer 
and  farmer.  His  wife  graduated  from  the  same  school. 

Frank  Lindley  grew  up  in  a  little  Quaker  community,  distin- 
guished by  the  quiet  habits  and  simple  tastes  of  that  sect,  and  he  was 
well  towards  manhood  before  he  heard  an  oath  or  saw  a  playing 
card.  The  discipline  of  an  Indiana  farm  was  one  factor  in  his  edu- 
cation, and  his  schooling  was  acquired  partly  in  Henry  County,  and 
also  in  an  academy  conducted  by  the  Quaker  Church  at  Hopewell, 
Indiana.  Mr.  Lindley  finished  his  course  there  in  1873,  and  in 
1874,  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  began  teaching.  He  took  up  the  study 
of  law  in  the  office  of  Thornton  &  Hamlin  of  Shelbyville,  Illinois, 
and  gained  admission  to  the  bar  when  twenty-one  years  of  age. 

The  first  two  years  he  practiced  at  Shelbyville,  and  became  a 
member  of  the  Danville  bar  on  May  i,  1881.  At  Danville  Mr.  Lind- 
ley formed  a  partnership  with  Frank  W.  Penwell,  and  that  asso- 
ciation continued  with  mutual  pleasure  and  profit  until  1907.  When 
his  partner  retired  from  practice  the  present  firm  of  Lindley,  Pen- 
well  &  Lindley  was  formed,  the  new  members  being  Fred  B.  Pen- 
well,  a  son  of  Frank  W.  Penwell,  and  Walter  C.  Lindley,  a  nephew, 
and  the  partnership  is  probably  one  of  the  oldest  in  Eastern  Illinois. 
As  a  lawyer  Mr.  Lindley  has  been  known  as  a  most  indefatigable 
worker,  prepares  his  cases  with  the  greatest  precision  and  care, 
and  his  investigations  have  never  been  confined  to  the  obvious  issue, 
but  have  always  probed  to  the  depths  of  the  case  and  have  safe- 
guarded every  possible  contingency.  His  arguments  are  forceful, 
and  the  effectiveness  with  which  he  has  handled  hundreds  of  cases 
at  Danville  is  a  fact  familiar  to  every  member  of  the  bar.  His 
devotion  to  his  clients'  interests  has  become  almost  proverbial  in 
local  legal  circles,  and  this  absorption  in  the  strict  work  of  his  pro- 


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fession  has  prevented  him  from  ever  accepting  any  of  the  offices 
which  usually  come  to  a  successful  lawyer.  At  the  same  time  Mr. 
Lindley  has  been  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  republican  party,  has 
made  some  campaign  speeches,  and  has  frequently  attended  the 
judicial  and  congressional  conventions  and  in  1896  was  a  delegate 
to  the  state  convention.  His  labors  and  concentrated  efforts  along 
the  line  of  his  profession  has  brought  him  a  creditable  success  and 
high  standing. 

On  October  25,  1885,  at  Danville  Mr.  Lindley  married  Miss 
Jennie  M.  Gregg.  Her  father  was  a  native  of  the  North  of  Ireland, 
was  educated  for  the  Presbyterian  ministry,  and  left  home  at  the 
age  of  twenty  years  and  emigrated  to  Indiana.  Mr.  Lindley  owns  a 
pleasant  home  in  Danville,  and  has  recently  invested  extensively  in 
fafm  lands,  and  gives  his  personal  supervision  to  their  management. 
Reared  a  Quaker,  at  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  became  a  member 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Danville,  and  is  now  serving 
on  its  board  of  trustees.  Since  reaching  his  majority  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  has  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  Mr.  Lindley 
is  a  man  of  positive  nature,  strong  in  his  convictions  and  firm  in 
support  of  what  he  believes  to  be  right,  and  this  quality  has  won 
him  the  confidence  of  the  courts  and  has  secured  him  many  favor- 
able verdicts. 

ROBERT  L.  BRACKEN.  A  highly  educated  and  successful  lawyer 
at  Polo,  Robert  L.  Bracken  has  been  in  active  practice  since  his 
admission  to  the  bar  at  Springfield  on  October  7,  1908.  Soon  after- 
ward he  formed  a  partnership  with  George  E.  Reed  under  the  firm 
name  of  Reed  &  Bracken,  and  this  was  one  of  the  important  firms 
in  the  Ogle  County  bar  until  September  i,  1911.  Since  that  time 
Mr.  Bracken  has  had  an  individual  practice,  both  civil  and  criminal, 
and  has  formed  some  influential  connections  in  his  part  of  the  state. 
Among  other  interests  intrusted  to  his  charge  he  is  local  attorney 
and  adviser  to  the  Exchange  National  Bank,  in  which  building  he 
has  his  offices,  and  to  the  Mutual  Telephone  Company. 

Robert  L.  Bracken  was  born  at  Polo,  Illinois,  January  4,  1885, 
the  only  son  of  James  E.  and  Alice  (Doorley)  Bracken.  His  father 
was  also  a  native  of  Polo  and  is  still  living  in  that  city.  His  mother 
was  born  in  Grundy  County,  Iowa,  and  is  now  deceased. 

Robert  L.  Bracken  attended  the  public  schools  of  Polo,  graduated 
from  the  high  school  in  1903  and  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year 
entered  Notre  Dame  University  at  South  Bend,  where  he  remained 
a  student  five  years,  two  years  in  the  regular  collegiate  course,  and 
three  years  in  the  law  department.  He  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1908, 
and  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
Illinois.  He  is  an  active  republican,  and  in  1912  was  a  delegate  to 
the  state  convention. 

On  September  i,  1910,  he  married  Miss  Lillis  Lawrence,  daugh- 

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722  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

ter  of  the  Hon.  Johnson  Lawrence  of  Polo.  They  have  a  daughter, 
Louise,  born  March  6,  1912.  Mrs.  Bracken  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Polo  and  at  Oberlin  College  of  Ohio,  and  is  prom- 
inent in  club  and  social  circles.  Mr.  Bracken  is  a  Catholic,  is  af- 
filiated with  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks  and  the  Notre  Dame  Club  of  Chicago. 

JUDGE  JOHN  DOUGLAS  WELSH.  In  the  twenty-five  years  that 
Judge  Welsh  has  spent  as  an  active  member  of  the  Galesburg  bar 
it  is  doubtful  if  any  other  lawyer  has  been  so  successful  in  winning 
cases,  or  has  been  more  distinguished  for  influence  and  for  all- 
around  disinterested  service  in  behalf  of  his  community.  Judge 
Welsh  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  Illinois  bar,  and  his 
career  has  been  an  interesting  progress  from  modest  beginnings  to 
ever  increasing  responsibilities  and  success. 

John  Douglas  Welsh  was  born  in  a  log  cabin,  a  distinction  not 
enjoyed  by  many  of  his  active  associates  in  the  Illinois  bar  at  the 
present  time.  This  log  cabin  was  located  in  Truro  Township,  Knox 
County,  and  his  birthday  was  September  10,  1858.  His  parents 
were  Michael  and  Catherine  (Grace)  Welsh,  both  of  them  natives 
of  County  Kilkenny,  Ireland.  Michael  Welsh  was  born  September 
8,  1830,  was  married  October  14,  1850,  at  the  age  of  twenty,  and 
with  his  bride  set  out  for  America,  arriving  at  New  Orleans  January 
i,  1851,  after  a  voyage  of  eight  weeks  across  the  ocean  in  a  sailing 
vessel.  From  New  Orleans  they  came  up  the  Mississippi  River 
to  St.  Louis,  up  the  Illinois  River  to  Peoria,  and  crossed  the  country 
by  wagon  to  Maquoin  in  Knox  County,  where  Michael  Welsh  spent 
three  years  in  farming.  In  1853  he  moved  to  Truro  Township  in 
the  same  county,  bought  improved  land,  but  for  some  years  had  a 
log  cabin  home,  which  was  the  type,  of  many  residences  in  the  county 
at  that  time.  That  farm  remained  his  home  for  more  than  half  a 
century,  and  in  that  time  he  won  a  creditable  position  as  an  indus- 
trious agriculturist,  a  citizen  of  thorough  integrity  and  usefulness, 
and  it  was  with  an  appreciation  of  his  worth  and  ability  that  his 
fellow  townsmen  elected  him  to  a  number  of  local  offices.  For 
twenty  years  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace,  and  though  not  legally 
trained  made  the  notable  record  of  never  having  an  appeal  taken 
from  his  decision.  Every  litigant  who  appeared  before  Justice 
W7elsh  was  convinced  of  his  utmost  fairness  and  impartiality.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  also  served  as  collector  and  assessor,  and  as 
school  trustee.  Michael  Welsh  died  at  his  home  in  Knox  County 
July  28,  1907,  when  seventy-seven  years  of  age,  and  his  passing  be- 
reaved the  county  of  one  of  its  most  estimable  pioneers.  His  wife 
died  six  months  before  him.  Both  were  active  members  of  the 
Catholic  Church.  There  were  seven  children:  William  M.,  of  Wil- 
liamsfield,  Illinois;  Alice,  wife  of  David  Cloonin  of  Zearing,  Iowa; 
Benoni  F.,  a  resident  of  Williamsfield,  Illinois ;  J.  D. ;  Jay,  of  Wil- 


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liamsfield ;  M.  M.,  a  physician  and  surgeon  at  Odell,  Illinois;  and 
Mary,  wife  of  Ricard  Judge  of  Pontiac,  Illinois. 

Judge  Welsh  grew  up  on  the  old  homestead  with  which  so 
many  of  his  early  associations  are  identified,  had  the  training  of  the 
average  farmer  boy  in  Central  Illinois  during  the  sixties  and  seven- 
ties, and  from  the  district  schools  entered  Lombard  College  at  Gales- 
burg,  graduating  with  the  class  of  1885.  Judge  Welsh  studied  law 
at  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University  in  Bloomington,  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  June,  1887,  and  spent  his  first  two  years  in  practice  at 
Springfield,  Missouri.  Returning  to  Galesburg,  he  soon  found  him- 
self in  the  enjoyment  of  a  living  practice,  and  since  then  his  reputa- 
tion has  steadily  grown,  and  for  a  number  of  years  he  has  had  his 
choice  of  business  in  that  field.  The  only  important  interruption 
to  his  career  as  a  lawyer  came  during  his  service  as  county  judge  of 
Knox  County,  an  office  he  filled  from  December,  1902,  until  Decem- 
ber, 1906.  From  1890  until  1895  Judge  Welsh  was  associated  with 
George  W.  Prince,  and  in  August,  1895,  a  partnership  was  formed 
with  E.  P.  Williams  and  George  A.  Lawrence.  The  firm  in  1912 
admitted  Mr.  Green,  and  at  present  its  title  is  Williams,  Lawrence, 
Welsh  &  Green,  without  doubt  the  leading  law  firm  of  Galesburg. 

During  the  twenty-five  years  of  his  practice  Judge  Welsh  has 
conducted  important  litigations  in  both  the  federal  and  state  courts. 
Though  possessed  of  great  natural  ability  he  has  always  been  known 
as  a  hard  student,  is  a  versatile  and  ready  debater,  and  has  never 
contented  himself  until  becoming  master  of  every  detail  of  a  case. 
There  are  few  lawyers  who  win  a  larger  percentage  of  their  cases 
before  either  judge  or  jury  than  Mr.  Welsh.  In  addition  to  his  law 
practice  he  is  a  director  in  the  Farmers  and  Mechanics  Bank  of 
Galesburg. 

Judge  Welsh  was  married  June  27,  1888,  to  Miss  Ella  C. 
McCullough,  daughter  of  Samuel  K.  and  Emily  Rosina  (Reed) 
McCullough  of  Galesburg.  Mrs.  Welsh,  who  died  May  2,  1913, 
was  prominent  socially  at  Galesburg,  an  active  worker  in  the  Ladies' 
Aid  and  the  Free  Kindergarten,  and  although  not  a  member  active 
in  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution.  Mrs.  Welsh  was  a 
member  of  the  Universalist  Church  and  Judge  Welsh  is  active  in 
church  affairs  and  a  trustee  of  Lombard  College,  his  alma  mater,  an 
institution  conducted  under  the  auspices  of  the  Universalist  denom- 
ination. Fraternally  he  is  affiliated  with  Alpha  Lodge  No.  155  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  and  Galesburg  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.  Politically  he  is  a 
republican.  His  law  firm  represents  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  Railroad,  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe,  and  a  number 
of  local  banks. 

Judge  Welsh's  son,  Vernon  M.,  born  August  15,  1891,  graduated 
at  Knox  College  in  1913,  and  is  now  a  student  in  Harvard  Law 
School.  His  record  while  in  college  gives  promise  of  a  brilliant 
career.  He  won  several  oratorical  prizes  in  college,  and  in  1913  was 
awarded  the  prize  offered  by  the  Prohibition  Society,  and  also  that 


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offered  by  the  Peace  Society,  winning  the  first  honors  both  in  the 
local  and  state  meetings,  and  also  the  first  prize  at  St.  Louis,  and 
was  sent  as  representative  to  the  Peace  Conference  at  Lake  Mohonk, 
New  York. 

SOLON  W.  CROWELL.  More  than  half  of  the  time  since  his 
admission  to  the  Illinois  bar  S.  W.  Crowell  spent  in  the  office  of 
state's  attorney  of  Ogle  County.  His  experience,  his  thorough  train- 
ing, and  certain  personal  qualifications  have  brought  him  a  rank  as 
one  of  the  ablest  and  most  successful  attorneys  of  Oregon,  where  he 
has  been  more  or  less  actively  identified  with  public  affairs  for  the 
last  quarter  of  a  century. 

Solon  W.  Crowell  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Marion  Township, 
Ogle  County,  February  22,  1869,  and  he  still  retains  this  old  farm  of 
450  acres.  He  was  the  eleventh  in  a  family  of  twelve  children  born 
to  the  late  Solon  S.  and  Sarah  (Kern)  Crowell.  His  father  was 
born  at  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and  his  mother  in  Madison 
County,  New  York. 

Solon  W.  Crowell  attended  district  schools  near  the  old  home 
farm  on  which  he  was  reared  until  about  sixteen  years  of  age,  and 
then  continued  in  the  public  and  high  schools  at  Oregon,  graduating 
from  high  school  in  1888.  In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  entered 
the  University  of  Illinois,  and  spent  three  years  in  the  literary  and 
scientific  departments.  Following  that  came  three  years  as  deputy 
circuit  clerk  of  Ogle  County,  and  it  was  while  in  that  office  that  his 
ambition  was  permanently  directed  toward  the  law  and  he  took 
advantage  of  opportunities  to  acquaint  himself  with  court  pro- 
cedure and  also  to  study  law  in  the  office  of  and  under  the  direction 
of  H.  A.  Smith  for  one  year.  In  the  fall  of  1894  Mr.  Crowell 
entered  the  Northwestern  University  Law  School  at  Chicago  and 
was  graduated  from  that  institution  LL.  B.  in  the  spring  of  1896. 
His  admission  to  the  bar,  however,  was  given  at  Chicago  in  the  fall 
of  1895.  On  returning  to  Ogle  County  he  took  up  active  practice, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1896  was  elected  state's  attorney,  and  held  that 
office  continuously  for  a  period  of  twelve  years.  He  has  taken  con- 
siderable part  in  republican  party  affairs,  and  was  a  delegate  to 
the  state  convention  at  Springfield,  Illinois,  in  1912.  He  was  named 
as  a  presidential  elector-at-large  on  the  republican  ticket  in  the  1912 
campaign.  He  is  vice  president  and  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
Oregon  State  Savings  Bank  of  Oregon,  Illinois. 

January  28,  1903,  Mr.  Crowell  married  Miss  Edith  B.  McCrea, 
daughter  of  Alfred  B.  McCrea,  of  Creston,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Crowell 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  at  Creston  and  in  the  normal 
college,  at  Normal,  Illinois,  and  is  well  known  in  club  and  social 
circles  at  Oregon.  Mr.  Crowell  is  a  member  of  the  State  Bar 
Association  and  is  a  popular  member  of  such  fraternities  as  the 
Masonic  order,  in  which  he  is  both  a  consistory  and  a  Knight 
Templar  Mason  and  also  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  the 


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Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America.  His  church  is  the  Presbyterian.  Mr.  Crowell  has 
offices  in  the  Jacobs  Block  and  his  home  is  at  700  North  Fourth 
Street,  Oregon,  on  the  banks  of  Rock  River. 

BERT  S.  DUZAN.  For  a  man  still  in  his  early  thirties  Bert  S. 
Duzan  has  made  a  splendid  record  as  a  lawyer,  and  easily  stands 
among  the  leaders  of  the  Ogle  County  bar.  He  has  the  best  law 
offices  in  Oregon,  and  a  valuable  law  library  comprising  about  a 
thousand  volumes. 

Bert  S.  Duzan  was  born  at  Stittman  Valley,  Illinois,  June  30, 
1882,  and  from  an  early  age  has  depended  largely  on  his  own  efforts 
to  advance  him  in  life.  He  attended  the  Oregon  public  schools, 
graduating  from  high  school  in  1901,  and  for  three  years  was  a 
student  of  law  in  the  office  and  under  the  direction  of  J.  C.  Seyster 
at  Oregon.  Mr.  Duzan  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Chicago  in  Octo- 
ber, 1907,  and  soon  afterwards  formed  a  partnership  with  Orville 
Ely,  the  firm  of  Ely  &  Duzan  continuing  until  January,  1910.  Since 
that  date  Mr.  Duzan  has  practiced  as  an  individual,  and  besides  a 
general  practice  is  local  attorney  and  legal  adviser  to  several  private 
corporations.  In  January,  1908,  he  became  city  "attorney  of  Oregon, 
and  has  succeeded  himself  in  that  office  ever  since. 

Mr.  Duzan  was  married  December  19,  1907,  to  Miss  Carolyn 
Taylor,  of  Clinton,  Illinois.  She  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
DeWitt  and  Leroy,  Illinois.  They  have  twin  children,  Donald  T. 
and  Duane  S.,  born  December  2,  1913. 

Mr.  Duzan  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  has  membership  in 
the  Mystic  Shrine  temple  at  Rockford,  and  is  also  affiliated  with 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
State  Bar  Association,  and  has  taken  much  interest  in  republican 
party  affairs,  having  been  a  delegate  to  the  state  convention  in  1912. 
He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

WILBUR  B.  McHENRY.  Since  his  admission  to  the  bar  at  Ottawa 
November  4,  1897,  Wilbur  B.  McHenry  has  been  steadily  increasing 
his  prestige  and  success  as  one  of  the  able  members  of  the  Rochelle 
bar.  A  few  days  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  George  D.  O'Brien,  under  the  firm  name  of  O'Brien  & 
McHenry,  and  for  a  dozen  years  this  existed  as  one  of  the  most  rep- 
resentative firms  of  the  Ogle  County  bar.  The  partnership  was  dis- 
solved in  April,  1909,  after  which  Mr.  McHenry  looked  after  his 
large  business  as  an  individual  practitioner,  and  he  is  now  the  senior 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  McHenry  &  Duster.  For  four  years 
he  served  as  city  clerk  of  Rochelle,  and  his  record  of  service  as 
mayor  covers  twelve  years,  and  he  is  at  present  executive  head  of 
this  flourishing  Northern  Illinois  city.  He  was  elected  and  served 
one  term  as  representative  of  Ogle  County  in  the  Forty- Fourth  Gen- 
eral Assembly,  during  which  term  he  served  on  the  judiciary,  the 


726  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

railroad  and  warehouse,  the  corporations  and  public  grounds  and 
buildings  committees. 

Wilbur  B.  McHenry  was  born  at  Rochelle  March  20,  1874,  the 
younger  of  two  children  of  James  S.  and  Lovina  (Sitterly)  Mc- 
Henry. Both  his  parents  were  natives  of  New  York  State.  His 
early  education  came  from  the  public  schools  of  Rochelle,  and  after 
graduating  from  the  high  school  in  1894  he  attended  business  col- 
lege at  Rock  ford,  and  then  spent  two  years  as  a  student  in  the 
law  office  of  George  D.  O'Brien,  with  whom  he  became  associated 
in  practice  as  soon  as  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  is  attorney  for  the 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway  Company. 

Mr.  McHenry  was  married  November  30,  1898,  to  Miss  Daisy 
Poole  of  Rochelle.  Their  one  daughter,  Lola,  died  when  two  years 
of  age.  Mrs.  McHenry  has  taken  a  prominent  part  in  club  and 
social  life  at  Rochelle,  and  is  active  in  the  women's  club  of  that  city. 
Mr.  McHenry  has  taken  thirty-two  degrees  in  Scottish  Rite 
Masonry,  is  a  Knight  Templar  and  a  Shriner  of  that  order,  and 
is  also  affiliated  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Business  Men's  Club.  Politically  he  is  a  republican,  and  his  church 
is  the  Presbyterian.  His  office  at  Rochelle  is  in  the  People's  Bank 
Building  and  his  home  at  521  Fifth  Avenue. 

FLOYD  J.  TILTON.  Besides  his  successful  practice  as  a  lawyer 
for  the  past  fifteen  years,  at  first  in  Kewanee  and  later  at  Rochelle, 
Floyd  J.  Tilton  had  some  active  service  as  a  soldier  during  the 
Spanish-American  war  and  is  one  of  the  best  known  citizens  of  Ogle 
County.  Since  taking  up  active  practice  he  has  been  devoted  to  the 
interests  of  his  profession,  has  never  been  led  away  from  the  law 
into  politics,  although  as  a  loyal  democrat  he  has  attended  several 
state  conventions  as  a  delegate.  His  practice  has  always  been  suffi- 
ciently attractive  and  remunerative  so  that  he  has  had  no  inclinations 
to  hold  office,  and  is  first  and  last  a  lawyer. 

Floyd  J.  Tilton  was  born  at  Chana  in  Ogle  County,  Illinois,  May 
24,  1875.  There  were  three  children,  among  whom  he  was  the  first, 
born  to  William  W.  and  Alice  (Canavan)  Tilton,  his  father  a  native 
of  Knox  County,  Ohio,  and  his  mother  of  County  Monaghan,  Ire- 
land. 

Floyd  J.  Tilton  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  Rochelle 
public  schools,  finishing  the  high  school  course  in  1895,  and  after 
two  years  as  a  teacher  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  F.  E. 
Dresser  at  Rochelle.  One  year  later  he  entered  the  Northwestern 
University  Law  School,  in  the  fall  of  1897,  and  his  career  there  was 
interrupted  by  his  enlistment  early  in  1898  for  service  in  the  Span- 
ish-American war.  He  was  one  of  the  few  volunteers  who  actually 
got  to  the  front,  and  saw  some  active  campaigning  in  Porto  Rico. 
After  nine  months'  service  Mr.  Tilton  returned  home,  and  in  the  fall 
of  1899  re-entered  Northwestern  University  and  was  a  student  there 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  727 

until  his  admission  to  the  bar  at  Chicago  on  June  7,  1900.  Mr. 
Tilton  began  practice  at  Kewanee,  where  in  January,  1902,  he 
became  associated  with  John  T.  Cummings  under  the  firm  name  of 
Cummings  &  Tilton,  and  remained  there  in  practice  with  Mr.  Cum- 
mings until  October,  1907.  At  that  date  he  returned  to  Ogle  County 
and  located  at  Rochelle,  and  has  since  managed  an  individual  prac- 
tice. In  1912  he  was  his  party's  nominee  for  state  senator  from 
the  Tenth  District,  and  for  representative  in  the  General  Assembly 
in  1914. 

Mr.  Tilton  was  married  June  u,  1908,  to  Mertha  C.  Bailey  of 
Kewanee.  Their  three  children  are:  Mary  N.,  born  July  14,  1910; 
John  W.,  born  November  24,  1911  ;  and  Norval  B.,  born  July  24, 
1914.  Mrs.  Tilton  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Kewanee 
and  in  college  at  Dubuque,  Iowa,  and  is  an  active  member  in  social 
circles  and  of  the  Woman's  Club.  Mr.  Tilton  has  fraternal  rela- 
tions with  the  Masons,  the  Elks  and  other  secret  societies.  His 
church  home  is  the  Presbyterian.  His  law  office  is  at  the  corner 
of  Main  Street  and  Fourth  Avenue  and  his  home  at  408  Third 
Avenue. 

HON.  JOHN  P.  DEVINE.  For  ten  years  a  member  of  the  Lee 
County  bar,  Mr.  Devine  outside  of  the  law  is  best  known  through  his 
services  as  an  Illinois  legislator,  being  a  member  of  the  present 
House  of  Representatives. 

John  P.  Devine  was  born  January  22,  1878,  a  son  of  James  and 
Mary  A.  (Gugerty)  Devine.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Ireland 
and  his  mother  of  Lee  County,  Illinois.  His  early  education  came 
from  the  schools  of  Dixon,  and  he  is  a  graduate  of  both  the  literary 
and  law  departments  of  the  Northern  Illinois  College  at  Dixon.  He 
finished  his  law  course  with  the  class  of  1903,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Chicago  October  4,  1905.  Mr.  Devine  at  once  began 
active  practice  at  Dixon  and  has  enjoyed  substantial  success.  His 
office  is  at  123  Galena  Avenue. 

Mr.  Devine  was  elected  to  the  Forty-eighth  General  Assembly  in 
1912,  and  in  1914  was  re-elected.  During  the  first  session  he  was 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  canal,  river  improvement  and  com- 
merce, and  a  member  of  the  committees  on  congressional  apportion- 
ment, education,  judiciary,  municipal  courts  of  Chicago,  public  utili- 
ties, state  and  municipal  civil  service  reform,  state  institutions.  He 
introduced  the  bill  into  the  lower  house  providing  for  the  employ- 
ment of  state  convicts  on  the  public  highways,  and  was  author  of 
several  measures  which  became  enacted  as  laws.  He  also  introduced 
and  secured  the  passage  of  the  bill  permitting  proof  of  handwriting 
by  comparison. 

Mr.  Devine  is  an  active  democrat,  has  taken  an  interest  in  politics 
since  reaching  his  majority,  and  has  served  as  delegate  to  several 
conventions,  including  the  last  one  held  in  the  state.  He  is  affiliated 


728  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

with  the  Benevolent  and   Protective  Order  of   Elks  and  with  the 
Knights  of  Columbus,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Church. 

ORVILLE  JAMES  TAYLOR,  JR.,  was  born  at  Sioux  City,  Iowa,  Sep- 
tember 8,  1885.  A  son  of  Orville  J.  and  Eleanor  S.  (Harris) 
Taylor.  His  father  is  a  lawyer  and  since  the  early  '705  has  been 
prominent  in  his  profession  at  Sioux  City. 

The  son  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  at  Sioux 
City,  and  after  graduation  from  high  school  entered  the  University 
of  Chicago,  thereafter  matriculating  in  the  law  school  of  North- 
western University,  from  which  institution  he  received  a  degree  of 
LL.  B.  in  1908,  and  in  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois 
Bar.  During  his  attendance  in  law  school  Mr.  Taylor  occupied  the 
position  of  assistant  agent  of  the  Estate  of  Henry  W.  King. 

His  first  year  of  practice  was  spent  with  the  firm  of  Judah, 
Willard,  Wolf  &  Reichman.  Later  he  became  associated  with  Roger 
L.  Foote,  attorney  for  the  Corn  Exchange  National  Bank,  and  in 
1912  entered  the  offices  of  Gardner,  Foote  &  Burns.  In  1913  he 
was  made  a  member  of  that  firm,  and  in  that  capacity  is  now  engaged 
in  general  practice.  His  offices  are  in  the  Corn  Exchange  Bank 
Building. 

Mr.  Taylor  is  a  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association,  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  Chicago  Bar  Association,  in  which 
organization  he  is  acting  as  a  member  of  the  legal  education  com- 
mittee, the  University  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Legal  Club  of  Chi- 
cago, and  Wheaton  Golf  Club.  He  belongs  to  the  college  fraternity 
of  Beta  Theta  Pi  and  to  the  legal  fraternity  of  Phi  Delta  Phi.  He 
is  a  director  in  Chicago  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  former. 
For  the  past  five  years  he  has  occupied  a  position  on  the  faculty  of 
the  Chicago  Law  School  as  professor  of  law  of  private  corporations. 

Aside  from  his  profession,  he  devotes  much  time  to  social  wel- 
fare work,  and  is  a  director  in  and  attorney  for  the  Emerson  House 
Association,  a  prominent  settlement  situated  in  the  slum  district 
of  the  west  side. 

On  June  30,  1915,  Mr.  Taylor  was  married  to  Saide  Prescott 
Pettit  of  Chicago.  His  residence  is  at  2632  Lake  View  Avenue. 

APOLLOS  W.  O'HARRA.  The  bar  of  Hancock  County  has  one  of 
its  ablest  members  in  Apollos  W.  O'Harra,  who  began  practice  in 
1880,  and  has  made  many  high  connections  in  his  professional  activi- 
ties. He  is  now  senior  member  in  the  firm  of  O'Harra,  O'Harra, 
Wood  &  Walker,  one  of  the  strongest  firms  in  Hancock  County. 

Apollos  W.  O'Harra  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Camp  Point,  in 
Adams  County,  Illinois,  February  22,  1857,  a  son  of  Jefferson  W. 
and  Paulina  (Robertson)  O'Harra.  His  father,  who  was  born  in 
Indiana  June  4,  1833,  was  for  a  number  of  years 'a  farmer  in  Adams 
and  Hancock  counties,  but  in  1866  moved  to  Bentley,  in  Hancock 
County,  and  was  for  thirty-two  years  proprietor  of  a  general  store. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  729 

In  1899  he  came  to  Carthage,  with  the  intention  of  retiring  from 
business,  but  being  unable  to  content  himself  with  a  life  of  idleness 
was  from  1900  to  1908  active  manager  of  the  mortgage  depart- 
ment in  the  office  of  his  son.  Mrs.  Jefferson  O'Harra  was  born 
in  Adams  County,  Illinois,  May  9,  1838.  They  became  the  parents 
of  nine  children,  six  of  whom  are  now  living :  Apollos  W. ;  Dr. 
William  G.,  a  practicing  physician  in  Chicago;  Mary  E.,  wife  of 
George  E.  Burner,  a  retired  farmer  now  living  in  Carthage;  Dr. 
C.  C,  who  is  president  of  the  State  School  of  Mines  in  South 
Dakota ;  Rev.  M.  L.,  now  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
at  Carthage ;  and  Ira  J.,  an  attorney  of  Macomb,  Illinois. 

Apollos  W.  O'Harra  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools,  was  a  student  in  Carthage  College,  and  for  four  years  was 
one  of  the  teachers  in  the  schools  at  Bentley.  His  study  of  law 
was  begun  under  the  direction  of  Charles  J.  Scofield,  and  he  later 
read  in  the  office  of  Draper  &  Scofield,  in  Cartage,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  January  5,  1880.  Mr.  O'Harra  began  practice  alone,  but 
at  the  end  of  two  years  admitted  Frank  H.  Graves,  who  is  now  a 
leading  attorney  in  Spokane,  Washington.  Two  years  later  Mr. 
Graves  removed  from  the  city,  and  Mr.  O'Harra  then  became  asso- 
ciated with  Charles  J.  and  T.  J.  Scofield,  both  of  wrhom  were  then 
leading  members  of. the  Hancock  County  bar  and  have  since  reached 
increased  distinctions  and  successes  in  the  bar  of  Illinois.  With 
the  addition  of  Mr.  O'Harra  the  firm  became  Scofield,  O'Harra  & 
Scofield,  which  continued  until  the  ejection  of  Charles  J.  Scofield  to 
the  circuit  bench.  Mr.  O'Harra  and  T.  J.  Scofield  continued  in  prac- 
tice together  for  seventeen  years.  In  1891  they  admitted  William 
H.  Hartzell  to  partnership,  and  he  was  with  them  in  practice  until 
1896.  In  1890  O'Harra  &  Scofield  opened  an  office  at  Ouincy,  Mr. 
Scofield  taking  charge  in  that  city,  while  Mr.  O'Harra  remained  at 
Carthage.  A  .year  later  Col.  W.  W.  Berry  became  associated 
with  them  and  practiced  with  them  until  his  death.  On  January 
i,  1897,  Mr.  Hartzell  retired  from  the  firm,  and  during  the  fall  of 
the  same  year  Judge  Charles  J.  Scofield,  having  retired  from  twelve 
years  of  consecutive  service  on  the  circuit  and  appellate  bench,  again 
entered  private  practice  and  became  a  partner  in  the  old  firm  under 
the  style  of  Scofield,  O'Harra  &  Scofield.  This  relationship  was  dis- 
solved by  mutual  consent  on  March  I,  1899.  Judge  Scofield  is  still 
in  practice,  while  T.  J.  Scofield  is  one  of  the  leading  attorneys  in 
Chicago.  Mr.  O'Harra  is  now  in  practice  with  his  son  and  two  other 
younger  members  of  the  bar.  He  has  a  practice  that  extends  over 
several  states,  and  his  firm  are  acting  attorneys  for  the  Mississippi 
River  Power  Company,  and  have  a  number  of  other  important  busi- 
ness relations. 

On  October  14,  1880,  Mr.  O'Harra  married  Miss  Eliza  J.  Burner, 
daughter  of  Isaac  S.  and  Jane  A.  (Lionberger)  Burner.  Both  her 
parents  were  natives  of  Virginia.  Mr.  O'Harra  and  wife  have  the 
following  children:  Clifton  J.,  born  May  23,  1884;  Edith  May,  born 


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May  22,  1886;  Gladys,  born  June  8,  1890,  and  unmarried;  Roswell 
B.,  born  March  30,  1892,  a  graduate  of  the  law  department 
of  the  University  of  Michigan,  and  who  became  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  O'Harra,  O'Harra,  Wood  &  Walker  in  1915.  The  daughter 
Edith  May  is  the  wife  of  Henry  S.  Walker,  and  they  have  two  sons. 
Clifton  J.  O'Harra  is  a  graduate  of  the  Carthage  High  School  with 
the  class  of  1902,  completed  the  course  in  Carthage  College  in  1906, 
and  in  June,  1908,  graduated  from  the  Yale  Law  School  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  following  July.  He  became  a  partner  of 
his  father  under  the  name  O'Harra  &  O'Harra,  and  subsequently  his 
classmate  in  Carthage  College  and  at  Yale,  Earl  W.  Wood,  was 
admitted  to  the  firm  in  1909.  Then  a  year  later  Henry  S.  Walker,  a 
graduate  of  Carthage  and  from  the  law  department  of  the  University 
of  Michigan,  became  a  partner,  thus  making  the  firm  of  O'Harra, 
O'Harra,  Wood  &  Walker.  Clifton  J.  O'Harra  was  married  Octo- 
ber 21,  1911,  to  Erma  Rand  of  Carthage.  He  is  affiliated  with  the 
Masonic  Order  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

Apollos  W.  O'Harra  has  membership  in  the  County  and  State  and 
American  Bar  associations,  is  affiliated  with  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  and  is  a  democrat  who  has  served  as  delegate  to 
various  state  conventions. 

LINUS  CRUISE  has  been  successfully  identified  with  the  bar  at 
Carthage  since  1897.  His  work  in  the  profession  has  followed  the 
lines  of  general  practice,  and  during  the  past  fifteen  years  his  name 
has  been  connected  with  a  number  of  important  cases  tried  in 
Hancock  County. 

Linus  Cruise  was  born  at  Connersville,  Indiana,  April  5,  1859. 
His  parents  were  John  and  Margaret  (Moore)  Cruise,  the  former 
born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1826  and  the  latter  in  Morgan  County, 
Ohio,  in  1825.  John  Cruise  early  in  life  located  in  Ohio,  subse- 
quently moved  to  Connersville,  Indiana,  and  was  a  merchant  there 
until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to  enlist 
in  the  Union  army,  going  out  in  1861,  and  was  engaged  in  the  cam- 
paigns through  Kentucky,  Tennessee  and  other  sections  of  the  Mid- 
dle West,  until  losing  his  life  on  the  battlefield  at  Chickamauga. 
His  body  was  buried  at  Chickamauga,  and  he  now  rests  with  his 
comrades  in  the  Chickamauga  battlefield  cemetery.  His  widow 
survived  him  many  years,  and  died  February  13,  1899.  In  1865  she 
brought  her  seven  children  to  Adams  County,  Illinois,  locating  on  a 
farm,  and  kept  her  family  about  her  until  they  reached  adult  age. 
Later  she  moved  to  Hancock  County,  living  near  Burnside. 

Linus  Cruise,  though  reared  in  a  home  of  good  influences  and 
never  lacking  the  necessities  of  life,  had  to  depend  upon  himself 
for  advancement  after  leaving  the  district  schools  of  Adams  County. 
He  continued  his  education  in  the  Camp  Point  High  School  and 
in  the  State  Normal  School  at  Normal,  Illinois.  He  was  engaged 
in  educational  work  and  in  other  lines  of  employment,  and  finally 


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in  1895  entered  the  law  department  of  Drake  University  at  Des 
Moines,  Iowa,  and  was  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1897.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Springfield,  and  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  opened 
his  law  office  at  Carthage.  Mrs.  Cruise,  his  wife,  had  loyally 
co-operated  with  him  in  his  efforts  to  prepare  for  the  law,  and 
while  he  was  a  student  in  college  she  read  law  at  home,  and  has 
since  been  an  able  assistant  to  him  in  his  profession. 

Mr.  Cruise  was  married  March  6,  1890,  to  Miss  Anna  H.  Gen- 
try, who  was  born  in  Bloomington,  Indiana.  They  had  one  son, 
Orville  Gentry  Cruise,  born  December  17,  1890,  and  died  January 
17,  1891.  Mr.  Cruise  has  been  active  in  local  affairs  only,  has  served 
on  the  school  board  for  several  years,  but  has  declined  any  part  in 
politics,  since  all  his  time  is  taken  up  with  his  profession.  He  is  a 
democrat  and  has  been  a  delegate  to  county  conventions.  His  church 
home  is  the  Christian,  and  he  is  identified  with  the  Masonic  Order, 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and 
other  fraternal  organizations. 

SAMUEL  XAYLOR.  With  ten  years  of  successful  experience 
behind  him,  Samuel  Naylor  is  now  regarded  as  one  of  the  ablest 
attorneys  of  the  Hancock  County  bar,  and  has  been  in  practice  at 
Carthage  since  1903. 

Samuel  Xaylor  was  born  at  Liberty,  Illinois,  June  8,  1879,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Barbara  (Nations)  Naylor.  Samuel  Naylor,  who 
was  born  at  Quincy,  Illinois,  Septernber  14,  1836,  followed  a  career 
as  a  merchant,  and  died  August  n,  1910.  During  the  Civil  war 
he  enlisted  in  Company  E  of  the  Seventy-eighth  Illinois  Infantry, 
and  for  three  years  was  away  at  the  front  fighting  for  the  cause  of 
the  Union.  His  widow,  a  native  of  Liberty,  died  at  the  home  of  her 
son  Samuel  in  Carthage  on  October  8,  1914. 

Mr.  Naylor  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools, 
and  was  graduated  in  1900  with  the  A.  B.  degree  from  Carthage 
College.  His  law  studies  were  pursued  under  Judge  D.  E.  Mack 
at  Carthage,  and  three  years  later,  in  October,  1903,  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar.  His  practice  began  at  once  at  Carthage,  and  although  he 
now  occupies  offices  with  Senator  O.  F.  Berry,  he  has  never  had  a 
partner.  Mr.  Naylor  was  elected  and  served  one  term  as  city  attor- 
ney of  Carthage,  and  for  six  years  was  a  member  of  the  school 
board.  Aside  from  his  large  general  practice,  he  is  now  attorney 
for  the  Dime  Savings  Bank  at  Carthage,  and  also  for  the  large 
loan  company  of  Sharp  &  Berry  Bros. 

Mr.  Naylor  was  married  August  n,  1909,  to  Miss  Forest  M. 
Jones,  daughter  of  Elijah  and  Emeline  Jones  of  Springfield.  They 
have  two  children :  Barbara  Eleanor  Naylor,  born  October  20, 
1910,  and  Samuel  J.,  born  October  20,  1912.  Mr.  Naylor  is  a  repub- 
lican in  politics,  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  Order  and  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Asso- 
ciation and  president  of  the  Hancock  County  Bar  Association,  and 


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his  church  is  the  Lutheran.    His  office  is  in  the  Dime  Savings  Bank 
Building,  and  his  home  at  712  Wabash  Avenue. 

ROLLAND  M.  WAGNER.  A  young  lawyer  who  has  done  much  to 
prove  his  ability  and  open  a  way  for  a  large  and  successful  career, 
Rolland  M.  Wagner,  of  the  firm  of  Wolf  &  Wagner,  is  assistant 
state's  attorney  of  Adams  County,  and  has  practiced  at  Quincy  since 
his  admission  to  the  bar. 

Rolland  M.  Wagner  was  born  at  Liberty,  Illinois,  July  27,  1886, 
a  son  of  Charles  A.  and  Clara  (Collins)  Wagner.  The  grandfather 
was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  moved  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where 
Charles  A.  Wagner  was  born,  and  the  latter  subsequently  moved  to 
Ohio  and  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  senior  member  of  the 
mercantile  firm  of  Wagner  &  Collins  at  Liberty,  Illinois.  He  is  now 
sixty-two  years  of  age,  and  his  wife,  a  native  of  Illinois,  is  fifty. 
They  had  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  and  the  Quincy  lawyer 
was  the  third. 

His  early  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  Lib- 
erty, finishing  with  a  high  school  course,  taught  for  two  years  at 
Columbus,  Illinois,  graduated  B.  A.  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
and  entering  the  law  school  of  the  Northwestern  University  of  Chi- 
cago was  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1909.  Since  then  he  has  practiced 
at  Quincy  and  has  established  an  excellent  reputation  for  skillful 
handling  of  cases.  As  assistant  state's  attorney  he  was  one  of  the 
prosecutors  of  the  famous  Pfanschmidt  murder  case,  which  resulted 
in  a  sentence  of  death  for  the  defendant,  and  the  case  is  now  before 
the  Supreme  Court.  Mr.  Wagner  has  been  connected  with  a  num- 
ber of  other  important  cases.  He  is  attorney  for  the  Adams  County 
Humane  Society,  attorney  for  the  Ellington  Electric  Company  of 
Quincy,  and  other  corporations,  is  a  member  of  the  Adams  County 
Bar  Association  and  the  State  Bar  Association,  is  lecturing  knight 
of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  a  member  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles, 
the  Quincy  Turnverein,  the  Quincy  Country  Club,  and  takes  keen 
delight  in  all  outdoor  sports. 

Louis  F.  MEEK.  Thirty  years  a  member  of  the  Illinois  bar, 
Louis  F.  Meek  has  practiced  in  Peoria  since  1888,  and  his  success 
and  attainments  as  a  lawyer  have  been  in  proportion  to  the  years 
of  his  activity.  He  has  kept  himself  closely  within  the  limits  of 
professional  work,  his  life  has  been  characterized  by  a  devotion  to 
duty  and  the  service  of  a  capable  lawyer  such  as  to  constitute  true 
and  substantial  success. 

Louis  F.  Meek,  who  was  born  in  Eureka,  Woodford  County, 
Illinois,  in  June,  1863,  is  in  the  same  profession  which  was  honored 
by  his  father,  the  late  Bazel  D.  Meek,  who  died  after  a  long  and 
eventful  career  at  Eureka,  April  30,  1909.  Colonel  Meek  was  one 
of  the  early  members  of  the  Woodford  County  bar,  and  early  in 


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the  Civil  war  was  associated  with  Col.  Robert  G.  Ingersoll  in  rais- 
ing the  Eleventh  Illinois  Cavalry.  He  became  lieutenant  colonel 
in  that  organization,  and  after  two  years  in  the  field  resigned  his 
commission  and  returned  home  to  his  practice.  He  was  regarded 
as  one  of  the  distinguished  and  able  members  of  the  bar  in  his 
county,  figured  in  public  life,  and  held  such  offices  as  county  judge, 
county  treasurer  and  county  superintendent  of  schools. 

Louis  F.  Meek  grew  up  in  Eureka,  attended  the  public  schools 
and  Eureka  College,  and  prepared  for  his  profession  in  the  North- 
western Law  School  in  Chicago.  After  graduating  with  the  class 
of  1884  and  being  admitted  to  the  bar,  he  was  associated  with  his 
father  until  1888.  Seeking  the  opportunities  of  a  larger  city  he  then 
opened  his  office  in  Peoria,  and  for  two  years  was  in  practice  with 
R.  J.  Cooney,  now  of  Chicago,  who  afterwards  served  as  state's 
attorney  of  Peoria  County.  One  step  in  his  professional  experience 
was  two  years  of  service  as  assistant  state's  attorney  under  John 
Niehaus.  He  was  also  public  administrator  of  Peoria  County  four 
years.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  associated  with  Mr.  Ellwood, 
in  the"  firm  of  Ellwood  &  Meek.  On  August  2,  1913,  was  appointed 
postmaster  of  Peoria  by  President  Wilson  and  the  firm  of  Ellwood 
&  Meek  was  dissolved,  but  Mr.  Meek  still  maintains  the  office  in 
Central  National  Bank  Building,  where  he  attends  to  such  legal 
matters  as  his  time  will  permit  from  his  duties  as  postmaster. 
Politically  he  is  a  democrat  and  has  always  taken  an  active  interest 
in  politics.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  national  convention  in  1890 
and  always  stumps  his  congressional  district  and  Central  Illinois 
when  campaigns  are  on.  In  1906,  during  an  absence  from  the  state 
on  business,  the  democratic  convention  nominated  him  for  Con- 
gress. He  accepted  the  honor  reluctantly,  and  after  a  vigorous 
campaign  succeeded  in  reducing  the  normal  republican  majority  of 
6,000  to  less  than  3,000. 

Mr.  Meek  is  married  and  there  are  three  children  in  the  family : 
Elizabeth,  Perry  and  Louis.  Mr.  Meek  is  affiliated  with  a  number 
of  secret  orders  and  business  organizations  and  belongs  to  the  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution.  He  is  one  of  the  leading  Peorians 
both  as  a  lawyer  and  citizen. 

EDWARD  P.  ALLEN.  Engaged  in  practice  at  Quincy  since  1907, 
Mr.  Allen,  who  is  now  serving  as  city  attorney,  has  gained  a  secure 
position  in  his  profession  as  a  result  of  hard  work  in  overcoming 
the  handicaps  of  meager  advantages  and  by  close  diligence  and 
application  to  his  work  as  a  lawyer. 

Born  in  Quincy  January  15,  1884,  Edward  P.  Allen  was  the 
youngest  of  four  children  born  to  John  A.  and  Anna  (Lane)  Allen, 
the  former  a  native  of  New  York  State  and  the  latter  of  Ohio. 
Grandfather  John  Allen  was  a  native  of  Fall  River,  Massachusetts. 
John  A.  Allen  in  early  life  studied  for  a  lawyer,  but  at  the  beginning 
of  the  Civil  war  enlisted  at  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  and  went  out 


734  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

as  major  of  the  Fourth  Rhode  Island  Volunteers.  It  was  one  of 
the  first  regiments  to  reach  Washington,  D.  C.  His  service  was  for 
three  years,  and  included  participation  in  the  battles  of  first  and 
second  Bull  Run,  and  though  two  horses  were  shot  from  under  him 
he  was  never  wounded.  At  one  time  he  was  military  governor  of 
both  North  and  South  Carolina,  and  subsequently  was  on  General 
Burnside's  staff  as  major.  He  came  out  of  the  army  as  lieutenant 
colonel,  having  resigned  on  account  of  ill  health.  In  1868  he  came 
to  Illinois,  promoted  and  carried  out  several  large  land  deals  at 
Quincy  and  vicinity,  and  subsequently  was  in  the  tailoring  business, 
employing  at  one  time  nineteen  tailors.  After  retiring  from  that 
business,  he  held  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  for  thirty  years. 
His  death  occurred  in  November,  1908,  at  the  age  of  eighty-two.  He 
was  married  in  Dallas  City,  Illinois,  to  Anna  Lane,  who  died  at 
Quincy  February  13,  1908,  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine. 

Edward  P.  Allen  had  to  work  and  farm  to  get  an  education. 
His  attendance  in  the  public  schools  was  interrupted,  and  he  subse- 
quently was  a  student  in  the  Union  City  Business  College,  and  com- 
pleted the  equivalent  of  a  high  school  course  by  night  study  for  two 
years.  His  law  reading  was  pursued  in  the  office  of  W.  A.  Vande- 
venter,  and  later  with  Homer  Swope.  He  was  also  a  student  of 
law  in  the  Gem  City  Business  College,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Quincy  in  1907.  Mr.  Allen  was  elected  city  attorney  in  1909  and 
held  the  office  three  terms.  He  refused  to  accept  another  term, 
preferring  to  give  his  entire  time  to  his  private  and  growing  law 
business.  He  was  nominated  for  Congress  on  the  democratic  ticket 
and  defeated  by  a  small  vote  in  a  large  republican  district,  and  is 
one  of  the  leading  democrats  in  Adams  County.  He  has  been  a  dele- 
gate to  all  the  state  conventions  for  the  past  fifteen  years  and  was 
assistant  sergeant  at  arms  of  the  national  convention  at  Denver 
in  1908.  He  was  secretary  of  the  Democratic  County  Committee, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  County  and  State  Bar  Association.  His 
fraternities  are  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the 
Masonic  lodge,  and  has  taken  thirty-two  degrees  of  the  Scottish 
Rite. 

On  September  8,  1909,  Mr.  Allen  married  Miss  Maude  Homan, 
daughter  of  William  A.  and  Emily  (Rouer)  Homan,  both  natives  of 
Quincy,  where  they  still  reside.  One  child  was  born  to  their  mar- 
riage, Anna  Lane  Allen,  on  December  14,  1910. 

HON.  HARRY  HIGBEE.  Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Pike 
County,  Judge  Higbee  is  one  of  the  best  known  lawyers  and  jurists 
of  Illinois,  is  the  son  of  a  judge  and  lawyer  who  gained  distinction 
in  earlier  Illinois  courts,  and  in  his  own  career  has  had  fortunate 
associations,  a  liberal  education,  has  for  many  years  been  prominent 
in  professional  and  civic  affairs,  and  all  his  acts  as  a  judge  or  lawyer 
have  contributed  to  the  dignity  of  his  profession. 

Harry   Higbee    was    born    at    Pittsfield,    county    seat    of    Pike 


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County,  December  13,  1854.  His  father  was  the  late  Hon.  Chaun- 
cey  L.  Higbee  and  his  mother  Julia  M.  (White)  Higbee.  Chauncey 
L.  Higbee,  a  native  of  Ohio,  moved  to  Illinois  early  in  life,  entered 
the  law  and  for  a  number  of  years  was  a  very  widely  known  and 
learned  attorney  in  Pike  County.  He  was  elected  judge  of  the  Cir- 
cuit Court  at  Pittsfield  and  honored  that  office  by  his  services  from 
1861  until  his  death  in  1884.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Appellate 
Court  of  the  state  from  1877  to  1884. 

Judge  Harry  Higbee  had  not  only  the  natural  capacity  but  the 
fortunate  environment  which  prepares  men  for  the  most  efficient 
service.  He  entered  Yale  University,  was  graduated  in  1875,  subse- 
quently studied  law  at  Columbia  College,  New  York,  for  a  year, 
and  later,  in  1878,  graduated  from  the  Union  College  of  Law  at 
Chicago,  and  then  spent  a  year  in  European  travel  and  study.  Re- 
turning from  abroad  he  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  1879. 
One  of  his  partners  was  Mr.  Wike,  a  prominent  lawyer  and  at  one 
time  assistant  secretary  of  the  treasury  of  the  United  States.  He 
was  also  associated  in  practice  with  the  late  Col.  Asa  C.  Mathews. 

In  1888  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  State  Senate,  was 
re-elected  in  1892,  and  in  1897  was  elected  judge  of  the  Circuit 
Court,  an  office  in  which  his  thorough  legal  training  and  ability,  his 
broad  experience  and  unquestioned  integrity  have  enabled  him  to 
render  the  finest  quality  of  judicial  service. 

Judge  Higbee  has  been  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Pittsfield  since  its  organization.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Bar  Association,  the  Illinois  and  Pik'e  County  Bar  associations,  and 
was  honored  with  the  office  of  president  of  the  State  Bar  Associa- 
tion in  1912-13.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  is  a  member  of  the 
University  Club  and.  the  Iroquois  Club  of  Chicago,  and  is  a  Royal 
Arch  Mason.  Judge  Higbee  was  married  December  18,  1879,  at 
Pittsfield,  to  Miss  Emma  Hicks.  Her  father,  Col.  D.  D.  Hicks, 
who  died  in  1881,  was  for  many  years  one  of  Pittsfield's  prominent 
citizens.  Judge  Higbee's  only  child  died  in  infancy. 

HON.  EDWARD  DOOCY.  The  professional  record  of  Mr.  Doocy 
includes  forty  years  as  a  member  of  the  Pike  County  bar,  with 
twelve  years  of  service  as  county  judge  and  for  the  past  nine  years 
master  in  chancery.  Among  Illinois  lawyers  his  name  is  representa- 
tive of  the  solid  industry  and  ability  which  is  at  the  basis  of  any 
long  and  successful  career  in  the  law. 

Edward  Doocy  was  born  at  Griggsville,  Pike  County,  Illinois, 
October  19,  1851.  His  parents  were  James  and  Sarah  (Tracy) 
Doocy,  both  natives  of  County  Tipperary,  Ireland,  who  in  1847 
emigrated  to  America,  and  from  New  Orleans  came  to  St.  Louis, 
where  they  lived  four  years,  and  in  the  early  part  of  1851  located  at 
Griggsville.  The  father  followed  various  occupations  while  living 
in  St.  Louis,  and  in  Pike  County  became  a  substantial  farmer  and 


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was  such  up  to  his  death  in  1874  at  the, age  of  forty-nine.  The 
mother  died  at  Springfield,  Illinois,  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven. 

The  oldest  of  their  seven  children,  Judge  Doocy,  had  his  primary 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Pike  County,  subsequently  was  a 
student  in  the  academic  and  law  department  of  the  Illinois  College 
at  Jacksonville,  graduating  in  1871,  and  thereafter  read  law  with 
Judge  James  Ward;  a  retired  lawyer.  His  admission  to  practice 
came  in  January,  1874,  and  then  for  eight  years  he  practiced  with 
increasing  reputation  in  his  native  town.  In  1882  Pike  County 
elected  him  its  county  judge,  and  this  caused  his  removal  to  the 
county  seat  at  Pittsfield,  where  he  was  twice  re-elected  and  adminis- 
tered the  duties  of  county  judge  for  three  terms,  or  twelve  years. 
Since  leaving  the  bench  Judge  Doocy  has  given  his  attention  to  a 
large  and  important  practice  and  for  the  past  ten  years  has  been 
master  in  chancery.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  democratic  conven- 
tion at  Baltimore  in  1912.  He  is  a  member  of  both  the  State  and 
American  Bar  associations,  is  a  democrat  in  politics,  and  is  a 
Knight  Templar  Mason,  with  lodge  affiliations  in  Ascalon  Lodge, 
No.  49,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Judge  Doocy  has  a  fine  family.  On  December  28,  1886,  at 
Griggsville  he  married  Clara  L.  Butler,  daughter  of  E.  W.  Butler, 
now  deceased.  To  their  marriage  have  been  born  five  children : 
Clara  Louise,  born  at  Griggsville  in  1889,  is  a  graduate  of  the  Illinois 
College  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.,  and  is  principal  of  the  High 
School  of  Mount  Sterling,  Illinois;  Edward  Butler,  born  in  July, 
1892,  at  Pittsfield,  finished  the  electrical  engineering  course  in  the 
Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College  of  Mississippi,  and  is  now 
superintendent  of  a  public  service  corporation ;  Elmer  Tiffany,  born 
in  November,  1894,  at  Pittsfield,  is  a  graduate  of  the  law  depart- 
ment of  Wesleyan  University;  Helen  L.,  born  January  25,  1896,  at 
Pittsfield,  has  finished  the  Pittsfield  High  School  course,  and  is  now 
a  teacher;  Clarence  Wellington,  born  in  1904,  is  attending  school. 

NELSON  F.  ANDERSON.  A  lawyer  with  an  unusually  broad 
range  of  experience  both  in  private  and  official  practice,  Nelson  F. 
Anderson  is  the  present  state's  attorney  of  Henry  County  and  has 
been  identified  with  the  bar  of  that  county  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

Nelson  F.  Anderson  was  born  in  Sweden  February  n,  1860,  a 
son  of  Nels  and  Maria  (Kolakowski)  Nelson.  He  was  the  oldest 
of  their  eight  children,  and.  in  the  family  are .  two  dentists,  one 
physician,  two  lawyers  and  one  in  the  grocery  business,  which  is  a 
fine  showing  of  professional  talent  for  one  set  of  children. 

Nelson  F.  Anderson  received  his  early  education  in  the  Latin 
School  at  Ystad,  Sweden,  but  when  twelve  years  of  age  the  family 
emigrated  to  the  United  States,  first  locating  at  Greene  in  Butler 
County,  Iowa.  In  that  county  he  attended  country  schools  for  three 
years,  and  then  went  to  Keokuk  and  learned  the  printer's  trade. 
Mr.  Anderson  is  a  practical  printer,  and  worked  at  his  trade  in 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  737 

Keokuk,  Galesburg  and  Chicago,  spending  about  four  years  alto- 
gether. His  literary  education  was  acquired  in  Knox  College  at 
Galesburg,  where  he  graduated  with  the  degree  Bachelor  of  Arts, 
and  his  wife  has  the  same  degree  from  the  same  institution.  At  the 
age  of  twenty-one  Mr.  Anderson  determined  to  study  law,  but  was 
confronted  with  the  problem  of  providing  his  living  expenses  while 
pursuing  his  studies.  While  working  at  his  trade  in  Chicago  he 
began  the  reading  of  law  in  the  office  of  Thomas  E.  Milchrist,  whose 
record  as  United  States  District  Attorney  is  well  remembered.  Mr. 
Anderson  was  with  Mr.  Milchrist  two  years,  and  in  the  fall  of  1882 
entered  the  Union  College  of  Law  at  Chicago,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  December  6,  1886,  before  the  Supreme  Court. 

For  about  a  year  Mr.  Anderson  was  employed  by  the  law  firm 
of  Cook  &  Lawrence  in  Chicago,  then  for  two  years  practiced  at 
Salina,  Kansas,  with  W.  F.  Musser  as  a  partner  under  the  firm 
name  of  Anderson  &  Musser.  Returning  to  Illinois  Mr.  Anderson 
established  an  office  at  Galva,  and  for  fourteen  years  served  as  vil- 
lage attorney.  For  six  years  he  was  assistant  to  Judge  Bigelow, 
justice  of  the  Appellate  Court  in  the  Sixth  District.  Mr.  Anderson 
has  been  a  resident  of  Kewanee  for  the  past  ten  years,  and  in  1912 
was  elected  for  the  regular  four-year  term  as  state's  attorney  of 
Henry  County.  He  has  an  office  in  the  courthouse  at  Cambridge 
and  his  home  law  office  is  in  the  Fisher  Building  at  Kewanee. 

Mr.  Anderson  was  married  December  25,  1888,  to  Mary  W. 
Williams,  daughter  of  W.  P.  Williams  of  Henry,  Illinois.  Their 
four  sons  are:  Leland  H.,  who  was  born  in  1891  and  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Kewanee  High  School  and  of  the  University  of  Chicago; 
Sumner  B.,  born  in  1895,  now  a  student  in  the  University  of  Chi- 
cago; Richard  S.,  born  in  1897;  Nelson  P.,  born  in  1899.  Mr. 
Anderson  was  for  nine  years  a  member  of  the  Galva  Board  of 
Education,  and  has  always  interested  himself  in  local  affairs  in  what- 
ever community  has  been  his  home.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  is 
a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  of  the  Henry  County  Bar 
Association,  and  is  affiliated  with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks.  His  home  is  at  527  Elliott  Street,  Kewanee. 

JOHN  B.  HARRIS.  Madison  County  claims  Mr.  Harris  as  one  of 
its  native  sons  and  as  one  of  .the  representative  younger  members 
of  its  bar.  He  is  engaged  in  the  successful  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession at  Granite  City,  and  he  has  been  in  a  significant  sense  the 
architect  of  his  own  fortunes,  as  he  depended  on  his  own  resources 
in  making  advancement  to  eligibility  for  the  exacting  profession  in 
which  he  is  an  earnest  and  effective  worker  and  which  he  is  honor- 
ing alike  by  his  character  and  services. 

Mr.  Harris  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Moro  Township,  Madison 
County,  Illinois,  on  the  22d  of  November,  1880,  and  is  a  son  of 
John  S.  and  Catherine  (Keefe)  Harris,  the  former  of  whom  was 
born  in  St.  Charles-  County,  Missouri,  and  the  latter  in  the  City  of 

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738  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

St.  Louis,  that  state,  both  having  been  children  at  the  time  of  the 
removal  of  the  respective  families  to  Alton,  Madison  County,  Illi- 
nois, where  both  were  reared  and  educated  and  where  their  mar- 
riage was  solemnized.  As  a  young  man  John  S.  Harris  was  a 
successful  and  popular  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Madison 
County,  and  he  finally  turned  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits, 
in  connection  with  which  he  became  one  of  the  substantial  farmers 
of  Madison  County,  where  he  continued  to  reside  until  his  death, 
on  the  27th  of  March,  1894,  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years.  His 
widow,  who  was  born  in  December,  1851,  now  resides  at  East  St. 
Louis,  St.  Clair  County.  Of  the  nine  children  seven  are  living,  and 
of  the  number  John  B.  was  the  third  in  order  of  birth. 

Mr.  Harris  passed  his  childhood  days  on  the  old  homestead  farm 
and  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
township.  He  was  about  thirteen  years  old  at  the  time  of  his 
father's  death  and  his  widowed  mother  soon  afterward  removed 
with  her  children  to  the  Village  of  Bunker  Hill,  Macoupin  County. 
In  the  village  high  school  Mr.  Harris  was  graduated  in  1898,  and 
he  thereafter  provided  for  his  own  support  by  various  occupations, 
the  while  he  gave  close  attention  to  the  study  of  law  at  home  and 
under  effective  private  preceptorship.  Knowledge  thus  gained  indi- 
cates how  effective  must  have  been  the  spur  of  ambition,  and  in 
1907  Mr.  Harris  proved  himself  eligible  for  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  his  native  state,  at  Alton,  the  metropolis  of  Madison 
County.  On  the  ist  of  March  of  the  following  year  he  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Granite  City,  and  his  record  has 
been  one  of  consecutive  advancement  and  pronounced  professional 
success.  He  has  appeared  in  connection  with  a  number  of  specially 
important  cases  and  up  to  the  time  of  this  writing  has  never  yet 
lost  a  case  that  was  carried  to  the  appellate  court.  He  is  an  appre- 
ciative and  popular  member  of  the  Madison  County  Bar  Associa- 
tion, is  a  director  of  the  Granite  City  Commercial  Club,  and  in 
politics  is  an  uncompromising  advocate  of  the  cause  of  the  demo- 
cratic party,  being  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  Democratic  Club 
of  Granite  City.  He  is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the 
Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles,  and  both  he 
and  his  wife  are  communicants  of  the  Catholic  church. 

On  the  29th  of  June,  1910,  was  solemnized  the  marriage  of 
Mr.  Harris  to  Miss  Grace  G.  Grote,  daughter  of  Nelson  and  Mar- 
garet (Fitzgerald)  Grote,  the  latter  of  whom  still  resides  at  East 
St.  Louis,  Mr.  Grote  having  died  in  November,  1914.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Harris  have  three  children,  whose  names  and  respective  dates 
of  birth  are  here  noted:  John  B.,  Jr.,  April  19,  1911;  Genevieve, 
September  2,  1912;  and  Mary  Frances,  June  17,  1914. 

JOHN  ROOT.  One  of  the  old  and  prominent  lawyers  of  Henry 
County  is  John  Root,  now  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Root  & 
Root  at  Galva. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  739 

John  Root  was  born  October  25,  1849,  at  Bishop  Hill,  Illinois, 
the  only  child  of  John  and  Charlotte  Louise  (Johnson)  Root.  Both 
his  parents  were  natives  of  Sweden,  and  his  father  after  coming 
to  the  United  States  fought  as  a  volunteer  in  the  American  army 
during  the  war  with  Mexico,  and  soon  after  the  close  of  that  strug- 
gle located  in  Henry  County,  Illinois. 

John  Root  received  his  early  education  in  the  common  schools 
at  Bishop  Hill.  Subsequently  attended  Bryant  &  Stratton's  Business 
College  of  Chicago,  and  Knox  College  at  Galesburg.  In  1876  he 
took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Bigelow,  and  in 
order  to  defray  his  expenses  while  preparing  for  his  profession 
taught  school  during  the  winter  and  worked  on  a  farm  in  the  sum- 
mer. He  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  at  Chicago  in  March, 
1880,  and  nine  years  later,  in  1889,  completed  the  course  and  was 
graduated  from  the  old  Union  College  of  Law  at  Chicago.  Mr.  Root 
began  his  active  practice  at  Galva  and  for  twenty-five  years  con- 
ducted a  large  and  individual  practice,  having  a  clientele  both  in 
Henry  and  adjoining  counties.  Though  not  partners,  he  and  Judge 
Bigelow  had  offices  together  for  some  time.  Mr.  Root  served  as 
master  in  chancery  of  the  Circuit  Court  from  1899  to  iQii- 

He  has  fraternal  affiliations  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America;  in  politics  is  a 
progressive  and  is  a  member  of  the. County  Bar  Association.  On 
June  22,  1874,  he  married  Betsy  Ogren  of  Bishop  Hill.  Their  five 
children  are:  Vincent  J. ;  Clarence,  deceased;  Amy  L.,  wife  of  M. 
Peterson  of  Galva ;  Ralph  W.,  an  attorney  of  Galva ;  and  Earl 

VINCENT  J.  ROOT.  Junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Root  &  Root 
at  Galva,  Vincent  J.  Root  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Illinois 
bar  for  the  past  ten  years  and  has  had  a  wide  experience  both  as  a 
lawyer  and  court  reporter. 

Vincent  J.  Root  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Bishop  Hill,  Illinois, 
June  27,  1875.  His  father,  who  is  senior  member  of  the  above  firm, 
has  a  brief  sketch  in  preceding  paragraphs.  Vincent  Root  acquired 
his  early  education  in  country  schools  near  Bishop  Hill,  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  town  and  the  high  school  at  Galva,  Illinois,  and 
attended  the  Bryant  &  Stratton,  and  the  Metropolitan  Business 
colleges  of  Chicago,  and  for  one  year  was  an  instructor  in  the 
latter  school.  For  one  year  he  was  a  student  in  the  Illinois  College 
of  Law  and  completed  his  law  course  in  the  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity, graduating  LL.  B.  in  the  class  of  1904.  Mr.  Root  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Chicago  in  October,  1905,  and  before  return- 
ing' to  Galva  spent  about  a  year  in  the  office  of  A.  M.  Cox,  a  Chicago 
lawyer.  Since  his  return  to  Galva  Mr.  Root  has  practiced  in  part- 
nership with  his  father.  They  have  the  finest  offices  and  law  library 
in  Henry  County,  and  have  an  extensive  practice  in  all  the  courts 
and  in  a  large  'and  varied  litigation.  For  about  five  years  Mr.  Root 
was  court  reporter  in  Henry,  Mercer,  Rock  Island  and  Whiteside 


740  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

counties.  He  is  now  serving  his  fourth  year  as  city  attorney  of 
Galva,  and  in  the  1914  primaries  was  defeated  by  only  thirty  votes 
for  the  nomination  of  county  judge. 

October  5,  1905,  Mr.  Root  married  Miss  Christine  Wing  of 
Galva.  Mrs.  Root  is  a  member  of  the  Eastern  Star  and  the  Daugh- 
ters of  Rebekah,  and  Mr.  Root  belongs  to  the  same  auxiliary  body 
and  has  taken  thirty-two  degrees  in  Scottish  Rite  Masonry,  is  a 
member  of  the  Peoria  Consistory,  Kewanee  Commandery  and 
Mohammed  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  has  filled  the  various 
chairs  in  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America.  Politically  his  affiliation  is  with  the  republican  party.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  County  Bar  Association. 

CLARK  BENJAMIN  ABY.  With  eighteen  years  of  professional 
experience  and  success  behind  him,  Clark  B.  Aby  is  now  recognized 
as  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  bar  at  Galva.  He  has  confined  his 
attention  almost  strictly  to  his  profession  and  has  engaged  in  poli- 
tics and  other  affairs  only  to  the  extent  of  meeting  the  responsibili- 
ties and  obligations  of  a  public-spirited  citizen. 

Clark  Benjamin  Aby  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Galva,  Illinois, 
April  15,  1872,  the  youngest  of  eight  children  born  to  Alexander 
and  Melvina  (Barnes)  Aby.  Both  parents  are  now  deceased. 
Clark  B.  Aby  grew  up  in  the  country,  attended  country  schools 
near  the  old  home  until  about  twelve,  and  then  entered  the  Galva 
public  schools  and  remained  until  graduating  from  high  school  in 
1890.  Not  long  afterward  he  definitely  determined  upon  the  law 
as  a  vocation  and  when  about  twenty-two  spent  a  year  in  study  in 
the  office  of  Judge  Bigelow.  After  traveling  over  the  West  as  far 
as  the  Pacific  coast,  he  returned  home  and  in  1894  entered  the 
Northwestern  University  law  department,  and  gave  close  attention 
to  his  studies  there  until  graduating  LL.  B.  in  1896.  Mr.  Aby  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Chicago  in  June  of  the  same  year,  and  soon 
afterward  opened  an  office  in  Galva  and  has  since  been  in  active 
practice.  He  is  reputed  to  have  one  of  the  best  law  libraries  in  the 
city. 

His  public  service  has  been  chiefly  along  the  line  of  his  profes- 
sion. He  served  Galva  as  city  attorney,  also  on  the  city  council, 
has  held  several  minor  offices  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  local 
school  board  and  also  city  attorney. 

On  July  23,  1896,  Mr.  Aby  married  Miss  Lillie  A.  Nordstrum, 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  Nordstrum  of  Galva.  Mrs.  Aby 
was  educated  in  the  Galva  public  schools.  They  are  the  parents  of 
two  children:  Roland  C.  was  born  September  27,  1898,  and  is  now 
a  student  in  the  high  school;  and  Genevieve  E.  was  born  June  17, 
1908.  Fraternally  Mr.  Aby  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order,  in 
which  he  is  a  past  master,  and  also  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  741 

He  is  a  member  of  the  County  Bar  Association,  is  a  republican,  and 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 

WILLIAM  C.  EWAN.  Junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Sturtz  & 
Ewan  of  Kewanee,  William  C.  Ewan  has  been  in  active  practice  a 
little  more  than  seven  years,  and  possesses  superior  qualifications 
both  as  a  lawyer  and  business  man,  and  has  also  made  himself  active 
in  citizenship. 

William  C.  Ewan  was  born  March  12,  1881,  near  Lewistown,  in 
Fulton  County,  Illinois,  a  son  of  William  I.  and  Rena  C.  (Murchin- 
son)  Ewan.  His  father  was  born  March  12,  1849,  at  Port  Republic, 
Virginia,  and  his  mother  April  i,  1847,  at  Greenville,  South  Caro- 
lina. Both  are  now  living  at  Cuba,  Illinois,  his  father  a  retired 
farmer.  There  were  seven  children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy, 
and  another  of  the  sons  is  Dr.  R.  T.  Ewan  of  Cuba.  The  Ewan 
ancestry  settled  in  America  from  Wales,  while  the  Murchinson  fam- 
ily was  of  Scotch  and  English  stock.  Robert  T.  Ewan,  who 
founded  the  family  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic,  came  over  in  colonial 
times  and  saw  active  service  during  the  Revolutionary  war  under 
Washington.  He  settled  in  Virginia,  and  it  was  in  1857  that  the 
Ewan  family  came  out  to  Illinois. 

William  C.  Ewan,  the  fourth  of  the  seven  children  of  his  parents, 
attended  country  schools  in  Cass  Township  of  Fulton  County  until 
fourteen  years  of  age,  after  which  he  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  at  Cuba,  graduating  from  high  school  in  1900.  Much  of  the 
strength  and  vigor  which  he  has  brqught  into  his  professional  work 
were  acquired  while  a  boy  on  the  farm,  and  after  leaving  high 
school  he  spent  three  years  assisting  his  father.  In  September, 
1903,  he  entered  the  University  of  Illinois,  spent  one  year  in  the 
literary  department,  and  then  continued  a  student  in  the  law  depart- 
ment until  graduating  in  June,  1907,  LL.  B.  Mr.  Ewan  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  at  Chicago  June  25,  1907.  A  fact 
which  shows  his  independence  and  industry  is  that  he  paid  prac- 
tically all  his  expenses  while  in  college.  After  his  admission  to  the 
bar  Mr.  Ewan  came  to  Kewanee,  and  was  employed  as  assistant  to 
Charles  E.  Sturtz  for  about  fourteen  months,  and  they  then  formed 
the  partnership  of  Sturtz  &  Ewan  in  January,  1909,  which  has  had 
five  years  of  successful  practice  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  strong- 
est law  firms  at  Kewanee.  Mr.  Ewan  served  as  assistant  state's 
attorney  for  five  years,  from  1907  to  1912.  Sturtz  &  Ewan  are 
general  attorneys  for  the  Mystic  Workers  of  the  World,  a  fraternal 
insurance  company,  and  their  jurisdiction  covers  nine  states  in  the 
Middle  West,  extending  from  Texas  to  Michigan.  They  are  also 
local  attorneys  for  the  Galesburg  &  Kewanee  Electric  Railway 
Company,  for  the  Consolidated  Light  &  Power  Company,  the  Local 
Street  Railway  Company  and  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy 
Railroad  Company.  The  firm  are  said  to  have  the  largest  law 
library  in  Kewanee  and  one  of  the  largest  in  the  county. 


742  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Mr.  Ewan  is  affiliated  with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks,  the  Kewanee  Club  and  the  Midland  Country  Club,  and  is 
a  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association  and  the  County  Bar 
Association.  He  is  a  democrat  in  politics  and  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church.  He  is  unmarried  and  lives  at  200  S.  Tre- 
mont  Street  in  Kewanee,  with  office  at  the  corner  of  Tremont  and 
Third  streets. 

HENRY  B.  SAFFORD.  Among  the  law  firms  at  Monmouth  that 
have  special  distinction  on  account  of  the  individual  abilities  of  their 
members  and  the  extent  of  their  practice,  one  of  the  most  important 
is  Safford  &  Graham,  a  relationship  which  has  existed  between  these 
two  well-known  attorneys  for  twelve  years.  Mr.  Safford  is  a  lawyer 
of  more  than  twenty  years'  experience  in  Illinois,  and  in  addition 
to  sound  ability  entered  the  profession  with  a  thorough  training 
and  with  a  high  standard  of  ideals  that  his  mature  career  has  done 
much  to  realize. 

Born  at  Hamilton,  Illinois,  October  19,  1868,  a  son  of  George 
B.  and  Penelope  (Gray)  Safford,  he  lived  in  his  native  village  and 
attended  the  public  schools  until  the  age  of  sixteen.  Following  that 
came  two  years  in  the  high  school  at  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  two  years 
in  the*  college  at  Carthage,  Illinois.  When  he  was  about  twenty 
years  of  age  Mr.  Safford  definitely  determined  upon  the  law  as  a 
profession.  While  at  Carthage  he  had  the  advantages  of  instruction 
from  such  well  read  lawyers  as  Judge  Charles  J.  and  Timothy  Scho- 
field  and  A.  W.  O'Harra.  He  continued  his  reading  for  three  years, 
and  in  May,  1894,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield.  His  first 
six  months  after  admission  was  spent  at  Carthage  with  the  firm  of 
Berry  Brothers,  and  from  1895  to  1903  he  enjoyed  a  considerable 
practice  in  Henderson  County.  Mr.  Safford  came  to  Monmouth  on 
December  i,  1903,  and  entered  into  a  partnership  with  I.  M.  Kirk- 
patrick  and  W.  F.  Graham.  A  little  later  Mr.  Kirkpatrick  died,  and 
since  then  the  firm  title  has  been  Safford  &  Graham.  While  as 
attorneys  they  have  been  chiefly  concerned  with  a  general  practice, 
they  also  represent  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railroad  and 
the  Rock  Island  Railroad  and  a  number  of  banks. 

Mr.  Safford  was  married  November  16,  1898,  to  Anna  Watson 
of  Henderson  County.  She  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Henderson  County  and  finished  at  Valparaiso  University,  Indiana. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Fortnightly  Club  of  Monmouth.  Their  one 
child,  Mary  K.,  is  now  sixteen  years  of  age. 

In  a  political  way  Mr.  Safford  has  never  shown  any  inclinations 
for  office  holding.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  village  board  at 
one  time,  has  been  a  delegate  to  state  and  county  conventions  of 
the  republican  party,  but  his  best  service  to  the  public  has  been  ren- 
dered within  the  limits  of  his  profession.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
County  and  State  Bar  associations,  and  belongs  to  the  Hamilton 
Club  of  Chicago  and  to  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  743 

Elks,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America.  His  office  is  in  the  Library  Building  and  his  home 
at  809  East  First  Avenue,  Monmouth. 

WILLIS  F.  GRAHAM.  Junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Safford 
&  Graham,  with  offices  in  the  Library  Building  at  Monmouth,  Mr. 
Graham  was  first  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  State  of  Nebraska,  but 
for  the  past  twenty  years  has  practiced  in  Illinois,  and  is  associated 
with  one  of  the  strongest  law  firms  of  Warren  County.  This  firm 
has  a  large  and  extended  general  practice,  and  also  represents  sev- 
eral banks  and  the  Santa  Fe  and  the  Rock  Island  and  Southern 
Railroads. 

Mr.  Graham  was  born  April  16,  1870,  at  Ellison,  Illinois,  the  only 
child  of  Charles  W.  and  Mary  (Coleman)  Graham.  Up  to  the  age 
of  sixteen  he  attended  the  public  schools  at  Point  Pleasant,  Illinois, 
and  in  1887  entered  the  Northern  Indiana  Normal  School  at  Val- 
paraiso, Indiana,  from  which  institution,  now  Valparaiso  University, 
he  was  graduated  A.  B.  in  1891.  On  the  foundation  of  such  an 
education  he  soon  afterwards  took  up  the  study  of  law.  These 
studies  were  carried  on  in  the  offices  of  Godfred  &  Godfrey  at 
Minden,  Nebraska,  for  three  years.  In  1894  he  was  admitted  to  the 
Nebraska  bar,  and  for  the  following  year  practiced  as  junior  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Godfrey,  Godfrey  &  Graham.  In  1895  Mr.  Gra- 
ham located  at  Oquawka,  Illinois,  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar 
at  Springfield  in  the  same  year,  and  in  the  fall  of  1899  moved  to 
Monmouth.  For  a  year  and  a  hali  he  was  associated  with  the  late 
J.  M.  Kirkpatrick  in  practice,  but  for  more  than  twelve  years  his 
senior  associate  has  been  Henry  B.  Safford. 

Mr.  Graham  was  married  January  7,  1894,  to  Mary  Garner  of 
Colfax,  Illinois.  Their  two  children  are  Charles  C.,  born  April  5, 
1898,  and  Robert  G.,  born  March  13,  1901,  both  now  attending  high 
school.  Mr.  Graham  is  a  member  of  the  County  and  State  Bar 
associations,  and  in  politics  is  a  republican.  He  lives  at  120  North 
C  Street  in  Monmouth.  His  church  is  the  Methodist. 

JOHN  H.  HANLEY.  With  a  standing  as  a  lawyer  acquired  by 
many  years  of  successful  experience,  John  H.  Hanley  is  senior 
member  of  the  firm  Hanley  &  Cox,  with  offices  in  the  Claycomb 
Building  at  Monmouth.  While  his  ability  as  an  attorney  is  now 
pretty  well  diffused  all  over  North  Central  Illinois,  a  more  personal 
interest  attaches  to  the  career  of  Mr.  Hanley  for  the  strenuous  and 
self-sacrificing  efforts  which  he  put  forth  when  a  young  man  to  gain 
an  education  and  equip  himself  for  the  responsibilities  of  a  learned 
profession. 

Though  nearly  all  his  active  career  has  been  spent -in  Illinois, 
John  H.  Hanley  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Pennsylvania, 
September  8,  1860,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Marie  (Fitzpatrick)  Han- 
ley. As  a  boy  up  to  the  age  of  fifteen  he  attended  district  schools, 


744  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

spent  one  year  in  the  Hookstown  Academy  and  four  years  in  the 
Woodlawn  Academy.  In  the  meantime  he  had  been  thrown  upon 
his  self-supporting  endeavors,  and  like  many  another  successful 
man  was  at  various  times  a  school  teacher,  a  rail  splitter,  and  there 
was  hardly  any  work  too  hard  which  he  considered  beneath  his 
dignity  as  a  means  to  carry  him  through  school.  In  the  course  of 
his  education  he  spent  one  term  in  Geneva  College,  and  one  year 
at  the  Industry  Academy.  Mr.  Hanley  has  been  identified  with 
Monmouth  as  a  place  of  residence  since  about  1883,  in  which  year 
he  entered  Monmouth  College  and  remained  until  graduating  A.  B. 
in  1885,  and  three  years  later  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  • 

It  was  during  his  work  as  a  teacher  that  Mr.  Hanley  decided  to 
become  an  attorney,  and  as  early  as  1877,  though  he  could  hardly 
spare  the  money,  he  bought  a  two  volume  set  of  Blackstone's  Com- 
mentaries. At  the  present  time  Mr.  Hanley  has  one  of  the  largest 
law  libraries  in  the  state,  but  out  of  it  all  he  cherishes  especially 
that  original  nucleus  which  he  bought  at  such  sacrifice  as  has  been 
given  for  the  sake  of  no  other  books  that  have  entered  his  collec- 
tion. For  several  years  he  devoted  all  his  spare  time  to  the  reading 
and  mastery  of  these  commentaries,  and  in  June,  1885,  began  regular 
study  at  Monmouth  with  the  firm  of  Grier  and  Steward.  He  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield  in  November,  1887,  and  on  March 
4,  1888,  began  his  active  practice  at  Monmouth.  For  about  ten 
years  he  was  alone,  and  subsequently  formed  a  partnership  with 
George  E.  Cox,  making  the  firm  Hanley  &  Cox,  as  it  remains  to  the 
present  time.  His  attention  has  been  given  to  handling  a  general 
practice,  and  he  also  represents  several  banks  and  railroad  com- 
panies. In  all  his  active  career  of  more  than  thirty  years  Mr.  Han- 
ley has  never  taken  a  vacation,  and  judging  by  the  able  and  ener- 
getic manner  in  which  he  still  handles  his  business  he  has  apparently 
never  needed  one,  his  enthusiasm  having  sustained  him  through  all 
the  years  of  professional  service. 

On  September  5,  1889,  Mr.  Hanley  married  Sarah  H.  Bond  of 
Monmouth.  Mrs.  Hanley  has  an  interesting  ancestry,  and  is  promi- 
nent in  Illinois  in  the  Illinois  organization  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution,  being  state  secretary.  They  have  a  daughter, 
Helen  Bond  Hanley,  who  was  educated  at  Monmouth  and  finished  at 
the  Southern  Seminary  at  Buena  Vista,  Virginia.  Mr.  Hanley  is 
a  member  of  the  County  and  State  Bar  associations,  and  at  one 
time  served  as  city  attorney  and  also  had  a  place  on  the  democratic 
electoral  ticket  in  Illinois.  His  home  is  at  724  West  Broadway, 
Monmouth. 

GEORGE  E.  Cox.  Junior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Hanley 
&  Cox  at  Monmouth,  George  E.  Cox  began  his  practice  in  that  city 
about  eighteen  years  ago,  and  his  career  has  been  a  most  successful 
one. 

He  represents  an  old  family  at  Canton,  Illinois,  where  he  was 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  745 

born  April  18,  1871,  a  son  of  William  and  Mary  E.  (Batty)  Cox. 
His  father  was  born  in  England  and  the  family  settled  at  Canton, 
Illinois,  during  the  early  days.  His  mother  was  a  native  of  Shel- 
bina,  Missouri.  George  E.  Cox  depended  for  his  early  education 
upon  the  public  schools  of  Canton,  attending  through  high  school 
and  subsequently  was  in  the  Ottawa  Business  College.  While  work- 
ing as  a  molder  at  Canton  he  read  law  in  the  evenings  in  the  office 
of  Grant  &  Chipperneld  for  one  year,  and  then  came  to  Monmouth 
to  pursue  his  trade  and  at  the  same  time  made  effective  advancement 
in  the  law  under  the  direction  of  his  present  partner,  J.  H.  Hanley. 
His  admission  to  the  bar  occurred  at  Springfield  November  4,  1897, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1898  he  was  elected  police  magistrate.  A  little 
later  he  resigned  the  office  to  enlist  in  Company  H  of  the  Sixth 
Regiment,  Illinois  National  Guard,  for  service  in  the  Spanish- 
American  war,  and  was  in-  the  Porto  Rico  campaign  with  the  rank 
of  corporal.  For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Cox  has  been  associated 
with  Mr.  Hanley  in  practice,  and  also  conducts  a  loan  and  real 
estate  business.  They  are  attorneys  for  the  Rock  Island  Southern 
Railroad  and  the  Rock  Island  Southern  Railway  Companies,  the 
Second  National  Bank  and  the  Monmouth  Trust  &  Savings  Bank. 

On  December  5,  1900,  he  married  at  Monmouth  Miss  Jessie 
Baldwin,  daughter  of  George  and  Clarissa  Baldwin,  who  were  early 
settlers  at  Monmouth.  To  this  union  was  born  two  children, 
George  B.,  born  January  i,  1902;  and  Glenn  W.,  born  May  5, 
1903.  Mrs.  Cox  died  May  8,  1904.  On  June  9,  1914,  he  married 
Martha  Chapman,  who  is  a  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Amer- 
ican Revolution.  Mr.  Cox  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order, 
being  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  also  with  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  the  Benev- 
olent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican, 
and  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  They 
reside  at  313  East  Broadway. 

MELVILLE  GLENN  SOULE.  One  of  the  prominent  law  firms  of 
Warren  County  that  is  held  in  esteem  and  confidence  by  a  wide 
clientele  and  enjoys  the  patronage  of  many  corporations,  is  that  of 
Brown  &  Soule,  of  Monmouth,  of  which  the  junior  member  is  Mel- 
ville Glenn  Soule,  who  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  here 
since  1902.  Qualified  through  natural  legal  ability  and  thorough 
educational  training,  Mr.  Soule  has  progressed  rapidly  in  his  chosen 
profession,  and  now  occupies  an  enviable  position  at  the  bar. 

Melville  Glenn  Soule  was  born  at  Monmouth,  Warren  County, 
Illinois,  July  6,  1874,  and  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Melville  C.  and  Ina  Belle 
(Smith)  Soule,  both  of  remote  English  ancestry,  the  family  records 
proving  settlement  in  Connecticut  as  early  as  1640.  Melville  C. 
Soule  and  wife  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  Melville  Glenn  being 
the  third  in  order  of  birth.  Prior  to  1872,  Melville  C.  Soule  was 
active  as  a  minister  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  but  failing 


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health  compelled  him  to  retire  from  the  ministry,  and  in  that  year 
he  went  into  the  lumber  business  with  W.  F.  Smith,  under  the  firm 
name  of  W.  F.  Smith  &  Soule,  the  name  afterward  becoming  Soule 
&  Graham,  which  operated  two  large  lumber  yards  until  1877,  when 
Mr.  Soule  sold  his  interest.  Afterward,  for  several  years  he  was  in 
the  real  estate  business  and  also  the  boot  and  shoe  business.  For 
a  long  period  he  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
Wesleyan  University  at  Bloomington  and  was  also  a  member  of 
the  board  of  trustees  of  Redding  College,  at  Abingdon,  Illinois, 
for  several  years  being  president  of  the  board.  In  the  excellent 
public  schools  of  Monmouth,  Melville  G.  Soule  continued  a  student 
until  his  graduation  from  the  high  school  in  1893.  In  the  fall  of 
that  year  he  entered  De  Pauw  University  at  Greencastle,  Indiana, 
where  he  remained  one  and  a  half  years,  in  1894  entering  Monmouth 
College  and  graduating  there  in  1897,  with  his  degree  of  A.  B.  Dur- 
ing the  summer  of  this  year  he  read  law  in  the  office  of  his  present 
partner,  John  Burrows  Brown,  in  the  fall  entering  the  law  depart- 
ment of  Harvard  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  June, 
1900,  with  his  coveted  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  In  1900  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Michigan  and  for  one  year  was  in  prac- 
tice at  Detroit,  with  the  law  firm  of  Walker  &  Spalding,  following 
which  he  made  a  business  trip  to  the  Puget  Sound  country,  which 
consumed  six  months.  Upon  his  return  to  Illinois  he  located  in  his 
native  place  and  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  at  Springfield, 
October  23,  1902,  and  then  entered  into  partnership  with  J.  B. 
Brown,  under  the  present  firm  name  of  Brown  &  Soule,  with  offices 
in  the  Patton  Block. 

Mr.  Soule  was  married  April  16,  1903,  to  Miss  Etha  William- 
son, who  was  born  at  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  was  educated  there  and 
at  Monmouth  College,  Illinois.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Soule  have  one  son, 
William  F.,  who  was  born  March  23,  1904.  They  attend  the  Presby- 
terian Church.  Their  residence  is  No.  1133  East  Broadway,  Mon- 
mouth. In  political  affiliation  Mr.  Soule  is  a  republican,  is  a  member 
of  the  Hamilton  Club  of  Chicago  and  fraternally  is  a  Mason.  He 
belongs  also  to  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  a  pleasant  reminder  of  old 
college  days. 

IRVINE  R.  WASSON.  In  Peoria,  where  his  family  has  long  been 
prominent,  Irvine  R.  Wasson  has  successfully  practiced  law  since 
1908  and  his  experience  in  active  competition  with  other  members  of 
the  bar  has  already  won  him  a  creditable  position. 

Irvine  R.  Wasson  was  born  in  Peoria  December  9,  1878.  His 
parents  are  James  T.  and  Jennie  E.  (Erskine)  Wasson.  His  mother 
was  born  in  Clermont  County,  Ohio,  and  is  now  deceased.  James  T. 
Wasson,  who  was  born  in  Schenectady,  New  York,  came  to  Illinois 
and  located  on  a  farm  in  Peoria  County  in  1852.  Few  men  had 
longer  and  more  varied  experience  as  a  soldier  in  the  war  than  this 
honored  Peoria  citizen.  He  enlisted  at  the  first  call  for  troops  at 


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the  beginning  of  the  war,  and  was  in  the  regiment  commanded  by 
Colonel  Oglesby.  At  the  end  of  the  three-month  period  of  enlist- 
ment, he  re-enlisted  in  the  Eleventh  Cavalry,  commanded  by  the 
noted  Colonel  Robert  Ingersoll.  This  was  a  three-year  regiment, 
and  as  the  war  had  not  yet  been  concluded  he  volunteered  at  the 
end  of  that  time  as  a  veteran,  and  was  with  the  Eleventh  Cavalry 
in  all  its  campaigns  and  engagements  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
He  was  mustered  out  as  sergeant  of  Company  E.  Since  that  time 
he  has  been  frequently  honored  with  public  responsibilities,  has 
served  as  deputy  sheriff  of  Peoria  County,  as  superintendent  of  the 
county  poor  farm  and  as  county  supervisor.  He  has  long  been  an 
active  republican.  James  T.  Wasson  and  wife  were  the  parents  of 
eleven  children,  five  of  whom  are  living. 

Irvine  R.  Wasson,  the  fifth  of  the  children,  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Peoria  and  studied  law  with  Joseph  A.  Weil  and 
Frank  J.  Ouinn.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Columbus,  Mis- 
sissippi, in  1905,  and  practiced  law  in  that  city  until  1907.  Since 
that  time  he  has  been  identified  with  the  Peoria  bar  and  conducts  a 
general  practice.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Peoria  Bar  Association, 
of  Thrush  Camp  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans,  and  Peoria  Lodge  No.  20, 
B.  P.  O.  E.  Politically  he  is  a  republican. 

JOHN  BURROWS  BROWN.  In  calling  attention  to  the  foremost 
members  of  so  able  a  body  of  lawyers  as  the  Warren  county  bar, 
no  favoritism  is  shown  in  mentioning  John  Burrows  Brown,  senior 
member  of  the  well-known  law  firm  of  Brown  &  Soule,  at  Mon- 
mouth,  because  he  is  a  man  of  assured  reputation,  of  dominating 
legal  ability  and  of  thorough  scholarship.  For  almost  a  quarter  of 
a  century  he  has  been  a  law  practitioner  at  Monmouth  and  his  legal 
connections  and  accepted  clients,  past  and  present,  attest  his  per- 
sonal as  well  as  professional  high  standing. 

John  Burrows  Brown  was  born  at  North  Stonington,  Connecti- 
cut, October  25,  1864,  the  old  family  home  section,  where  both  par- 
ents, William  B.  and  Phoebe  Elizabeth  (Collins)  Brown,  were  also 
born  and  reared.  Later  removal  was  made  to  Illinois  and  William 
B.  Brown  became  a  man  of  political  prominence  in  his  locality, 
serving  in  numerous  local  offices,  in  that  of  assessor  for  thirty  years. 
At  one  time,  during  early  work  on  the  Hennepin  Canal,  he  served 
as  a  star  witness  for  the  Government.  Both  he  and  wife  are  now 
deceased.  Of  their  family  of  six  children,  John  B.  was  the  fourth 
in  order  of  birth. 

After  completing  the  public  school  course  at  Rock  Falls,  Illinois, 
including  graduation  from  the  high  school  in  1880,  John  B.  Brown 
spent  two  years  at  Knox  Academy,  at  Galesburg,  and  four  years  at 
Knox  College,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1886,  with  his  degree  of 
A.  B.  Two  years  later  he  received  his  degree  of  A.  M.  During 
the  two  following  years,  while  engaged  in  teaching  school,  he 
devoted  all  his  spare  time  to  the  reading  of  law  and  thus  prepared 


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himself  for  the  Columbia  Law  School,  which  he  entered  in  1888, 
and  was  there  graduated  in  1889  and  in  the  same  year  was  admitted 
to  the  bar,  at  Ottawa,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Brown  lost  no  time  in  making  a  selection  of  a  field  for  prac- 
tice, in  the  City  of  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  entering  into  a  law 
partnership  with  Thomas  Gold  Frost,  a  relationship  which  continued 
for  two  years,  under  the  style  of  Frost  &  Brown.  In  1891  Mr. 
Brown  came  to  Monmouth  and  opened  an  office  and  practiced  alone 
until  1896,  when  he  was  appointed  master  in  chancery.  At  the  close 
of  his  term  of  office,  in  1902,  he  formed  a  law  partnership  with 
Melville  Glenn  Soule,  under  the  name  of  Brown  &  Soule,  which 
connection  yet  prevails.  This  able  firm  has  been  retained  by  some 
of  the  leading  banks  of  Monmouth  and  Roseville.  They  are  local 
attorneys  for  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad,  and  dis- 
trict attorneys  for  the  Minneapolis  &  St.  Louis  Railroad.  Although 
a  decided  republican  in  his  political  classification,  Mr.  Brown  does 
not  claim  to  be  a  politician  and  has  no  ambitions  in  the  direction  of 
political  office.  He  has  served,  however,  on  several  occasions,  as  a 
trusted  delegate  to  the  republican  state  conventions  held  at  Spring- 
field. In  local  movements,  both  at  Monmouth  and  Roseville,  he  has 
shown  interest  and  public  spirit  and  has  received  much  deserved 
praise  and  no  little  credit  for  his  earnest  and  persistent  efforts 
which  resulted  in  the  erection  of  the  high  school  building  at  Rose- 
ville, which  was  a  greatly  needed  institution. 

Mr.  Brown  was  married  June  5,  1890,  to  Miss  Edna  Bell  Smith, 
who  is  a  daughter  of  Edwin  Smith,  a  prominent  resident  of  Mon- 
mouth. Mrs.  Brown  is  a  graduate  of  Knox  College,  a  member  of 
the  class  of  1887.  They  attend  the  Congregational  Church.  Mr. 
Brown  belongs  to  the  Elks  and  retains  his  membership  in  the  Phi 
Delta  Theta,  his  college  fraternity.  He  is  a  member  of  the  State  Bar 
Association  and  of  the  Hamilton  Club,  Chicago.  There  are  many 
things  in  which  he  may  take  a  justifiable  pride,  and  one  'is  his  ances- 
tral line,  which,  on  the  paternal  side,  he  can  trace  to  1632,  when 
English  colonists  of  the  name  left  the  shores  of  Britain  and  landed 
in  Massachusetts,  where  they  assisted  in  the  founding  of  Lynn.  His 
maternal  great-great-grandfather  was  Asa  Spaulding,  who  served 
in  the  war  of  the  Revolution  in  1775,  and  was  the  progenitor  of  a 
long  line  of  sturdy  descendants. 

HON.  JAMES  W.  GORDON.  Among  the  legal  practitioners  of 
Henderson  County  who  have  dignified  both  bench  and  bar,  a  promi- 
nent example  is  found  in  James  W.  Gordon,  one  of  the  leading 
attorneys  of  the  county  at  the  present  time  and  a  prominent  citizen 
of  Oquawka.  Judge  Gordon's  legal  experience  has  been  gained  in 
rich  fields.  While  doubtless  the  fundamentals  of  the  law  are  the 
same  in  all  courts,  the  problems  brought  to  be  solved  present  phases 
that  more  or  less  partake  of  the  atmosphere  of  the  section  in  which 
they  arise,  and  the  broadening  of  view  and  widening  of  horizon 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  749 

necessitated  by  their  solution  must  enrich  and  make  priceless  a 
faithful  attorney's  legal  fund  of  knowledge.  As  probate  judge, 
county  attorney,  state's  attorney  and  private  practitioner,  Judge 
Gordon  has  been  in  the  law  continuously  for  twenty-two  years.  He 
was  born  at  Monmouth,  Warren  County,  Illinois,  February  5,  1867, 
and  is  a  son  of  Rev.  John  A.  and  Jemima  (Walker)  Gordon.  The 
mother  of  Judge  Gordon  died  in  his  infancy.  His  father,  Rev.  John 
A.  Gordon,  D.  D.,  for  a  number  of  years  was  professor  of  English 
literature  in  Monmouth  College,  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Los 
Angeles,  California.  During  the  Civil  war  he  served  as  a  member 
of  Company  B,  Eighty-third  Illinois  Infantry,  later  was  captain  of 
the  Sixteenth  United  States  Infantry  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  major.  The  Gordons  came  originally  from  Scotland  and  set- 
tled in  Georgia.  The  Walkers  came  to  the  United  States  from  the 
northern  part  of  Ireland,  Ulster  perhaps,  locating  first  in  Ohio  and 
coming  to  Warren  County,  Illinois,  before  the  Civil  war. 

James  W.  Gordon  attended  the  public  schools  at  Monmouth, 
Illinois,  and  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  and  for  one  year  was  a  stu- 
dent at  the  Pittsburgh  High  School,  when  he  returned  to  Illinois, 
and,  after  working  on  a  farm  for  two  years,  returned  to  Monmouth 
and  passed  two  years  at  Monmouth  College,  following  which  he 
taught  school  for  one  year  in  Henderson  County.  Leaving  Illinois 
in  1886,  he  went  to  Anthony,  Harper  County,  Kansas,  where  he 
worked  in  abstract  offices  and  taught  school  for  a  year  and  then 
removed  to  Grant  County,  Kansas,  where  he  went  into  the  abstract 
business.  In  1889  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  with  Hon.  William 
Easton  Hutchinson,  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Grant  County,  Kansas, 
and  afterward  judge  of  the  Thirty-second  Judicial  District  of  Kan- 
sas, his  law  studies  covering  the  period  from  1889  until  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1892,  at  Richfield,  Kansas.  He  opened  an 
office  for  the  practice  of  law  at  Ulysses,  the  county  seat  of  Grant 
County,  and  remained  in  practice  there  until  July,  1894,  when  he 
removed  to  Stronghurst,  Henderson  County,  Illinois.  In  January, 
1892,  he  was  appointed  Probate  Judge  of  Grant  County,  Kansas,  by 
Gov.  Lyman  U.  Humphrey,  to  fill  a  vacancy,  and  in  November  of 
that  year  he  was  elected  county  attorney  of  Grant  County,  which 
office  he  held  until  July,  1894,  when  he  resigned,  preparatory  to  his 
removal  to  Illinois.  In  November,  1896,  Judge  Gordon  was  elected 
state's  attorney,  on  the  republican  ticket,  and  the  efficiency  which 
marked  his  administration  of  this  office  so  cemented  public  confi- 
dence that  he  was  continuously  re-elected  and  served  for  sixteen 
consecutive  years.  When  first  elected  he  came  to  Oquawka,  and  this 
place  has  continued  his  home  to  the  present.  Not  alone  in  the  law 
has  Judge  Gordon  been  a  foremost  citizen.  He  has  taken  an  active 
and  useful  interest  in  domestic  politics  and  has  served  this  city 
faithfully  in  offices  of  responsibility,  during  one  term  being  mayor, 
one  term  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees,  and  for  four  years 
president  of  the  board  of  education,  and  is  now  again  serving  as 


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mayor.  He  has  frequently  attended  the  state  conventions  of  the 
republican  party  and  has  personal  acquaintance  with  a  majority  of 
party  leaders. 

Judge  Gordon  has  been  twice  married.  On  April  30,  1890,  he 
was  united  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Hickok,  of  Ulysses,  Kansas,  who  died 
April  29,  1910,  the  mother  of  five  children:  Alexander,  who  died 
in  infancy;  Elizabeth  O.,  who  is  the  wife  of  J.  W.  Auld,  a  druggist 
at  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa;  Kenneth  H.,  who  is  attending  college;  Paul 
W.,  who  is  a  student  at  Drury  Academy;  and  Mary  Virginia,  who 
is  a  student  in  the  Oquawka  High  School.  On  December  25,  1913, 
Judge  Gordon  was  married  to  Mrs.  Adaline  Wiseman,  a  resident  of 
Oquawka.  Mrs.  Wiseman  had  one  daughter,  Isobel,  now  twelve 
years  old  and  attending  the  public  schools,  whom  Judge  Gordon  at 
the  time  of  his  marriage  adopted.  Judge  Gordon  and  family  attend 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar 
Association  and  is  the  local  attorney  for  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Oumcy  Railroad.  His  membership  is  of  many  years'  duration  in 
the  leading  fraternities,  the  Masons,  the  Odd  Fellows  and  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  he  belongs  also  to  the  Hamilton  Club, 
Chicago. 

SAMUEL  S.  HALLAM.  A  law  firm  that  has  in  every  way  justified 
its  high  reputation  over  the  central  part  of  the  state  is  that  of  Hal- 
lam  &  Hallam  at  Monmouth.  Both  the  brothers  comprising  this 
partnership  are  attorneys  of  thorough  education  and  high  legal 
attainments,  and  it  has  been  noted  that  for  a  number  of  years  they 
have  appeared  in  many  of  the  most  important  trials  in  their  section 
of  the  state. 

The  senior  member  of  the  firm  is  Samuel  S.  Hallam,  who  was 
born  in  Warren  County,  Illinois,  November  21,  1863,  a  son  of 
David  M.  and  Mary  C.  (Murphy)  Hallam.  His  earty  life  was 
spent  in  the  country,  and  the  district  school  near  his  home  supplied 
his  education  up  to  his  seventeenth  year.  In  1881  he  entered  Abing- 
don  College  at  Abingdon,  from  which  he  was  graduated  A.  B.  in 
1884.  In  the  meantime  his  mind  had  been  made  up  to  become  a 
lawyer,  and  after  one  year  of  reading  in  the  office  of  Col.  J.  W. 
Davidson  he  continued  his  studies  under  the  eminent  attorney,  Frank 
Quinby,  until  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield,  November  20, 
1889.  He  was  fortunate  not  only  in  his  associations  with  such  a 
preceptor  as  Mr.  Quinby,  but  also  began  his  practice  as  junior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Quinby  &  Hallam.  In  1891  Mr.  Quinby 
removed  to  Washington,  and  then  for  three  years  the  firm  of  Hallam 
&  Lee  existed,  and  in  1897  Mr.  Hallam  became  associated  with  his 
brother,  Frank  M.,  and  these  two  constitute  the  present  partnership. 
Their  sister,  Minnie  Hallam,  who  was  graduated  from  the  Wes- 
leyan  Law  School,  was  for  eight  years  engaged  in  practice  with 
her  brothers,  withdrawing  from  the  firm  and  abandoning  law  prac- 
tice at  the  time  she  married. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  751 

Samuel  S.  Hallam  was  married  November  14,  1897,  to  Ella 
Dredge  of  Monmouth,  who  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  city  and  at  Monmouth  College.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Order 
of  the  Eastern  Star.  Mr.  Samuel  Hallam  has  for  a  number  of  years 
been  more  or  less  of  an  active  figure  as  a  democrat.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Iroquois  Club  of  Chicago,  served  as  city  attorney  one 
term,  has  been  a  delegate  to  numerous  state  conventions,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  convention  at  Baltimore  which  nominated  Woodrow 
Wilson  for  president.  Mr.  Hallam  is  a  member  of  the  County  and 
State  Bar  associations,  is  attorney  for  the  Illinois  Life  Association, 
a  director  in  the  Monmouth  Savings  Bank,  and  was  one  of  the 
promoters  and  is  still  a  stockholder  in  the  Rock  Island-Southern 
Interurban  Railroad. 

Frank  M.  Hallam,  the  junior  member  of  the  firm,  was  graduated 
from  the  law  department  of  Illinois  Wesleyan  University  at  Bloom- 
ington  and  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1896,  and  has  been  associated 
with  his  brother  in  practice  since  1897.  Frank  Hallam  married 
Carrie  F.  Freeman  of  Monmouth,  who  was  also  educated  in  the 
Monmouth  schools.  Frank  Hallam  leaves  politics  to  his  brother 
and  has  allowed  no  outside  interests  to  interfere  with  his  profession. 
The  firm  had  their  offices  in  the  Woods  &  Hallam  Building,  and 
there  is  probably  no  law  office  in  that  section  of  Illinois  better 
equipped  and  arranged.  'Their  law  library  comprises  about  1,500 
volumes.  In  religious  matters  Samuel  Hallam  is  a  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  Church  and  his  brother  is  simply  a  Presbyterian. 

FRED  G.  WOLF.  Now  serving  in  his  first  term  as  state's  attorney 
of  Adams  County,  and  in  practice  with  Mr.  R.  M.  Wagner,  at  the 
Quincy  bar,  Fred  G.  Wolf  during  the  five  years  since  his  admission 
to  the  bar  has  made  an  exceedingly  creditable  record  and  has  been 
especially  skillful  and  successful  in  handling  a  number  of  important 
cases,  as  prosecuting  attorney. 

Fred  G.  Wolf  was  born  at  Liberty,  in  Adams  County,  Illinois, 
December  21,  1876,  the  third  of  four  children  in  the  family  of 
Jacob  B.  and  Emily  (Grubb)  Wolf.  His  father,  also  a  native  of 
Adams  County,  was  a  farmer  and  later  a  merchant  at  Coatsburg, 
and  for  several  years  was  superintendent  of  the  county  farm  and 
also  served  as  state  supervisor.  The  mother  was  born  in  Illinois 
and  died  in  1880  at  the  age  of  twenty-five. 

Fred  G.  Wolf  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of 
Adams  County,  and  is  one  of  the  law  graduates  of  the  University 
of  Michigan,  having  finished  his  law  studies  with  the  class  of  1909. 
Since  then  his  home  and  professional  interests  have  centered  at 
Quincy.  In  November,  1912,  Mr.  Wolf  was  chosen  to  the  office 
of  state's  attorney  on  the  democratic  ticket.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
County  and  State  Bar  associations,  has  filled  all  the  chairs  in  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  also  a  Mason.  On  June 


752  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

18,  1913,  he  married  Miss  Neta  Williams,  daughter  of  Dr.  W.  W. 
Williams,  a  prominent  Quincy  physician. 

LYMAN  McCARL.  A  member  of  the  Adams  County  bar  twenty- 
five  years,  now  serving  as  county  judge,  officially  identified  with  a 
number  of  business  and  public  organizations,  Lyman  McCarl  began 
his  career  as  a  hard-working  student,  went  to  college  on  means 
earned  by  himself,  and  his  education,  like  everything  else  he 
attained,  was  the  result  of  his  determined  purpose  and  industrial 
labor. 

Lyman  McCarl  was  born  in  Adams  County  May  3,  1859,  a  son 
of  Alexander  W.  and  Minerva  (Likes)  McCarl.  His  father,  born 
in  Beaver  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1825,  was  brought  to  Ohio  at  the 
age  of  eight  years  and  thence  to  Illinois  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  and 
in  1859  settled  on  a  farm  in  Adams  County,  where  he  spent  the  rest 
of  his  life  and  died  February  22,  1911.  His  wife  was  a  native  of 
Indiana,  came  as  a  child  to  Illinois,  and  died  March  23,  1893,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-eight.  Six  of  their  eight  sons  are  still  living. 

Lyman  McCarl  grew  up  in  Adams  County,  and  after  finishing 
the  course  of  the  common  schools  and  the  High  School  at  Camp 
Point,  spent  two  years  as  a  teacher  in  Adams  and  Pike  Counties. 
Judge  McCarl  is  a  graduate  of  Lombard  College  at  Galesburg  with 
the  class  of  1885,  and  after  his  college  career  taught  two  years  more 
at  Liberty  and  during  vacation  time  and  at  night  read  law  under  the 
direction  of  Capt.  U.  H.  Keath.  His  admission  to  the  bar  came 
on  June  16,  1888.  The  following  two  years  were  spent  as  deputy 
circuit  clerk  of  Adams  County  and  in  1890  began  active  practice  at 
Quincy.  In  June,  1891,  he  was  appointed  master  in  chancery,  serv- 
ing six  years,  and  after  that  was  engaged  in  private  practice  until 
December  i,  1910,  when  he  entered  upon  his  duties  as  county  judge. 

Judge  McCarl  is  a  member  of  the  County  Bar  Association  and 
the  State  Bar  Association,  is  affiliated  with  the  Masons,  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  For 
seventeen  years  he  has  been  a  director  of  the  Quincy  Humane 
Society,  was  its  president  four  years,  its  secretary  eleven  years,  and 
its  attorney  fifteen  years.  His  business  interests  are  extensive. 
He  is  a  director  in  the  Illinois  State  Bank,  the  Gem  City  Building 
&  Loan  Association,  is  president  of  the  Adams  County  Mutual  Life 
Association,  and  assistant  director  of  the  Iroquois  Life  Company  of 
Louisville,  Kentucky. 

Judge  McCarl  was  married  April  25,  1893,  to  Miss  Hannah  M. 
Berrian,  daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  Berrian,  who  for  seventeen  years 
was  county  judge  of  Adams  County.  Their  children  are:  Margaret, 
born  in  1894  at  Quincy;  Richard  B.,  born  in  1896  and  now  a  stu- 
dent in  his  father's  old  college,  Lombard,  at  Galesburg;  Donald  E., 
born  in  1900  and  a  high  school  student;  and  Charlotte,  born  in  1902 
and  in  the  grade  schools. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  753 

JUDGE  CARL  EPLER.  For  at  least  half  a  century  the  name  Epler 
has  been  prominently  associated  with  the  Illinois  bar.  The  late 
Judge  Cyrus  Epler  was  one  of  the  distinguished  jurists  of  Jackson- 
ville, and  for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  was  on  the  circuit  bench. 
Judge  Carl  Epler  has  been  a  Quincy  lawyer  nearly  thirty-five  years, 
and  has  been  repeatedly  honored  with  public  responsibilities,  and 
now  enjoys  a  large  private  practice  in  Adams  County. 

Carl  Epler  was  born  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  November  20,  1857, 
the  third  of  seven  children  born  to  Cyrus  and  Cornelia  M.  (Nettle- 
ton)  Epler.  His  father,  a  native  of  Indiana,  came  at  an  early  age 
to  Illinois,  having  been  born  November  12,  1823,  in  Clark  County, 
Indiana.  He  studied  law,  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar,  served  in 
the  State  Legislature,  and  from  1872  to  1897,  a  period  of  twenty- 
four  years,  sat  on  the  circuit  bench  at  Jacksonville.  His  death 
occurred  in  that  city  July  9,  1909,  when  eighty-seven  years  of  age. 
He  had  practiced  until  about  one  year  before  his  death.  His  wife, 
a  native  of  Ohio,  was  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Clark  Nettleton,  and  she 
married  Judge  Epler  in  August,  1852.  She  was  born  in  1834  and 
is  now  living  at  the  age  of  eighty  at  Jacksonville. 

Carl  Epler  grew  up  in  Jacksonville,  finished  a  course  in  the  local 
schools  in  1876,  took  his  master's  degree  at  Yale  University  in  1877, 
and  finished  the  law  course  in  the  Yale  Law  School  in  1879.  Judge 
Epler  began  practice  in  1880,  in  the  following  year  was  elected 
city  attorney  and  held  that  office  three  years,  from  1886  to  1889  was 
a  partner  of  Col.  William  W.  Berry  and  later  in  practice  alone. 
From  1890  he  served  as  state's  attorney,  being  elected  to  fill  an 
unexpired  term,  and  in  1894  was  elected  county  judge,  and  served 
by  re-election  in  1898  until  1902.  Since  then  he  has  confined  his 
attention  to  his  large  and  profitable  private  practice  at  Quincy. 

Judge  Epler  took  the  lead  in  organizing  the  Adams  County  Bar 
Association,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  State  Bar  Association.  He 
has  accomplished  a  great  deal  of  public  service  through  his  profes- 
sion, and  one  item  that  should  be  mentioned  was  the  reducing  of 
the  time  for  the  filing  of  claims  against  estates  and  for  contesting 
wills,  to  one  year,  by  bills  urged  by  the  county  and  probate  judges 
association.  Judge  Epler  affiliates  with  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Fraternal  Order  of 
Eagles,  and  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  He  is  a  Demo- 
crat and  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  His  recreations  are 
in  outdoor  sports,  and  he  enjoys  automobiling,  boating  and  other 
forms  of  outdoor  diversion. 

CHARLES  E.  STURTZ  has  for  more  than  twenty  years  been  one 
of  the  active  and  successful  attorneys  of  Kewanee,  and  has  taken 
much  interest  in  republican  politics  and  has  been  considered  one  of 
the  strongest  men  in  the  party  in  Henry  County,  with  a  large  local 
following. 

Charles  E.  Sturtz  spent  the  first  eighteen  years  of  his  life  on  a 
vol.  n— 21 


754  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

farm  with  his  parents  southeast  of  Rock  Falls,  in  Whiteside  County, 
Illinois.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the 
firm  of  Manahan  ;&  Ward  at  Sterling,  and  subsequently  qualified 
for  teaching  and  was  engaged  in  that  vocation  four  years  in  White- 
side  County,  in  the  meantime  continuing  his  law  studies.  During 
vacation  intervals  he  was  a  student  at  Dixon  College.  Throughout 
his  early  career  he  was  a  hard  fighter  for  those  advantages  which 
he  considered  essential  to  success,  and  the  same  qualities  have  pre- 
vailed in  his  law  practice.  Largely  from  his  own  earnings  he  spent 
four  years  in  acquiring  a  general  education  in  Knox  College,  grad- 
uating in  1891  Bachelor  of  Science,  and  in  1892  was  graduated 
LL.  B.  from  the  University  of  Michigan. 

Mr.  Sturtz  began  the  practice  of  law  at  Kewanee  in  the  fall  of 
1893,  and  has  since  become  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  trial 
lawyers  in  his  part  of  the  state,  and  his  services  have  been  employed 
in  a  number  of  leading  criminal  and  civil  cases  in  Henry,  Rock 
Island  and  Bureau  and  other  counties.  His  first  important  office 
was  city  attorney  of  Kewanee,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  1894  and 
which  he  held  for  five  years.  In  1903  Mr.  Sturtz  was  elected  state's 
attorney  of  Henry  County,  and  in  that  office,  from  which  he  volun- 
tarily retired  December  i,  1912,  he  made  a  record  as  an  aggressive 
and  impartial  public  prosecutor  that  has  since  followed  him  in  his 
private  practice  and  is  one  of  the  chief  foundation  stones  of  his 
reputation.  His  success  as  state's  attorney  in  his  home  county  led 
to  his  selection  as  special  prosecutor  in  adjoining  counties  in  several 
important  criminal  cases. 

In  June,  1912,  Mr.  Sturtz  was  elected  general  attorney  of  the 
Mystic  Workers  of  the  World,  and  the  firm  of  Sturtz  &  Ewan  are 
still  actively  employed  as  trial  lawyers  in  all  cases  affecting  the  inter- 
ests of  this  society  in  nine  states.  They  are  also  attorneys  for  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Ouincy  Railroad.  Mr.  Sturtz  is  a  public- 
spirited  citizen  of  Kewanee,  for  a  number  of  years  served  on  the 
board  of  education,  and  in  1914  was  candidate  for  the  nomination 
by  the  republican  party  to  Congress.  Fraternally  he  is  affiliated 
with  the  Masonic  order,  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Mystic  Workers  of  the  World. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Kewanee  Club  and  the  Midland  Club  and  of 
the  City  and  County  Bar  associations.  In  1892  Mr.  Sturtz  married 
Alice  C.  Price  of  Bureau  County.  Their  two  daughters  are  Zola 
and  Katherine. 

J.  PAUL  CALIFF.  Junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Scofield  &  CalifF 
at  Carthage,  J.  Paul  CalifF  has  been  fortunate  in  the  possession  of 
unusual  talents  and  qualifications  for  his  chosen  profession  and  also 
in  his  affiliations  since  becoming  a  member  of  the  bar.  He  is  one  of 
the  rising  young  attorneys  of  Hancock  County. 

J.  Paul  Califf  was  born  in  Hancock  County,  Illinois,  April  27, 
1885,  being  the  fourth  among  nine  children  born  to  John  A.  and 


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Martha  (Archer)  Califf.  Both  his  parents  were  natives  of  Han- 
cock County,  his  father  born  in  1852  and  his  mother  born  at  War- 
saw in  1859.  They  now  reside  at  Carthage.  John  A.  Califf  is  well 
known  to  the  citizens  of  Hancock  County  through  his  service  of 
twelve  years  as  county  superintendent  of  schools,  as  a  member  of 
the  Forty-fifth  General  Assembly,  and  as  one  of  the  present  Man- 
aging Board  of  the  State  Reformatory  at  Pontiac. 

J.  Paul  Califf  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Carthage,  graduating  from  high  school  in  1904,  and  after  one 
year  in  the  Carthage  College  he  took  up  work  as  a  teacher.  He 
began  his  studies  for  the  law  with  Judge  Chas.  J.  Scofield,  and  after 
three  years  under  that  able  attorney's  direction  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  April,  1909,  at  Springfield.  Returning  to  Carthage  Mr.  Califf 
was  admitted  to  membership  in  the  offices  of  Judge  Scofield,  and 
the  firm  of  Scofield  &  Califf  now  combine  the  long  experience  and 
profound  knowledge  of  one  of  the  older  lawyers  and  judges  of 
Central  Illinois  with  the  youth,  thorough  training  and  enthusiasm 
of  Mr.  Califf.  Mr.  Califf  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Carthage  in 
1913.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic 
order  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  his  church  is  the  Christian. 

Mr.  Califf  was  married  June  30,  1909,  to  Miss  Edith  A.  Egbers, 
daughter  of  William  D.  and  Helen  Egbers,  her  father  a  well-known 
merchant  of  Carthage.  To  their  marriage  was  born  a  son,  Junius 
P.  Mrs.  Califf  was  educated  in  the  Carthage  schools  and  Carthage 
College.  Their  home  is  on  Wabash  Avenue,  and  Mr.  Califf's  office 
is  in  the  Spitler  Building. 

WILLIAM  H.  HARTZELL.  In  1890  William  H.  Hartzell  was 
admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  at  Carthage,  being  then  twenty-one  years 
of  age.  His  youth  had  been  spent  on  a  farm  in  Hancock  County, 
and  the  resources  of  self-reliance  and  industry  which  propelled  him 
from  the  commonplace  existence  of  the  farm  into  the  difficult  pro- 
fession of  law  have  since  been  exemplified  in  a  successful  career  as 
one  of  the  able  lawyers  of  Central  Illinois. 

William  H.  Hartzell  was  born  in  Durham  Township,  Hancock 
County,  November  8,  1869,  a  son  of  Noah  and  Rebecca  (Weather- 
ington)  Hartzell.  His  father  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1829 
and  died  in  1870.  The  mother  was  a  native  of  Ohio  and  now  lives 
at  La  Harpe.  William  H.  Hartzell  acquired  his  early  education  in 
the  district  schools  near  his  home,  subsequently  in  the  high  school 
at  La  Harpe,  and  after  graduating  there  became  a  student  in  Git- 
tings  Seminary.  In  1886,  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  Mr.  Hartzell  took 
up  the  study  of  law  under  the  direction  of  the  firm  of  O'Harra  & 
Scofield  at  Carthage,  and  four  years  later  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 
He  at  once  began  practice  of  law  in  partnership  with  his  former 
preceptors,  the  firm  becoming  O'Harra,  Scofield  &  Hartzell.  In 
1896,  after  the  dissolution  of  the  firm  Mr.  Hartzell  joined  Truman 
Plantz,  Mr.  Plantz  maintaining  an  office  at  Warsaw,  while  Mr.  Hart- 


756  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

zell  looked  after  the  business  of  the  firm  in  Carthage.  Less  than  a 
year  later,  William  C.  Hooker  became  associated  with  the  two 
partners,  and  that  relationship  was  maintained  for  three  years. 
Since  1901  Mr.  Hartzell  has  practiced  in  Carthage,  at  first  alone, 
and  now  as  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Hartzell,  Cavanaugh  & 
Babcock.  He  has  a  large  law  library  containing  over  1,000  volumes. 

From  1892  until  1896  he  served  as  state's  attorney  of  Hancock 
County.  Mr.  Hartzell  is  a  democrat  and  has  been  a  delegate  to 
state  conventions.  Fraternally  his  affiliations  are  with  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

On  June  13,  1891,  Mr.  Hartzell  married  Miss  Inez  E.  Charter,  of 
La  Harpe,  Illinois.  Her  parents  were  Samuel  and  Salina  (Lovett) 
Charter,  both  natives  of  Muskingum  County,  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hartzell  have  six  children:  Ruth  R.,  born  March  27,  1892,  grad- 
uated from  the  Carthage  High  School  and  State  Normal  School,  and 
for  two  years  was  a  student  in  the  University  of  Illinois ;  Franklin 
M.,  born  in  1895;  Philip  W.,  born  in  1898;  Eloise,  born  in  1900; 
Grace,  born  in  1905 ;  and  Lucile  L.,  born  in  1910.  Mrs.  Hartzell  is 
a  member  of  the  P.  E.  O.  Sisterhood. 

JOHN  FAISSLER.  Of  the  representative  Illinois  lawyers  who  can 
claim  Germany  not  only  as  their  place  of  nativity  but  also  as  that 
in  which  they  gained  their  academic  or  literary  education,  a  status 
of  special  prominence  must  be  accorded  to  Mr.  Faissler,  who  has 
been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  this  state  since  1896  and  who 
is  now  one  of  the  prominent  and  honored  members  of  the  bar  of 
Sycamore,  judicial  center  of  De  Kalb  County,  where  he  is  senior 
member  of  the  representative  law  firm  of  Faissler,  Fulton  &  Roberts. 
He  has  subordinated  all  extraneous  interests  to  the  demands  of  his 
exacting  profession  and  his  success  has  been  on  a  parity  with  his 
recognized  ability  and  unswerving  fealty. 

Mr.  Faissler  was  born  in  the  fine  old  City  of  Stuttgart,  the  capi- 
tal of  the  Kingdom  of  Wiirtemberg,  Germany,  on  the  4th  of  October, 
1865,  and  to  the  admirable  schools  of  his  Fatherland  he  is  indebted 
for  his  early  educational  discipline,  which  included  higher  aca- 
demic lines.  In  1888,  when  about  twenty-three  years  of  age,  Mr. 
Faissler  came  to  the  United  States,  and  he  has  been  a  resident  of 
Illinois  during  virtually  the  entire  period  of  his  experience  since 
that  time,  At  Sycamore,  De  Kalb  County,  he  studied  law  under  the 
effective  preceptorship  of  Judge  David  J.  Carnes  and  George  W. 
Dunton,  and  in  1896  he  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  Bar.  With  a 
specially  broad  and  exact  knowledge  of  the  science  of  jurisprudence 
and  with  an  ambition  of  most  insistent  order,  professional  success 
came  to  him  at  an  early  period  of  his  active  practice,  to  which  he 
has  continued  to  devote  himself  assiduously  and  effectively,  with 
no  predilection  for  the  honors  or  emoluments  of  public  office.  Since 
1909  he  has  been  associated  in  practice,  at  Sycamore,  with  William  J. 
Fulton,  under  the  title  of  Faissler,  Fulton  &  Roberts,  and  the  firm 


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COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  TT  T  INOIS  757 

have  a  substantial  and  important  law  business,  in  connection  with 
which  they  are  local  attorneys  for  t1  Chicago  &  Great  Western 
Railroad  Company,  the  Chicago,  Mih\  .ee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad 
Company  and  other  large  corporations.  Mr.  Faissler  personally 
is  retained  as  attorney  for  the  Aurora-De  Kalb  Traction  Company, 
the  De  Kalb  &  Sycamore  Traction  Company,  and  the  Chicago  & 
Northwestern  Railroad  Company. 

Though  never  an  aspirant  for  public  office  Mr.  Faissler  accords 
staunch  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  and  in  a  professional 
way  he  is  identified  with  the  American  Bar  Association,  the  Illinois 
State  Bar  Association  and  the  De  Kalb  County  Bar  Association. 

On  the  i8th  of  December,  1900,  Mr.  Faissler  wedded  Miss  Jane 
A.  Byers,  and  they  have  four  children, — Marguerite,  Jane  F.,  John 
J.,  and  William  B. 

CHARLES  A.  JAMES.  A  former  county  judge  of  Hancock  County, 
Judge  James  is  now  practicing  at  Carthage,  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Illinois  bar  for  twenty  years,  and  has  had  a  varied  and  successful 
experience  in  several  different  locations. 

Charles  A.  James  was  born  near  Mindon,  in  Adams  County, 
Illinois,  January  12,  1870,  a  son  of  John  H.  and  Martha  V.  (Taylor) 
James.  His  father  was  born  at  Boonville,  Missouri,  and  his  mother 
in  Adams  County;  Illinois.  The  James  ancestors  came  from  Wales, 
settling  first  in  Virginia,  and  coming  out  to  Illinois  in  1845,  while 
on  the  Taylor  side  the  family  came -from  Belfast,  Ireland,  and  settled 
in  Pennsylvania  about  1800,  thence  moving  out  to  Illinois  about  1825. 
John  H.  James  was  a  farmer,  but  for  many  years  has  been  engaged 
in  the  grain  business  at  Ursa,  Illinois.  His  wife  died  in  1908.  There 
were  six  children,  Judge  James  being  the  youngest.  He  has  a 
brother,  Walter  S.,  who  is  a  banker  at  Archie,  Missouri. 

Judge  James  acquired  his  early  education  in  a  district  school 
while  still  living  on  the  farm,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  discontinued 
his  schooling  in  the  country,  spent  two  years  in  the  Quincy  High 
School,  and  then  began  assisting  his  father  in  the  grain  business  at 
Ursa,  Illinois.  After  about  five  years  of  commercial  effort,  Mr. 
James  began  preparing  for  the  law,  and  in  October,  1892,  entered 
the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan  and  was  graduated 
in  1894.  In  June  of  the  same  year,  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield, 
he  opened  an  office  at  Quincy,  and  was  in  practice  there  as  one  of 
the  rising  young  attorneys  nine  years.  The  last  four  years  of  that 
time  were  spent  in  partnership  with  Walter  H.  Bennett,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Bennett  &  James.  In  1903  Judge  James  moved  to 
Augusta,  Illinois,  practiced  alone  there,  and  in  1906  was  elected 
county  judge  of  Hancock  County.  The  duties  of  that  office  caused 
him  to  remove  to  the  county  seat  of  Carthage,  and  at  the  conclusion 
of  four  years  of  capable  service  to  the  county  as  judge,  he  opened 
an  office  and  has  since  been  in  private  practice  at  Carthage. 

Judge  James  is  an  active  democrat,  is  a  member  of  the  Carthage 


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Business  Men's  Club,  belongs  to  the  Christian  Church,  and  is  active 
in  the  Masonic  order  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
Judge  James  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  and  was  the  first  eminent 
commander  of  his  commandery,  and  attended  the  conclave  in  1910. 
On  June  7,  1899,  Judge  James  married  Miss  Faye  Sammis,  daughter 
of  E.  P.  Sammis.  They  are  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Dorothy, 
born  December  10,  1905,  and  now  attending  the  public  schools  of 
Carthage.  Mrs.  James  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Louis- 
iana, Missouri. 

HON.  ORVILLE  F.  BERRY.  While  Orville  F.  Berry  has  been  a 
prominent  member  of  the  bar  at  Carthage  for  more  than  thirty-five 
years,  his  name  is  best  known  over  the  state  at  large  for  his  dis- 
tinguished services  in  the  state  senate,  as  a  special  attorney  and  inves- 
tigator for  the  state  in  a  number  of  noted  cases,  as  the  last  chairman 
of  the  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Commission,  and  for  other  features 
of  his  long  and  useful  service  to  the  state. 

Orville  F.  Berry  was  born  at  Table  Grove,  in  McDonough 
County,  Illinois,  February  16,  1852.  His  father,  Lee  Berry,  a  native 
of  Virginia,  came  to  Illinois  early  in  life,  settled  on  a  farm  in  Mc- 
Donough County,  and  lived  there  until  his  death  in  1858.  By  his 
first  wife  he  has  two  children :  Charles  L.  Berry,  the  older,  was  a 
member  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Eighteenth  Illinois  Mounted 
Infantry  until  the  close  of  the  war,  and  is  now  a  contractor  at 
Wichita,  Kansas ;  while  John  Berry,  the  younger,  was  killed  while 
serving  in  the  United  States  navy  during  the  war.  Mr.  Berry  mar- 
ried for  his  second  wife  Martha  McConnell,  a  native  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  she  was  the  mother  of  Orville  F.  Berry.  Another  brother, 
M.  P.  Berry,  is  equally  well  known  in  Carthage  and  that  section  of 
the  state  as  a  lawyer.  The  mother  of  these  two  sons  died  in  1860, 
and  both  parents  now  rest  at  Table  Grove. 

Orville  F.  Berry  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  common 
schools  at  Fountain  Green  Township,  in  Hancock  County,  and  until 
the  age  of  twenty-one  was  employed  at  monthly  wages  on  a  farm. 
In  1875,  at  Carthage,  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of 
Mack  &  Baird,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877  at  Springfield. 
Mr.  Berry  at  once  formed  a  partnership  with  Judge  Thomas  C. 
Sharp,  now  deceased,  and  subsequently  his  brother,  M.  P.  Berry, 
entered  the  firm,  which  was  known  as  Sharp  &  Berry  Bros.  Since 
his  brother  retired,  Mr.  O.  F.  Berry  has  practiced  alone. 

From  the  beginning  of  his  professional  career,  Mr.  Berry  showed 
a  strong  interest  in  politics  and  public  affairs.  He  was  honored  by 
election  as  the  first  mayor  of  Carthage,  after  its  incorporation  as  a 
city,  and  served  three  terms,  from  1888  until  1894,  and  in  1902  was 
honored  by  another  election  to  the  office.  In  1888  Mr.  Berry  was 
elected  to  the  state  senate,  and  served  continuously  in  that  office  until 
1900,  and  after  an  interval  of  two  years  was  elected  to  fill  a  vacancy 
and  re-elected  in  1904.  He  was  one  of  the  senatorial  leaders,  and  any 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  759 

one  familiar  with  the  Illinois  legislative  record  for  the  past  twenty 
years  recognizes  his  name  as  one  of  the  most  outstanding  among  all 
the  leaders  in  the  Illinois  Legislature  during  that  time.  Mr.  Berry 
served  as  president  pro  tern,  of  the  senate,  and  was  acting  governor 
of  the  state  from  August  2/th  to  September  4,  1906.  Under  appoint- 
ment from  Governor  Deneen  he  served  as  chairman  of  the  Railroad 
and  Warehouse  Commission  of  Illinois  from  1909  until  that  body 
ceased  to  exist  in  1913,  and  was  replaced  by  the  Public  Utilities 
Commission.  In  January,  1914,  Mr.  Berry  was  appointed  by  the 
Interstate  Commerce  Commission  as  special  examining  attorney. 
During  the  administration  of  Governor  Tanner  he  served  as  general 
attorney  for  the  insurance  department  of  the  state,  and  under  Attor- 
ney-General Hamlin  was  special  attorney  in  the  lake  front  litigation 
at  Chicago.  He  was  chairman  of  the  special  committee  of  the  senate 
in  1897  to  investigate  the  Chicago  police  management  and  justice 
courts,  and  one  of  the  results  of  that  investigation  eventually  led  to 
the  establishment  of  the  system  of  municipal  courts.  He  was  also 
chairman  of  the  senate  committee  which  investigated  the  Globe 
Savings  Bank  at  its  failure.  In  1907-08  he  acted  as  receiver  for  the 
Peoria  National  Bank.  Mr.  Berry  is  also  prominent  as  a  banker, 
and  is  president  of  the  Dime  Savings  Bank  of  Carthage,  of  which 
his  brother  is  the  cashier.  He  is  one  of  the  most  influnetial  repub- 
licans and  public  leaders  in  the  State  of  Illinois  today. 

On  March  5,  1873,  Mr.  Berry  married  Miss  Anna  R.  Barr,  of 
Fountain,  Green,  Hancock  County.  Her  parents  were  David  and 
Jane  (Barr)  Barr.  To  their  marriage  were  born  five  children,  three 
of  whom  died  in  infancy,  while  two  sons,  Clarence  and  Frank,  lived 
to  be  fourteen  years  of  age.  All  are  now  at  rest  in  the  Moss  Ridge 
Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Berry  have  an  adopted  daughter,  Leonore, 
who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Carthage  High  School  and  of  Ferry  Hall 
at  Lake  Forest.  Mrs.  Berry  is  an  active  member  of  the  Woman's 
Club,  and  belongs  to  the  Society  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution.  Mr.  Berry  is  a  Knight  Templar,  and  also  is  affiliated 
with  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  and  was 
grand  master  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen.  For  thirty 
years  he  has  been  superintendent  of  the  Presbyterian  Sunday-school 
at  Carthage,  and  is  now  a  teacher  in  the  Men's  Brotherhood  Bible 
Class.  The  Berry  home  is  at  739  Walnut  Street,  in  Carthage. 

WILLIAM  C.  HOOKER.  A  representative  of  that  group  of  early 
Illinois  attorneys,  who  were  at  the  beginning  of  their  careers  when 
Lincoln,  Douglas  and  other  brilliant  men  were  at  the  height  of  their 
activities  in  the  law  and  in  politics,  the  late  William  C.  Hooker, 
at  the  time  of  his  death  was  the  oldest  living  practicing  attorney  in 
Hancock  County,  and  one  of  the  very  oldest  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 
His  recollections  of  men  and  events,  both  in  and  out  of  his  profes- 
sion, covered  a  period  of  fully  fifty  years.  During  this  long  time  he 
held  a  high  position  as  a  lawyer,  was  frequently  honored  with  those 


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public  offices  which  requires  great  self-sacrifice  on  the  part  of  every 
incumbent,  and  was  always  honored  as  a  public-spirited  citizen. 

William  C.  Hooker  was  born  at  Auburn,  New  York,  September 
13,  1828,  and  was  in  his  eighty-seventh  year  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  His  parents  were  Harley  and  Mary  (Beardsley)  Hooker, 
both  natives  of  Connecticut.  One  of  the  prominent  ancestors  of 
the  family  was  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker,  who,  in  1634,  led  from 
Massachusetts  the  colony  which  settled  Newport,  now  Hartford, 
Connecticut.  Dr.  Harley  Hooker,  father  of  William  C.  Hooker,  was 
a  successful  physician,  and  in  1839  came  out  to  Illinois  and  located 
in  Winnebago  County,  at  first  in  Pecatonica  and  later  at  Rockton. 

Judge  Hooker  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  district  schools, 
attending  them  during  the  winter  season,  and  working  on  his  father's 
farm  in  the  open  months  of  the  year.  For  one  year  he  had  the 
privilege  of  attending  the  Onondaga  Academy  in  New  York,  and  in 
1847  entered  Beloit  College  of  Beloit,  Wisconsin,  and  was  graduated 
with  the  class  of  1851,  being  a  member  of  the  first  class  to  complete 
the  regular  course  in  that  well-known  Middle  West  college.  In 
the  meantime  he  had  already  become  self-supporting,  and  among  his 
early  experiences  was  that  of  teamster  in  hauling  goods  to  and  from 
Chicago  and  other  lake  ports.  He  was  also  a  school  teacher,  and  for 
several  years  all  his  leisure  time  was  devoted  to  the  reading  of  law. 
Mr.  Hooker  completed  his  preliminary  reading  at  Quincy  in  the  fall 
of  1853,  and  in  the  spring  of  1854  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  His  first 
location  was  at  Nauvoo,  where  he  became  a  law  partner  of  Milton 
M.  Morrill.  In  March,  1858,  Judge  Hooker  removed  to  Carthage, 
and  was  identified  with  the  bar  of  Hancock  County  for  more  than 
fifty-five  years.  For  four  years  he  was  in  practice  with  Hiram  G. 
Ferris  and  George  Edmunds,  under  the  name  of  Ferris,  Hooker  & 
Edmunds.  They  were  during  that  time  one  of  the  leading  law  firms 
in  this  section  of  the  state.  During  all  the  intervening  years  Mr. 
Hooker  continued  in  practice  at  Quincy,  and  looked  after  a  large 
business  as  a  general  lawyer.  He  had  a  fine  office  and  library, 
and  though  he  reached  that  time  of  life  when  supposedly  his  best 
product  was  counsel,  not  action,  he  not  infrequently  appeared  in 
behalf  of  litigants  in  the  local  courts. 

William  C.  Hooker  was  married  in  1856  to  Miss  Anna  M.  Hume, 
of  Clark  County,  Kentucky.  She  died  one  year  later,  in  1857.  In 
December,  1862,  Mr.  Hooker  married  Mary  Catherine  McQuary, 
of  Carthage.  They  became  the  parents  of  two  daughters  and  two 
sons.  Mary,  who  died  in  1896,  was  the  wife  of  Charles  J.  Daoust, 
of  Defiance,  Ohio.  Frances,  who  died  in  1898,  was  the  wife  of 
Michael  C.  Flynn.  The  son,  Harley  J.,  is  now  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business  at  St.  Louis.  Chellis  E.,  the  other  son,  at  the  time 
of  his  death  in  July,  1901,  had  already  reached  a  place  of  prominence 
in  his  profession  and  in  public  affairs.  In  1898  he  had  been  elected 
to  the  office  of  county  judge  of  Hancock  County,  and  was  still  in 
that  office  at  the  time  of  his  death.  An  unusual  tribute  was  paid  to 


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his  father  in  his  election  without  opposition  to  fill  the  unexpired 
term.  Chellis  E.  Hooker  studied  law  under  his  father's  direction, 
was  graduated  from  the  Northwestern  Law  School  at  Chicago  in 
1893,  in  1897  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Carthage,  and  was  only 
twenty-eight  years  of  age  when  honored  with  election  to  the  office  of 
county  judge.  Prior  to  his  election  he  was  a  partner  with  his  father 
under  the  firm  name  of  William  C.  Hooker  &  Son. 

William  C.  Hooker  was  a  lifelong  democrat,  and  cast  his  first 
vote  in  1854.  He  served  as  delegate  to  the  local,  congressional  and 
state  conventions,  but  never  looked  to  politics  for  office,  and  accepted 
only  those  offices  which  were  in  line  with  his  profession  or  which 
were  opportunities  for  service  to  the  community.  He  was  master 
in  chancery  for  twelve  years,  served  several  times  as  mayor  of  Carth- 
age, and  for  many  years  was  a  member  of  the  school  board.  He 
was  an  independent  democrat.  Mr.  Hooker,  in  1852,  was  raised  in 
the  Masonic  lodge  in  Alabama,  and  affiliated  with  Hancock  Lodge, 
No.  20,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  During  his  residence  at  Nauvoo  he  served 
as  worshipful  master  of  Reclamation  Lodge,  No.  54.  He  was  also 
affiliated  and  for  several  terms  was  high  priest  of  Carthage  Chapter, 
No.  33,  R.  A.  M.,  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  council,  and  was 
a  member  of  the  Carthage  Commandery,  No.  75,  of  the  Knights 
Templar.  Mrs.  Hooker  died  February  5,  1900,  and  in  1915,  on  the 
7th  of  March,  William  C.  Hooker  also  passed  away. 

HENRY  E.  JACOBS.  A  recognized  leader  in  the  Marshall  County 
bar  is  Henry  E.  Jacobs,  now  serving  his  third  term  as  state's  attor- 
ney, with  residence  at  Henry.  Mr.  Jacobs  has  shown  a  splendid 
ability  as  a  prosecutor,  and  his  administration  has  gained  him  the 
complete  confidence  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

Henry  E.  Jacobs  was  born  in  Marshall  County,  Illinois,  on  his 
father's  farm,  March  23,  1876,  a  son  of  Peter  and  Cecilia  (Wer- 
scheid)  Jacobs,  both  natives  of  Germany,  but  married  in  Illinois. 
There  were  nine  children,  seven  of  whom  are  living,  and  Henry  E. 
was  the  sixth  child.  The  father  is  now  a  retired  farmer  living 
in  Henry. 

Henry  E.  Jacobs  had  the  usual  advantages  of  an  Illinois  farmer 
boy,  and  such  as  were  not  granted  to  him  and  which  he  considered 
necessary  he  obtained  through  his  own  efforts.  After  attending  the 
public  schools  of  Marshall  County,  and  then  teaching  a  couple  of 
years,  he  entered  the  Wresleyan  University  at  Bloomington  and  was 
graduated  with  the  class  in  law  of  1901.  Mr.  Jacobs  first  located 
in  Lacon,  the  county  seat  of  Marshall  County,  and  practiced  one 
year  with  Judge  Elijah  D.  Richmond.  In  1902  he  established  his 
home  in  Henry,  where  he  has  since,  in  addition  to  his  office  of  state's 
attorney,  built  up  a  very  large  and  lucrative  civil  and  probate  prac- 
tice, which  extends  throughout  the  several  counties  surrounding 
Marshall,  in  the  loth  and  I3th  judicial  circuits. 

In  1904  Mr.  Jacobs  was  elected  to  the  office  of  state's  attorney, 


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and  was  returned  to  that  office  by  increased  majorities  in  1908  and 
1912.  Few  men  have  held  this  responsible  position  in  Marshall 
County  for  a  longer  time  and  none  have  displayed  a  greater  fidelity 
and  efficiency  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty. 

Mr.  Jacobs  is  a  democrat  in  politics,  and  is  affiliated  with  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  He  was  married  October  6,  1907,  to  Alberta 
Kerry,  of  Henry.  They  have  one  son,  Henry  Albert. 

JOHN  W.  FLING,  JR.  The  present  state's  attorney  of  Stark 
County,  with  law  offices  in  Wyoming,  John  W.  Fling,  Jr.,  began 
practice  in  1903  after  a  hard  apprenticeship  of  teaching,  night  and 
vacation  study  and  much  practical  training  gained  from  association 
with  an  older  lawyer  at  Wyoming. 

John  W.  Fling,  Jr.,  was  born  at  Cumberland,  Indiana,  January 
22,  1878,  a  son  of  John  W.  and  Rebecca  (Bolander)  Fling.  Both 
parents  were  natives  of  Indiana,  and  their  children  were  four  in 
number,  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  namely :  John  W.,  Jr.,  Leroy, 
Naomi  and  Frank  M. 

The  state's  attorney  was  educated  in  the  Wyoming  High  School, 
finishing  on  June  3,  1898,  and  during  the  following  three  years  he 
was  engaged  in  teaching  school  in  Stark  County,  studying  law  at 
night  and  during  vacation  seasons  with  Frank  A.  Kerns  at  Wyoming. 
In  1901  Mr.  Fling  concentrated  all  his  work  on  preparation  for  the 
law  and  continued  in  Mr.  Kerns'  office  until  admitted  to  the  bar 
May  12,  1903.  On  July  i  of  the  same  year  he  became  associated 
with  Mr.  Kerns  in  the  firm  of  Kerns  &  Fling.  This  association 
continued  with  mutual  satisfaction  and  profit  until  May  I,  1912, 
when  Mr.  Fling  took  over  the  business  for  himself.  In  June,  1907, 
he  was  appointed  corporation  counsel  to  Wyoming  City,  and  held 
that  office  until  May,  1912.  On  November  7,  1912,  he  was  elected 
state's  attorney  of  Stark  County,  and  has  shown  all  those  qualities 
which  make  a  successful  administration  in  that  office. 

Mr.  Fling  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  of 
Wyoming  Lodge,  No.  479.  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Wyoming  Lodge,  No.  244, 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  in  politics  is  a  republican.  November  22,  1904,  he 
married  Mamie  McClyment.  Their  one  son  is  Richard  A. 

MARION  L.  HAY.  Since  beginning  practice  as  a  lawyer  in  Stark 
County,  Marion  L.  Hay  has  been  rapidly  accumulating  the  wisdom 
of  experience  and  a  successful  business,  and  is  now  serving  as  master 
in  chancery,  with  offices  in  Toulon,  the  county  seat  of  Stark  County. 

Representing  one  of  the  older  families  of  Central  Illinois,  Marion 
L.  Hay  was  born  on  his  father's  farm  in  Bureau  County,  near  the 
town  of  Bradford,  in  Stark  County,  June  28,  1884.  His  great-grand- 
father, Thomas  Hay,  came,  to  the  United  States  in  1804  from  Scot- 
land. The  grandfather  was  Robert  Hay,  a  native  of  Indiana,  who 
moved  to  Illinois  and  located  in  Milo  Township,  of  Bureau  County, 
one  of  the  pioneers,  and  the  family  has  been  well  known  and  a  sub- 


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stantial  factor  in  that  part  of  the  state  ever  since.  The  Toulon 
lawyer  is  a  son  of  Leroy  S.  and  Catherine  (Shriver)  Hay.  Leroy 
S.  Hay  was  born  on  the  farm  that  his  son  has  as  a  birthplace,  in 
1862,  and  is  now  living  in  Princeton,  Illinois,  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat.  The  mother  was  born 
in  Pennsylvania.  They  had  three  children,  and  the  two  now  living 
are  Marion  L.  and  G.  Dean. 

Marion  L.  Hay  acquired  an  education  by  attending  the  public 
schools  of  Bureau  County,  also  attended  the  Bradford  schools,  in 
Stark  County,  the  Eureka  College  at  Eureka,  Illinois,  and  graduated 
with  the  class  of  1910  from  the  Illinois  College  of  Law  in  Chicago. 
Having  finished  his  education  Mr.  Hay  returned  to  Bradford,  took 
up  general  practice,  and  remained  there  until  appointed  master  in 
chancery  in  October,  1912,  which  caused  him  to  move  to  the  county 
seat  of  Toulon. 

Mr.  Hay  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  of 
Bradford  Lodge,  No.  514,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Politically  he  has  been  associated  with  the 
republican  party  since  reaching  majority.  Mr.  Hay  was  married 
June  28,  1908,  to  Catherine  E.  Giles.  Three  children  were  born  to 
them,  and  the  two  living  are  Leroy  Giles  and  Wilton  Shriver. 

EDWARD  D.  McCABE.  One  of  the  members  of  the  Peoria  bar 
who  has  been  in  active  practice  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  is 
Edward  D.  McCabe,  a  lawyer  of  sound  learning,  of  notable  industry, 
and  fidelity  and  care  in  the  handling  of  the  interests  of  his  clients 
and  a  secure  position  in  his  profession  and  civic  circles  at  Peoria. 

Edward  D.  McCabe  was  born  in  Peoria  County  in  1859,  a  son 
of  Patrick  and  Catherine  McCabe,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of 
Ireland,  and  spent  many  years  on  a  farm  in  Peoria  County.  Mr. 
McCabe  attended  the  district  schools  near  his.  father's  farm,  later 
the  Brimfield  High  School,  and  had  a  college  course  in  St.  Viateur's 
College,  at  Kankakee.  At  the  close  of  his  college  career  he  followed 
farming  until  1887,  when  appointed  to  a  position  as  United  States 
store  keeper  at  Peoria,  a  service  which  kept  him  busy  two  years. 
He  resigned  his  office  in  1889  to  enter  the  law  department  of  the 
University  of  Michigan,  where  he  was  graduated  LL.  B.  in  the  class 
of  1891.  Admitted  to  the  bar  the  same  year,  Mr.  McCabe  has  since 
been  in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  at  Peoria,  and  for  a 
number  of  years  has  had  his  offices  at  127  North  Jefferson  Street. 
Outside  of  his  profession  his  chief  business  interests  have  been  as 
an  officer  in  the  Lake  View  State  Bank  of  Chicago,  of  which  his 
brother,  George  W.  McCabe,  is  president,  and  he  is  also  at  present 
serving  as  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for  the  Fifth  District  of 
Illinois. 

Mr.  McCabe  is  a  member  of  the  Peoria  and  the  state  bar  asso- 
ciations. Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  and  was  Democratic  Central 
Committeeman  of  Peoria  County  from  1908  to  1910.  He  has  since 


764  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

held  the  office  of  public  guardian  for  Peoria  County.    Mr.  McCabe 
is  a  member  of  several  fraternal  and  social  associations  and  clubs. 

JUDGE  JAMES  M.  RAHN.  In  1910  the  citizens  of  Tazewell 
County  chose  for  the  office  of  county  judge  one  of  the  rising  younger 
lawyers  of  Pekin,  and  a  man  who  in  every  relation  of  life,  from 
farm  boy,  teacher  to  judge,  has  shown  splendid  ability  in  rising  above 
the  circumstances  of  life  to  the  higher  responsibilities  and  usefulness 
of  real  service.  Judge  Rahn  is  a  man  who  has  worked  for  every 
advancement  he  has  won. 

Born  on  his  father's  farm  in  Cass  County,  Illinois,  March  20, 
1868,  James  M.  Rahn,  after  his  education  in  the  district  schools,  left 
home  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  and  has  since  been  dependent  on  his 
own  efforts  and  has  educated  himself.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one 
he  engaged  in  teaching,  and  for  nine  years  taught  and  earned  the 
money  to  pay  his  way  through  college.  Judge  Rahn  attended  higher 
schools  at  the  Western  Normal  in  Bushnell,  and  finally  graduated  in 
law  in  the  class  of  1897.  On  being  admitted  to  the  bar  he  located 
at  Pekin,  and  soon  had  acquired  a  successful  general  practice.  Judge 
Rahn  was  elected  to  his  present  office  as  county  judge  in  1910,  re- 
elected  to  that  office  in  1914,  and  in  1913  served  as  president  of 
the  Tazewell  County  Bar  Association.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
and  a  member  of  Pekin  Lodge,  No.  1271,  of  the  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  of  Empire  Lodge,  No.  126,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat.  Judge  Rahn  was  married  Octo- 
ber 6,  1909,  to  Mary  Kirby,  of  Petersburg,  Menard  County,  Illinois. 
Their  three  children  are :  James  M.,  Jr.,  Robert  K.  and  Mary  Louise. 

HON.  JOHN  DAILEY.  With  a  record  of  twenty-five  years  in 
active  practice  as  a  lawyer,  John  Dailey  is  one  of  the  leaders  of  the 
Peoria  bar,  and  his  record  as  a  member  of  the  State  Senate  since 
1909  has  made  him  familiar  to  the  people  of  Illinois  at  large,  and 
his  qualifications  as  a  public  leader  have  as  yet  gained  him  only  a 
small  measure  of  the  honors  which  his  friends  confidently  predict 
for  him. 

John  Dailey  was  born  in  the  City  of  Peoria  April  17,  1867,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  began  practice  in  1890,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-three.  He  is  a'  son  of  John  and  Hannah  H.  (Murphy) 
Dailey.  His  father  was  a  veteran  of  both  the  Mexican  and  Civil 
wars.  Not  long  after  the  close  of  the  Mexican  war  he  came  out 
from  New  York  State  to  Peoria  in  1849,  but  after  a  few  years 
returned  east  and  at  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  war  was  enlisted  in 
a  Massachusetts  regiment.  His  active  services  -as  a  soldier  were 
terminated  in  the  battle  of  Antietam,  where  he  was  wounded  and  in 
consequence  given  an  honorable  discharge.  After  the  war  he  again 
settled  in  Peoria,  and  followed  his  trade  as  shoemaker,  passing  away 
in  December,  1908,  survived  by  his  widow. 


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John  Dailey  was  reared  and  educated  in  Peoria,  was  graduated 
from  the  high  school  with  the  class  of  1885,  and  then  entered  the 
University  of  Michigan,  where  he  pursued  both  the  literary  and 
law  courses,  graduating  LL.  B.  in  1890.  With  the  culture  and  dis- 
cipline of  a  liberal  education,  Mr.  Dailey  returned  to  Peoria,  and  in 
a  few  years  had  the  standing  and  the  business  of  a  capable  and 
rising  attorney.  He  has  been  unusually  successful  as  a  jury  lawyer, 
and  it  was  his  forte  in  this  field  that  no  doubt  contributed  to  his 
success  in  politics. 

Mr.  Dailey  served  as  assistant  city  attorney  of  Peoria  from  1894 
to  1896,  and  in  the  latter  year  was  elected  state's  attorney  of  Peoria 
County.  Since  1904  he  has  been  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Dailey  &  Miller,  his  junior  associate  being  Harry  S.  Miller.  .This 
is  one  of  the  strongest  law  firms  of  the  Peoria  bar.  As  to  his  public 
record  a  quotation  from  a  Peoria  paper  presents  only  a  just  estimate 
of  his  services  at  the  time:  "In  1895  he  was  appointed  city  attorney, 
and  in  that  capacity  demonstrated  his  capabilities  to  such  effect  that 
in  the  following  year  he  was  nominated  for  the  office  as  state's  attor- 
ney on  the  republican  ticket  and  elected  by  a  large  majority.  Here 
his  talent  was  given  full  play,  and  during  the  four  years  that  he 
held  the  office  his  profound  knowledge  of  the  law  and  his  forensic 
ability  brought  him  conspicuously  to  the  front.  In  1904  he  was 
elected  one  of  the  representatives  from  the  Peoria  district  to  the 
Forty-fourth  General  Assembly,  and  in  1908  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  State  Senate.  As  a  state  senator  his  course  has  been  marked 
with  an  honesty  of  purpose,  an  aggressiveness  and  a  natural  gift  of 
oratory  that  have  made  him  the  leader  on  the  floor  and  placed  him 
in  the  front  rank  as  one  of  the  political  leaders  of  the  state  in  the 
interests  of  the  republican  party  and  of  the  people  at  large.  John 
Dailey,  in  the  exercise  of  natural  qualities,  rises  far  above  the  ordi- 
nary politician.  Skilled  in  the  rules  of  debate,  gifted  with  a  splendid 
oratorical  presence  and  power,  equal  to  any  emergency  and  actuated 
by  an  inborn  sense  of  right  and  justice,  he  exhibits  all  the  qualities 
of  the  statesman."  Mr.  Dailey  was  re-elected  to  the  Senate  in  1912. 
His, name  has  been  identified  with  much  important  legislation  in  Illi- 
nois. He  served  as  chairman  of  the  Legislative  Public  Utilities 
Committee,  did  much  to  perfect  the  present  utilities  commission  law, 
was  author  of  a  corrupt  practice  bill  which  passed  the  Senate  in  his 
first  term,  but  was  defeated  in  the  House,  and  was  chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Primary  Election  which  passed  one  of  the  primaries 
laws  of  the  state. 

In  1895  Mr.  Dailey  married  Clara  F.  Johnston,  of  Peoria,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  F.  Johnston,  who  was  a  farmer,  and  died  in  1910. 
Mrs.  Dailey  was  born  and  reared  in  Peoria  County.  They  have 
one  daughter,  Lucile.  Mr.  Dailey  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  . 
order,  has  taken  thirty-two  degrees  in  the  Scottish  Rite,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Mohammed  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  also  has 
affiliations  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Knights  of  Khorassan, 


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the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  the  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America.  He  belongs  to  the  Creve  Coeur  Club  of  Peoria, 
and  has  many  stanch  friends  in  his  profession,  in  all  political  parties, 
and  among  all  classes  of  citizenship. 

HENRY  T.  SCHUMACHER.  Among  the  representative  members 
of  the  Champaign  Bar  is  Henry  T.  Schumacher,  who  entered  into 
practice  here  in  December,  1904,  and  within  a  decade  has  built  up 
a  large  and  lucrative  business  entirely  through  the  honorable  meth- 
ods which  prevail  among  lawyers  of  recognized  standing.  He  has 
been  active  in  politics  to  some  extent  but  never  to  the  detriment  of 
his  professional  activities. 

Henry  T.  Schumacher  was  born  in  Marshall  County,  Illinois, 
July  'i i,  1879,  and  is  a  son  of  Adolph  and  Hannah  (Steinke)  Schu- 
macher. They  were  born  in  Germany  but  passed  the  larger  part  of 
their  lives  in  the  United  States.  The  father  followed  farming  up 
to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  January  30,  1908.  The 
mother  still  survives.  They  were  the  parents  of  four  children. 

Reared  on  the  home  farm  and  during  boyhood  and  youth  giving 
his  father  assistance,  Henry  T.  Schumacher  was  afforded  oppor- 
tunity to  attend  the  common  school.  In  1895  he  attended  Brown's 
Business  College  at  Galesburg  and  then  worked  as  stenographer  in 
Prince,  Post  &  Hardy's  office  until  February,  1899,  and  afterward 
became  a  student  in  the  Illinois  State  University,  entering  the  insti- 
tution in  1899  and  graduating  in  1904,  after  completing  a  course  in 
law.  In  October  of  that  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and 
immediately  entered  into  practice,  afterward  forming  a  law  partner- 
ship with  Louis  A.  Busch,  which  continued  until  Mr.  Busch's  elec- 
tion to  the  office  of  state's  attorney.  Mr.  Schumacher  is  known  as 
a  careful  and  able  attorney  and  his  legal  knowledge  may  be  depended 
upon,  whether  presenting  a  case  before  a  jury,  or  giving  counsel  in 
the  privacy  of  his  office.  He  has  successfully  handled  a  number  of 
important  cases  of  litigation  and  on  every  occasion  has  acquitted 
himself  more  than  creditably.  He  keeps  fully  abreast  of  profes- 
sional progress  and  is  not  afraid  to  express  his  sentiments  concern- 
ing new  law  legislation  as  a  member  of  the  county  and  also  of 
the  State  Bar  Association. 

Mr.  Schumacher  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Minnie 
Nuckolls,  who  is  a  daughter  of  William  C.  Nuckolls,  and  they  have 
four  children.  Mr.  Schumacher  and  family  belong  to  the  Presby- 
terian Church.  He  has  always  been  a  strong  supporter  of  the 
principles  of  the  republican  party  but  has  not  been  a  seeker  for 
office.  During  Hon.  Charles  Adkins'  term  as  speaker  of  the  Illi- 
nois House  of  Representatives,  Mr.  Schumacher  served  as  his  legal 
secretary,  and  in  1915  is  serving  as  legal  secretary  for  Speaker 
David  E.  Shanahan.  He  is  identified  with  all  the  leading  fraternal 
bodies,  including  the  Masons,  the  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  the  Elks,  and  in  all  these  organizations  his  personal 
qualities  have  won  him  warm  and  appreciative  friends. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  767 

HON.  FITZ  JOHN  CAMPBELL.  Persistency  has  been  a  marked 
characteristic  in  the  life  of  Judge  Fitz  John  Campbell,  of  the  Jo 
Daviess  County  bench,  and  to  this  element  may  be  attributed,  in  a 
measure,  the  distinction  which  has  crowned  his  years  of  study  and 
effort.  Judge  Campbell  was  born  in  the  Village  of  New  Diggings, 
and  for  the  first  twenty-two  years  of  his  life  as  a  farm  hand,  the 
farm  environment,  with  its  plodding  tasks  and,  also,  to  an  ambitious 
youth,  its  lack  of  inspiration,  encompassed  him,  but  his  was  the 
temperament  that  could  await  an  opening  and  take  advantage  of 
opportunity  when  it  came. 

In  the  Village  of  New  Diggings,  Lafayette  County,  Wisconsin, 
Fitz  John  Campbell  was  born,  February  2,  1863.  His  parents  were 
Thomas  B.  and  Catherine  (Gridel)  Campbell,  both  probably  of 
Scotch  ancestry,  although  the  father  was  born  in  Washington 
County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1830,  and  the  mother  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
March  28,  1854.  Both  are  deceased. 

Until  his  eleventh  year,  Fitz  John  Campbell  attended  the  district 
schools,  but  afterward  had  school  advantages  only  in  the  winter 
seasons,  farm  duties  claiming  his  time  and  strength  during  the  rest 
of  the  year.  Realizing  that  his  future  rested  almost  entirely  in  his 
own  hands,  he  applied  himself  to  study  at  home  and  thus  prepared 
himself  for  teaching  school,  and  continued  to  teach  in  the  country 
districts,  although  not  continuously,  until  1892.  In  the  meanwhile, 
in  1889,  he  became  a  student  in  the  German-English  College,  at 
Galena,  Illinois,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1890, 
subsequently  taking  a  post  graduate  course,  and  in  1891  received 
his  degree  of  B.  S.  He  continued  to  teach  school  and  also  began 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  and  under  the  direction  of  Judge  Wil- 
liam R.  Hodson,  of  Galena,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Ottawa, 
Illinois,  March  26,  1895.  He  opened  a  law  office  at  Savanna  and 
continued  in  active  practice  there  until  1901,  when  he  came  to  Galena 
and  formed  a  partnership  with  his  former  preceptor,  Judge  Hodson, 
and  this  relationship  continued  until  November  i,  1913,  after  which 
he  practiced  alone  until  he  was  elected  to  the  bench  on  November  3. 
1914,  taking  his  seat  on  December  7,  1914. 

Judge  Campbell  is  a  republican  in  political  affiliation,  and  soon 
after  locating  at  Savanna,  was  brought  forward  as  his  party's  candi- 
date for  city  attorney,  but  was  defeated  by  local  issues.  After 
becoming  a  permanent  resident  of  Jo  Daviess  County  he  was  at  one 
time  a  candidate  for  state's  attorney,  but  failed  of  election.  In  the 
recent  campaign,  Judge  Campbell  was  elected  county  judge  by  a  very 
large  majority.  That  he  possesses  all  the  qualities  demanded  by  his 
judicial  position  can  not  be  disputed,  and  that  his  administration 
will  be  wise,  honorable  and  impartial,  is  conceded  almost  universally. 
He  also  holds  municipal  court  in  Chicago,  is  attorney  for  the 
Scales  Mound  Banking  Company,  and  is  local  attorney  for  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad,  and  the  Chicago.  Milwaukee 
&  St.  Paul  Railway,  and  until  recently  was  attorney  for  the  Illinois 


768  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Central,  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy,  and  the  Chicago,  Mil- 
waukee &  St.  Paul  railroads. 

On  April  26,  1896,  Judge  Campbell  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Lizzie  Oldenberg,  who  is  a  daughter  of  John  Oldenberg,  a 
resident  of  Galena.  Mrs.  Campbell  was  a  student  and  a  classmate 
with  her  husband  and  was  graduated  from  college  at  the  same  time. 

Judge  Campbell  has  been  a  useful  and  public-spirited  citizen  of 
Galena,  and  has  ever  lent  his  influence  to  the  support  of  upbuilding 
movements  and  has  championed  many  measures  that  have  been  of 
benefit  to  the  general  public.  He  is  identified  with  a  number  of  the 
leading  fraternal  organizations,  including  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
the  Woodmen  and  the  Elks,  being  a  past  exalted  ruler  in  the  last- 
named  order. 

ELIJAH  DEWEY  RICHMOND.  For  a  period  of  sixty-five  years  the 
bar  of  Illinois  has  been  distinguished  by  the  ability  and  achievements 
associated  with  the  name  Richmond.  Father  and  son,  the  lawyers 
of  this  name  have  practiced  law,  have  held  responsible  positions  on 
the  bench  and  in  public  affairs,  and  the  late  Judge  Samuel  L.  Rich- 
mond was  in  his  time  associated  with  several  of  those  eminent  law- 
yers and  public  leaders  whom  Illinois  will  always  delight  to  honor, 
and  had  a  long  career  as  a  circuit  judge.  His  son,  Elijah  D.  Rich- 
mond, has  for  more  than  thirty  years  been  in  practice  in  Marshall 
County,  gained  his  entrance  to  the  law  by  hard  work,  and  has  since 
represented  the  best  in  his  profession,  both  so  far  as  private  suc- 
cess and  accomplishment  in  the  broader  fields  of  citizenship  are  con- 
cerned. 

Elijah  Dewey  Richmond  was  born  in  Lacon,  Illinois,  March  18, 
1859,  a  son  of  Samuel  Lee  and  Susan  H.  (Hunt)  Richmond.  His 
father  was  born  in  Vermont  in  1824,  moved  to  Ohio  at  an  early  date, 
acquired  an  academic  education  there  and  studied  law  and  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  Louisville,  Kentucky.  In  1848  he  married 
Susan  Hunt,  who  was  born  in  Granville,  Ohio,  in  1821,  a  daughter 
of  Elijah  Dewey  Hunt,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Ohio.  After  his 
marriage  Samuel  L.  Richmond  moved  to  Illinois,  and  lived  at  Prince- 
ton, at -Galena  and  for  about  four  years  was  a  resident  in  practice 
at  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  He  then  returned  and  established  a  home 
at  Lacon  in  Marshall  County  and  formed  a  partnership  with  John 
Burnes.  In  1861  Judge  Richmond  was  elected  circuit  judge  of  the 
Twenty-third  Judicial  District,  and  was  re-elected  in  1867  and  held 
the  office  until  the  time  of  his  death,  February  19,  1873,  During  his 
service  on  the  bench  Adlai  Stevenson,  who  later  became  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  was  prosecuting  attorney  of  Wood- 
ford  County,  and  they  became  intimate  friends.  Samuel  L.  Rich- 
mond was  one  of  the  ablest  jurists  in  Central  Illinois.  As  circuit 
judge  he  had  jurisdiction  over  the  counties  of  Woodford,  Marshall 
and  Putnam,  and  also  held  court  in  Peoria,  Tazewell,  McLean  and 
Champaign  counties.  He  was  always  identified  with  the  democratic 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  769 

party,  and  in  1860  was  a  member  of  the  Baltimore  convention  that 
nominated  Stephen  A.  Douglas  for  president.  In  the  early  days  as 
a  practicing  lawyer  he  came  into  close  touch  with  such  distinguished 
figures  as  Abraham  Lincoln,  Robert  Ingersoll  and  other  well-known 
attorneys  of  the  time.  Judge  Richmond  died  while  holding  court  in 
Champaign,  Illinois.  He  was  at  that  time  in  his  forty-ninth  year. 
There  were  six  children,  four  of  whom  are  still  living,  and  Elijah 
Dewey  was  the  youngest. 

Elijah  Dewey  Richmond  was  fourteen  years  of  age  when  his 
father  died,  and  the  family  was  left  in  somewhat  straitened  circum- 
stances. The  widowed  mother  established  a  home  on  a  farm,  and 
there  the  son  spent  most  of  his  years  until- reaching  manhood.  He 
was  educated  partly  in  the  public  schools  of  Lacon,  in  a  business 
college  at  Peoria,  and  also  attended  district  school.  The  work  of 
the  farm  was  not  altogether  to  his  taste,  but  its  accompaniments  of 
outdoor  exercise  undoubtedly  did  much  to  preserve  his  physical  vigor 
for  the  exacting  routine  of  a  busy  lawyer.  Unable  to  pursue  a 
collegiate  education,  he  began  the  study  of  law  with  Shaw  &  Edward, 
in  Lacon,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  January,  1883.  The  same 
year  Mr.  Richmond  was  elected  city  attorney,  serving  one  term,  and 
in  1884  was  elected  state's  attorney  of  Marshall  County  and  re- 
elected  in  1888.  He  resigned  his  office  in  1890  to  become  a  candi- 
date for  county  judge,  and  was  elected  in  November  of  that  year 
and  re-elected  in  1894,  serving  two  full  terms.  Since  leaving  the 
office  of  county  judge  Mr.  Richmond  has  enjoyed  a  large  general 
practice  as  a  lawyer  in  Lacon,  and  at  different  times  has  identified 
himself  actively  with  public  affairs.  He  has  served  as  a  member  of 
the  board  of  education  and  early  in  his  career  was  active  in  the 
Illinois  National  Guard,  joining  Company  G  of  the  Sixth  Regiment 
in  1884,  and  being  commissioned  first  lieutenant  in  1886.  He  saw 
some  active  service  during  the  East  St.  Louis  strike  in  1886.  Mr. 
Richmond  is  a  democrat,  and  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar 
Association.  He  is  affiliated  with  Lacojn  Lodge,  No.  61,  A.  F:  & 
A.  M.,  with  Lacon  Chapter,  No.  123,  R.  A.  M.,  and  has  held  offices 
in  both  branches.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church. 

On  July  28,  1892,  at  Lacon,  Mr.  Richmond  married  Jennie  M. 
Hoyt.  She  was  born  in  Marshall  County,  a  daughter  of  James  Hoyt, 
who  settled  in  Marshall  County  in  1838,  and  in  1853  married  Eliza 
J.  Mathis.  Mrs.  Richmond  is  a  graduate  of  both  the  Lacon  High 
School  and  the  Boston  Conservatory  of  Music,  and  until  her  mar- 
riage taught  music  in  Cornell  College  at  Mount  Vernon,  Iowa.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Richmond  are  the  parents  of  four  children :  Geraldine,  a 
student  at  Knox  College  in  Galesburg ;  Lyle  Lee,  a  student  in  Beloit 
College  at  Beloit,  Wisconsin ;  Paul  J.  and  Donald  Dewey. 

WALTER  A.  PANNECK.  The  relations  of  Walter  A.  Panneck 
with  his  home  city  of  La  Salle  cover  a  successful  record  as  a  lawyer, 

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770  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

important  service  in  municipal  office,  including  three  terms  as  mayor 
and  the  activities  of  a  self-made  man  of  affairs,  who  can  be  dependec 
upon  by  clients  and  the  public  in  general  for  the  exertion  of  solic 
ability  and  public  spirit  whenever  those  qualities  are  needed. 

Walter  A.  Panneck  was  born  in  Posen,  Germany,  August  i,  1866 
and  in  1874  accompanied  his  parents,  Joseph  and  Antonia  Panneck 
to  America.  Practically  all  his  education  was  acquired  in  the  publi< 
schools  of  La  Salle,  where  he 'studied  law  with  Thomas  N.  Haskins 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1893.  For  about  two  years  Mr 
Panneck  was  employed  as  law  clerk  by  Mr.  Haskins,  and  in  189; 
became  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Duncan,  Haskins  &  Pan 
neck.  Three  or  four  years  later  a  change  was  made  to  Haskins  $ 
Panneck,  and  this  firm  continued  until  1900.  At  that  time  Mr.  Pan 
neck  withdrew  and  has  since  confined  his  attention  to  individua 
practice.  In  1898  he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  La  Salle,  and  b^ 
re-election  in  1900  served  two  full  terms.  In  1903  he  was  electee 
mayor  of  the  City  of  La  Salle,  and  served  three  terms,  being  re 
elected  in  1905  and  in  1907.  On  August  i,  1913,  Governor  Dunn< 
appointed  Mr.  Panneck  attorney  for  the  Illinois  and  Michigai 
Canal  Commission,  an  office  he  still  holds  in  connection  with  hi: 
large  private  practice  as  a  lawyer. 

Mr.  Panneck  is  a  member  of  the  La  Salle  County  Bar  Associa 
tion,  and  affiliates  with  La  Salle  Lodge,  No.  584,  of  the  Benevolen 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  ii 
Calvert  Council,  and  also  with  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America 
Politically  he  is  a  democrat.  Mr.  Panneck  married  December  10 
1804.  Carrie  L.  Seepe. 

ROBERT  E.  LARKIN.  A  well-known  StreatOr  attorney,  in  prac 
tice  there  since  1906,  Mr.  Larkin  was  associated  with  Patrick  J 
Lucey  until  the  latter's  election  to  the  office  of  attorney-general  o 
Illinois,  and  has  since  given  his  time  to  a  large  and  increasing  genera 
practice  in  both  the  Federal  and  State  courts  in  Illinois. 

Robert  E.  Larkin  was  born  in  Eagle  Township,  of  La  Sall< 
County,  on  his  father's  farm,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Delia  (Conness 
Larkin.  Both  parents  were  natives  of  Ireland  and  were  married  ii 
La  Salle  County,  Illinois.  Five  of  their  ten  children  are  living,  am 
Robert  E.  was  the  eighth  in  order  of  birth.  The  father  came  t( 
America  when  seventeen  years  of  age,  lived  for  a  time  in  Nev 
York  City,  later  went  to  Wheeling,  West  Virginia',  and  in  1851 
became  a  pioneer  in  the  farming  district  of  Minnesota  Territory,  anc 
lived  there  until  1860.  He  then  returned  to  Illinois,  and  locatec 
in  Eagle  Township,  of  La  Salle  County.  Farming  and  stock-raisins 
were  his  chief  occupations  until  he  retired  from  active  affairs  ir 
1900,  and  in  1910  his  death  occurred  at  the  age  of  eighty-four.  Hi; 
widow  is  still  living.  The  mother  came  to  La  Salle  County  wher 
she  was  four  years  old.  She  was  a  niece  of  the  late  John  Conness 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  771 

United  States  Senator  from  California.  Senator  Conness  was  a  pall- 
bearer for  Abraham  Lincoln.  The  father  was  in  politics  a  democrat. 
Robert  E.  Larkin  acquired  his  education  by  attending  the  district 
schools  of  La  Salle  County,  was  also  a  student  in  the  Streator  High 
School  and  graduated  from  St.  Bede's  College  in  that  county  with 
the  class  of  1902.  Mr.  Larkin  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Lloyd 
Painter  at  Streator,  Illinois,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1906. 
Beginning  practice  at  Streator  he  was  alone  until  1907,  and  then 
formed  a  partnership  with  Patrick  J.  Lucey,  which  continued  with 
mutual  profit  and  esteem  under  the  name  of  Lucey  &  Larkin  until 
January  i,  1913,  when  Mr.  Lucey  withdrew  in  order  to  take  up  his 
active  duties  as  attorney-general  of  Illinois.  Since  that  time  Mr. 
Larkin  has  continued  in  general  practice  under  his  own  name,  and 
now  prosecutes  a  large  amount  of  business,  both  in  the  local  and 
general  State  courts  and  in  the  District  and  Circuit  courts  of  the 
United  States.  Mr.  Larkin  is  a  member  of  the  La  Salle  County  Bar 
Association,  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the  American 
Bar  Association;  affiliates  with  Streator  Lodge  No.  591,  of  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  with  Streator  Council  of 
the  Knights  of  Columbus,  and  with  the  Streator  Club  and  the 
Streator  Commercial  Association.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat. 

RECTOR  C.  HITT.  An  old  and  prominent  lawyer  in  La  Salle 
County,  Rector  C.  Hitt  has  been  a  member  of  the  bar  at  Ottawa 
for  over  thirty  years,  and  has  long  had  a  reputation  as  one  of  the 
shrewdest  and  most  skillful  trial  lawyers  in  this  section  of  the 
state. 

Rector  C.  Hitt  was  born  in  Ottawa,  Illinois,  August  14,  1856, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  there,  and  studied  law  in  the 
office  of  that  veteran  lawyer,  Hiram  T.  Gilbert,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1881.  For  five  years  he  practiced  law  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Cullen  &  Hitt,  the  senior  member  of  which  was  C.  S.  Cullen. 
Since  that  time  Mr.  Hitt  has  practiced  as  an  individual  and  has 
found  full  scope  for  his  independent  ideals  and  a  vigorous  and  pleas- 
ant career. 

Mr.  Hitt  is  a  member  of  the  La  Salle  County  Bar  Association 
and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  also  the  American  Bar  Asso- 
ciation and  the  American  Institute  of  Criminal  Law  and  Criminol- 
ogy. Fraternally  his  relations  are  with  Occidental  Lodge  No.  37,  A. 
F.  &  A.  M. ;  Shabbona  Chapter  No.  37,  R.  A.  M. ;  Ottawa  'Com- 
mandery  No.  10,  Knights  Templar.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican. 
On  June  18,  1899,  Mr.  Hitt  married  Mabel  Cushman,  daughter  of 
Col.  William  H.  W.  Cushman. 

Mr.  Hitt  is  a  son  of  Daniel  Fletcher  and  Phoebe  (Smith)  Hitt. 
His  father  was  born  in  Bourbon  County,  Kentucky,  in  1810  and  died 
in  1899,  while  his  mother  was  bom  in  Pennsylvania  in  1827  and  died 
in  1903.  Of  their  six  children  three  are  still  living,  with  Rector  C. 
as  the  youngest.  The  father  was  a  civil  engineer  by  profession, 


772  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

and  in  1830  came  out  to  Vermillion  River,  near  Deer  Park,  in  La 
Salle  County,  and  was  a  pioneer  in  that  section.  He  did  surveying 
for  the  United  States  Government  and  was  associated  in  that  work 
with  Colonel  Stephenson,  after  whom  Stephenson  County  was  named 
in  this  state.  He  was  one  of  the  surveyors  who  marked  out  the 
course  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal,  and  for  many  years  was 
associated  with  T.  B.  Blackstone  in  laying  out  the  Illinois  Central 
Railroad.  He  was  county  surveyor  of  La  Salle  County  many  years. 
In  politics  he  followed  the  fortunes  of  the  democratic  party  until  the 
Civil  war,  and  then  became  a  republican.  He  was  also  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity. 

CLARENCE  B.  CHAPMAN.  One  of  the  most  prominent  lawyers 
in  Central  Illinois  is  Clarence  B.  Chapman,  of  the  firm  of  McDougall 
&  Chapman,  at  Ottawa.  Ottawa  has  for  many  years  been  dis- 
tinguished as  the  home  of  a  group  of  lawyers  second  to  none  in  the 
state,  and  a  few  years  after  beginning  practice  in  1880  Mr.  Chapman 
had  demonstrated  his  right  to  be  classed  among  the  leaders  of  the 
Ottawa  bar. 

Clarence  B.  Chapman  was  born  in  Princeton,  Bureau  County, 
Illinois,  January  i,  1857.  His  parents  were  O.  E.  and  Sarah  L. 
(Beeman)  Chapman,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  His  father  was  born 
in  1832,  and  is  still  living,  while  the  mother  died  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
nine  years.  They  were  married  in  Ohio,  and  in  1854  came  out  to 
Bureau  County,  Illinois,  locating  at  Princeton,  and  afterwards  moved 
to  Walnut,  where  O.  E.  Chapman  was  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock-raising  up  to  1894.  In  that  year  he  retired  from  active  work. 
He  continued  to  live  in  Walnut  until  1902,  and  since  then  has  been 
at  Ottawa,  Illinois.  He  has  held  township  offices  and  has  always 
been  a  loyal  republican.  There  were  five  children  in  the  family, 
four  of  whom  are  living,  and  the  Ottawa  lawyer  is  the  second 
child. 

His  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  Bureau 
County,  and  he  finished  in  the  old  Princeton  Township  High  School. 
Mr.  Chapman  entered  the  law  department  of  the  Northwestern 
University  of  Chicago,  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1880  and  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  that  year.  At  the  beginning  of  his  practice  he 
located  in  Ottawa,  and  soon  had  a  profitable  general  practice  in 
all  the  courts.  While  his  work  has  been  that  of  a  general  practi- 
tioner, Mr.  Chapman  has  also  represented  many  corporations,  and 
the  firm  of  McDougall  &  Chapman  has  long  enjoyed  some  of  the 
best  distinctions  of  legal  partnership  and  success  in  the  Illinois  bar. 
This  firm  was  formed  April  i,  1887,  and  has  been  in  existence  for 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century.  Mr.  Chapman  has  served  as 
county  attorney  of  La  Salle  County  two  terms,  and  in  1914  was 
elected  president  of  the  La  Salle  County  Bar  Association. 

He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association ;  of 
Humboldt  Lodge  No.  555,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Shabbona  Chapter,  R.  A. 


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M. ;  Ottawa  Commandery  No.  10,  Knights  Templars ;  and  Mohamed 
Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  at  Peoria.  He  and  his  family  worship 
in  the  Congregational  Church,  and  in  politics  he  is  a  republican. 
On  October  12,  1886,  Mr.  Chapman  married  Katie  H.  Ebersol.  She 
was  born  in  Burlington,  Iowa. 

GEORGE  S.  WILEY.  For  a  young  man  of  thirty-five  years  George 
S.  Wiley  has  performed  a  great  deal  of  important  public  service  and 
gained  many  successes  in  his  chosen  profession  of  the  law.  Mr. 
Wiley  is  at  the  present  time  serving  as  state's  attorney  of  La  Salle 
County  with  offices  in  Ottawa. 

Born  at  Earlville  in  La  Salle  County,  Illinois,  March  15,  1879, 
George  S.  Wiley  acquired  his  education  in  the  common  schools  and 
finished  the  law  course  at  the  University  of  Michigan  with  the  class 
of  1900.  He  was  then  twenty-one  years  of  age,  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Michigan  and  in  Illinois  in  the  same  year,  and  took  up  general 
practice  at  Earlville.  In  1901  Mr.  Wiley  was  elected  city  attorney 
of  Earlville  and  was  re-elected  to  that  office  in  1903,  1905.  1907, 
1909  and  1911,  serving  five  consecutive  terms  with  credit  to  himself 
and  to  the  benefit  of  that  community.  In  1912  Mr.  Wiley  was 
elected  state's  attorney,  and  from  June,  1911,  to  June,  1912,  served 
as  chairman  of  the  board  of  supervisors  of  La  Salle  County.  His 
general  popularity  in  his  home  county,  his  recognized  qualifications 
as  a  lawyer  and  powers  of  public  leadership  were  well  exemplified  in 
the  November  election  of  1912,  when  he  was  the  only  democrat 
elected  on  the  county  ticket  in  La  Salle  County.  La  Salle  has  for 
years  been  one  of  the  strongholds  of  the  republican  party  in  Illinois, 
and  it  is  only  in  rare  and  exceptional  cases  that  an  individual  is 
able  to  break  the  rule  of  normality  of  republican  majority. 

Mr.  Wiley  is  a  member  of  Earlville  Lodge  No.  183,  A.  F.  &  A. 
M. ;  Mendota  Chapter  No.  79,  R.  A.  M. ;  Bethany  Commandery  No. 
28,  K.  T. ;  Mohamed  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  at  Peoria; 
and  Ottawa  lodge  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks. 
Mr.  Wiley  has  served  three  terms  as  master  of  his  Masonic  lodge. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  La  Salle  County  and  the  Illinois  State 
Bar  associations.  Mr.  Wiley  was  married  February  14,  1901,  to 
Ella  Gettemy,  of  Chicago.  Their  two  children  are  George  H.  and 
Donald  F. 

WILLIAM  J.  FULTON.  In  the  legal  profession  success  stands  as 
the  criterion  of  character  and  ability,  and  by  this  mark  Mr.  Fulton 
may  well  be  satisfied  to  be  judged,  for  he  has  gained  secure  place 
as  one  of  the  representative  members  of  the  bar  of  De  Kalb  County, 
where  he  is  a  member  of  the  well-known  law  firm  of  Faissler  &  Ful- 
ton, of  Sycamore,  the  county  seat.  His  professional  coadjutor  is 
John  Faissler,  of  whom  specific  mention  is  made  on  other  pages  of 
this  publication.  The  firm  controls  an  excellent  practice  of  general 
order  and  is  local  legal  representative  of  a  number  of  important 


774  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

corporations,  including  the  Chicago  Great  Western  Railroad 
Company ;  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railroad  Company ;  the  Chi- 
cago, Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad  Company;  the  De  Kalb  &  Syca- 
more Traction  Company ;  and  the  Aurora  &  De  Kalb  Traction  Com- 
pany. 

Mr.  Fulton  was  born  in  the  village  of  Lynedoch,  Norfolk  County, 
Province  of  Ontario,  Canada,  on  the  I4th  of  January,  1875,  and  is 
a  son  of  James  and  Jane  (Gray)  Fulton,  the  former  of  whom  was 
born  in  Canada,  and  the  latter  in  the  State  of  New  York,  their  home 
being  now  at  Coeur  d'Alene,  Idaho,  where  the  father  is  living  re- 
tired. Of  the  six  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  living, 
William  J.,  of  this  review,  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth.  James 
Fulton  continued  to  be  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  in  Ontario, 
Canada,  until  1881,  when  he  came  with  his  family  to  Illinois  and  en- 
gaged in  the  general  merchandise  business  at  Sandwich,  De  Kalb 
County.  He  later  removed  to  Waterman,  this  county,  where  he 
continued  as  a  successful  and  representative  merchant  until  1893. 
Since  1908  he  has  lived  retired  from  active  business. 

William  J.  Fulton  was  a  lad  of  five  years  at  the  time  of  the 
family  removal  to  De  Kalb  County,  where  he  was  afforded  the 
advantages  of  the  public  schools.  He  finally  entered  the  academic 
department  of  the  University  of  Illinois,  in  which  he  was  graduated 
as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1898,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts.  In  the  law  department  of  the  same  institution  he  was  grad- 
uated in  1900,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  and  with  con- 
comitant admission  to  the  bar  of  the  state.  During  the  initial  period 
of  his  active  professional  work  Mr.  Fulton  was  associated  with  the 
firm  of  Carnes  &  Dunton,  and  since  1909  he  has  been  a  member  of 
the  law  firm  of  Faissler,  Fulton  &  Roberts,  the  alliance  of  which 
has  proved  fruitful  in  the  building  up  of  an  excellent  practice  of 
general  order.  In  politics  Mr.  Fulton  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  the 
principles  and  policies  that  have  made  the  republican  party  a  safe 
conservator  of  the  nation's  prosperity,  and  he  is  actively  identified 
with  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  the  De  Kalb  County  Bar 
Association. 

November  26,  1901,  recorded  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Fulton  to 
Miss  Laura  Busey,  of  Hebron,  McHenry  County,  and  they  have 
three  children :  William  J.,  Jr.,  Robert  Busey,  and  Sarah  Jane. 

HARVEY  A.  JONES.  Most  consonant  writh  the  assigned  functions 
of  this  publication  and  most  gratifying  in  every  sense  is  the  privi- 
lege of  according  definite  recognition  to  such  an  able  representative 
of  the  Illinois  bar  as  was  the  sterling  citizen  whose  name  introduces 
this  paragraph,  who  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  this  state 
nearly  half  a  century  ago  and  who  until  his  recent  death,  on  Decem- 
ber 12,  1914,  devoted  attention  to  active  law  business.  He  was  one 
of  the  honored  and  influential  citizens  of  Sycamore  and  the  high 
regard  in  which  he  was  held  by  his  professional  confreres  is  indi- 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  775 

cated  by  the  fact  that  for  several  years  and  until  his  death  he  held 
the  office  of  president  of  the  DeKalb  County  Bar  Association. 

Harvey  Alston  Jones  was  born  on  the  old  homestead  farm  of 
his  parents,  in  Tippecanoe  County,  Indiana,  on  the  I7th  of  October, 
1837,  a  date  that  indicates  that  his  father  was  numbered  among  the 
pioneers  of  the  Hoosier  commonwealth.  He  was  a  son  of  David  and 
Mary  (Owens)  Jones,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  near  the  City 
of  Richmond,  Virginia,  on  the  i8th  of  February,  1798,  and  the  lat- 
ter of  whom  was  born  in  the  vicinity  of  Savannah,  Georgia,  on  the 
1 9th  of  July,  1802,  their  marriage  having  been  solemnized  in  Dayton, 
Clark  County,  Ohio.  Of  the  family  of  eight  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters Harvey  A.,  of  this  review,  was  the  seventh  in  order  of  birth 
and  he  is  the  only  one  now  living.  The  father  was  identified  with 
agricultural  pursuits  in  Ohio  until  he  numbered  himself  among  the 
sturdy  pioneers  of  Tippecanoe  County,  Indiana,  where  he  reclaimed 
a  farm  from  the  wilderness  and  where  both  he  and  his  wife  passed 
the  residue  of  their  lives,  he  having  been  summoned  to  eternal  rest 
on  the  nth  of  November,  1848,  and  his  widow  having  survived 
him  by  nearly  twenty  years,  her  death  having  occurred  in  1865. 
The  lineage  of  the  Jones  family  is  traced  back  to  sterling  Welsh 
and  English  origin  and  representatives  of  the  same  settled  in  Vir- 
ginia in  the  colonial  era  of  our  national  history,  Dr.  James  Jones, 
great-grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  review,  having  served  as 
a  surgeon  with  the  Continental  troops  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution. 

The  pioneer  schools  of  Tippecanoe  County,  Indiana,  afforded  to 
Harvey  A.  Jones  his  early  educational  facilities,  and  it  is  needless 
to  say  that  he  was  not  denied  a  full  quota  of  youthful  experinece 
in  connection  with  the  arduous  work  of  the  home  farm,  in  the  devel- 
opment of  which  he  gave  sturdy  co-operation.  In  his  native  county 
he  attended  the  Pleasant  Grove  school,  and  he  was  fortunate  in  the 
realization  of  his  ambition  for  higher  education,  in  defraying  the 
expenses  of  which  he  depended  largely  upon  his  own  resources. 
He  attended  Wabash  College,  at  Crawfordsville,  Indiana,  and  Lom- 
bard University,  at  Galesburg,  Illinois,  after  which  he  availed  him- 
self of  the  best  possible  advantages  for  rounding  out  a  symmetrical 
professional  education.  He  entered  the  law  department  of  the  great 
University  of  Michigan,  in  which  he  was  graduated  as  a  member  of 
the  class  of  1865,  his  admission  to  the  Michigan  bar  being  granted 
at  the  same  time,  in  the  City  of  Detroit.  Within  the  same  year  he 
gained  admission  to  the  Illinois  bar  and  engaged  in  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  at  Sycamore,  where  he  continued  to  reside 
during  the  long  intervening  years  and  where  he  has  left  a  strong 
and  worthy  impress  upon  the  history  of  jurisprudence  in  this  part 
of  the  state.  He  served  as  city  attorney  and  as  special  master  in 
chancery,  but  had  no  desire  for  public  office  not  thus  directly  con- 
cerned with  the  profession  which  was  dignified  and  honored  by  his 
character  and  services.  Mr.  Jones  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  one 
of  the  most  venerable  of  the  active  members  of  the  Illinois  State 


776  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Bar  Association  and,  as  previously  stated,  was  for  several  years 
retained  in  office  as  president  of  the  DeKalb  County  Bar  Association. 

In  1861  Mr.  Jones  received  the  degree  of  Master  Mason  in 
Geneva  Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  at  Geneva, 
Kane  County,  this  state,  and  from  the  same  he  was  finally  admitted 
to  Sycamore  Lodge,  with  which  he  remained  in  active  affiliation, 
as  he  did  also  with  the  Sycamore  Chapter  of  Royal  Arch  Masons, 
and  the  Sycamore  Commandery  of  Knights  Templar.  He  was  also 
an  Odd  Fellow  for  forty-five  years.  Amidst  the  changes  and 
chances  of  modern  professional  politics  Mr.  Jones  did  not  falter 
in  his  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  and  as  a  citizen  he  ever 
maintained  high  ideals  and  standards,  with  ready  co-operation  in  the 
furtherance  of  measures  and  policies  that  tended  to  advance  the 
social  and  material  welfare  of  the  community. 

On  the  22d  of  February,  1861,  was  solemnized  the  marriage  of 
Mr.  Jones  to  Miss  Sarah  Dudley  Perkins,  who  was  born  at  St. 
Charles,  Illinois,  a  representative  of  a  well-known  pioneer  family  of 
Kane  County.  Mrs.  Jones  attended  Lombard  College  when  a  young 
woman  and  virtually  completed  the  prescribed  curriculum  in  this 
Illinois  institution.  She  did  not,  however,  receive  her  diploma,  and 
within  the  year  1914  there  came  to  her  a  tardy  but  greatly  appre- 
ciated recognition,  in  that  the  authorities  of  the  college  informed 
her  that  if  she  would  prepare  a  thesis  of  some  length  and  present 
the  same  her  diploma  would  be  sent  to  her.  Though  nearing  at  this 
time  the  age  of  three  score  years  and  ten,  she  completed  the  thesis 
and  in  due  time  received  her  diploma.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jones  became 
the  parents  of  seven  children,  of  whom  only  two  are  living — Mary 
F.,  who  remains  at  the  parental  home;  and  Anna,  who  is  the  wife 
of  Prof.  George  M.  Clayberg,  of  the  McKinley  High  School  in  the 
City  of  Chicago.  They  reside  in  Oak  Park,  Illinois. 

AMBERT  D.  MORGAN.  The  leading  representative  of  his  pro- 
fession at  Herrin,  Williamson  County,  Ambert  D.  Morgan  was  a 
graduate  in  1909  from  the  Illinois  College  of  Law  at  Chicago,  was 
admitted  to  the  Bar  of  Illinois  in  1909  and  has  since  been  actively 
identified  with  practice  at  Herrin.  He  stands  high  in  the  William- 
son County  Bar,  and  has  an  excellent  business. 

Ambert  D.  Morgan  was  born  at  Hampshire,  Illinois,  October  29, 
1885,  a  son  of  L.  D.  and  Elizabeth  (Helmer)  Morgan,  both  of 
whom  are  still  living,  his  father  at  the  age  of  seventy  and  his  mother 
sixty-one.  The  great-grandfather  Morgan  was  a  prominent  citizen 
of  Syracuse,  New  York,  while  grandfather  Morgan  came  from  that 
state  to  Illinois  and  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  McHenry 
County,  following  a  career  as  a  farmer.  L.  D.  Morgan,  a  Civil  war 
veteran,  was  born  near  Marengo  in  McHenry  County.  He  and  his 
wife  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  of  whom  the  Herrin  lawyer 
is  the  fifth. 

Mr.  Morgan  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  777 

Kane  County,  attended  the  Elgin,  Illinois,  High  School,  for  two 
years  was  a  student  in  the  University  of  Illinois  in  the  science 
department,  and  spent  three  years  at  the  Illinois  College  of  Law, 
Chicago,  Illinois.  Mr.  Morgan  is  a  member  of  the  County  Bar 
Association,  is  on  the  township  high  school  board,  and  has  fra- 
ternal affiliations  with  the  Mississippi  Valley  Consistory,  the  Scottish 
Rite  Temple,  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois;  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of 
Masonry,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America.  On  December  25,  1910,  he  married  Miss 
Alberta  Eubank  of  Centralia,  Illinois,  daughter  of  James  S.  and 
Olive  Eubank,  of  Centralia.  To  their  marriage  was  born  two  chil- 
dren, Lillian  Eugenia  Morgan  in  1912  and  Harriet  Elizabeth  in  1914. 

WILLIAM  C.  JONES.  A  broad  and  thorough  experience  as  a 
lawyer  has  brought  William  C.  Jones  of  Streator  some  of  the  best 
rewards  of  the  profession.  Mr.  Jones  has  been  in  practice  at 
Streator,  which  is  his  native  town,  for  seven  or  eight  years,  and 
prior  to  that  had  an  extensive  experience  in  offices  in  Chicago. 

William  C.  Jones  was  born  in  Streator  March  18,  1881,  a  son  of 
James  H.  and  Mary  M.  McAllister  Jones.  His  father  was  born  in 
West  Virginia  in  1859,  came  to  La  Salle  County  with  his  father, 
James  Jones,  at  a  very  early  age,  and  the  latter  was  one  of  the 
pioneer  coal  operators  in  La  Salle  County.  James  H.  Jones  after 
his  education  engaged  in  coal  mining  for  a  number  of  years,  and 
operated  a  number  of  coal  mines  with  James  Price  as  partner.  In 
1912  he  moved  to  Texas,  where  he  is  now  living.  For  one  term  or 
more  he  served  as  alderman  from  his  ward  in  Streator,  and  was 
active  in  republican  affairs.  His  wife  was  born  in  England  of 
Scotch  parents,  and  they  had  seven  children,  four  of  whom  are 
living. 

William  C.  Jones,  the  oldest  of  these  children,  was  educated  in 
the  Streator  public  schools,  finishing  with  the  high  school  course, 
and  conducted  his  law  studies  in  the  office  of  Reeves  &  Boys  at 
Streator  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1902.-  The  first  six  months 
as  a  lawyer  were  spent  in  Chicago  at  the  office  of  the  clerk  of  the 
Court  of  Appeals,  and  then  he  became  engaged  with  the  Grand 
Trunk- Western  Railway  in  the  claim  agent's  department  as  assist- 
ant to  Hon.  Kenesaw  M.  Landis,  now  United  States  District  Judge. 
After  about  three  years  in  that  work  Mr.  Jones  engaged  in  practice 
for  himself  at  Chicago,  but  in  December,  1907,  returned  to  his 
native  city  and  has  since  been  making  rapid  progress  as  a  member 
of  the  Streator  bar.  He  formed  a  partnership  with  Paul  R.  Chub- 
buck  under  the  firm  name  of  Chubbuck  &  Jones,  and  this  relationship 
was  continued  until  June,  1910,  when  Mr.  Jones  took  over  the 
business  of  the  firm  and  has  since  been  in  general  practice  for  him- 
self. His  offices  are  at  207  Main  Street  in  Streator. 

Mr.  Jones  is  a  member  of  the  La  Salle  County  Bar  Association 
and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association.  He  is  past  master  of  Strea- 


778  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

tor  Lodge  No.  607,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  also  affiliates  with  Streator 
Chapter  No.  168,  R.  A.  M.,  with  Streator  Council,  No.  73  R.  &  S. 
M.,  and  with  Streator  Commandery.  Politically  Mr.  Jones  is  a 
republican.  He  was  married  to  Gussie  M.  Hoobler,  who  was  born 
in  La  Salle  County.  They  have  three  children :  William  D.,  Virginia 
and  Bruce. 

WILLIAM  M.  SCANLAN.  One  of  the  brainiest  and  keenest  law- 
yers and  a  public  leader  of  unquestioned  ability  in  La  Salle  County 
is  William  M.  Scanlan,  whose  early  youth  was  spent  on  a  farm  in 
Dimmick  Township  of  that  county  and  whose  professional  career 
covers  a  dozen  years,  filled  with  success  in  the  law  and  with  the 
duties  of  a  rising  scale  of  public  offices. 

William  M.  Scanlan  was  born  in  Dimmick  Township  of  La  Salle 
County  November  15,  1874,  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  of 
the  county,  attended  the  Northern  Illinois  Normal  School  at  Dixon, 
and  in  1901  graduated  from  the  law  department  of  the  University 
of  Michigan.  In  1902  he  began  practice  at  Peru,  and  in  1903  took 
in  John  J.  Massieon  as  partner  under  the  firm  name  of  Scanlan  & 
Massieon,  which  still  continues,  and  looks  after  a  large  general 
practice  in  the  local  courts.  In  1903  Mr.  Scanlan  was  elected  city 
attorney  of  Peru  and  re-elected  in  1905  and  1907,  serving  three  full 
terms.  In  1908  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  general  assembly  of 
Illinois  and  re-elected  in  1910,  1912  and  1914.  During  his  legisla- 
tive service  he  was  chairman  of  the  corporation  committee  during 
the  Forty-seventh  Assembly  and  was  a  member  of  the  committee 
on  public  utilities  which  reported  the  law  under  which  the  present 
public  utilities  commission  is  operating.  During  the  Forty-eighth 
and  Forty-ninth  assemblies  he  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
insurance.  Mr.  Scanlan  is  a  republican,  is  affiliated  with  La  Salle 
Lodge  No.  584  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 

JOHN  J.  MASSIEON.  Junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Scanlan  & 
Massieon  at  Peru,  John  J.  Massieon  has  spent  most  of  his  life  in 
his  home  city  and  has  been  in  active  practice  as  a  lawyer  for  the 
past  twelve  years.  He  is  a  prominent  and  useful  worker  in  municipal 
affairs,  and  is  now  holding  the  office  of  mayor  of  Peru. 

John  J.  Massieon  was  born  in  Peru,  Illinois,  April  12,  1878,  a 
son  of  John  and  Mary  (Schaulin)  Massieon.  His  father  was  born 
in  Germany  March  4,  1853,  and  is  still  living,  and  his  mother  was 
born  in  Sheffield,  Illinois,  in  September,  1853.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  nine  children,  six  sons  and  three  daughters,  and  the  Peru 
lawyer  was  the  second  child.  His  education  came  from  the  public 
schools  of  Peru,  with  additional  attendance  at  the  Northern  Illinois 
Normal  in  Dixon,  where  he  graduated  in  law,  LL.  B.,  with  the  class 
of  1901.  Thereafter  one  year  was  spent  in  the  law  office  of  E.  E. 
Wingert  at  Dixon,  and  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1902  and 


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practiced  for  a  time  in  Spring  Valley,  but  in  1903  became  a  partner 
of  William  M.  Scanlan  at  Peru.  When  Mr.  Scanlan  left  the  office 
of  city  attorney  to  enter  the  State  Legislature,  Mr.  Massieon  suc- 
ceeded him  as  city  attorney  of  Peru  in  1909  and  was  re-elected  in 
1911,  serving  two  full  terms.  In  May,  1913,  the  people  of  Peru 
elected  him  mayor  and  in  1915  he  was  re-elected  to  that  office.  Mr. 
Massieon  is  a  republican,  is  affiliated  with  St.  John's  Lodge,  No.  13, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  with  Peru  Chapter,  No.  60,  R.  A.  M. ;  with  Peru 
Council,  R.  &  S.  M. ;  and  also  with  Dixon  Lodge  No.  779,  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  Mr.  Massieon  married  Myra  B. 
(Lawrence)  Hake. 

BERNARD  HALL  TAYLOR.  As  a  member  of  the  Fulton  County 
bar  for  upwards  of  twenty  years,  Bernard  H.  Taylor  has  enjoyed 
a  large  general  practice,  has  filled  several  offices  with  distinction,  and 
has  brought  to  his  profession  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  law  and 
a  broad  experience  with  men  and  affairs.  Mr.  Taylor  is  especially 
well  known  for  his  military  service,  was  trained  when  a  boy  in  a 
military  school,  commanded  a  company  of  Illinois  soldiers  during 
the  Spanish-American  war,  and  for  a  number  of  years  was  promi- 
nent in  the  Illinois  National  Guard. 

Bernard  Hall  Taylor  was  born  at  Farmington,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary 17,  1871,  a  son  of  William  Lathrop  and  Florence  (Montgom- 
ery) Taylor.  His  father  was  born  in  Taunton,  Massachusetts,  and 
his  mother  in  Farmington,  Illinois.  His  primary  education  was 
acquired  in  the  public  schools  at  Canton,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
he  entered  the  Riverview  Military  Academy  at  Poughkeepsie,  New 
York,  graduating  in  1890  and  for  one  year  thereafter  being  employed 
as  a  drill  master.  He  then  entered  the  law  department  of  the  Colum- 
bian LTniversity  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  graduated  LL.  B.  in  1893, 
and  in  the  following  year  received  the  degree  LL.  M.  from  the 
same  institution.  Mr.  Naylor  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  State 
of  Illinois  at  Ottawa  in  1896,  and  has  since  been  identified  with  the 
bar  at  Canton. 

Promptly  after  the  declaration  of  war  against  Spain  in  April, 
1898,  Mr.  Taylor  enlisted  and  was  mustered  in  as  captain  of  Com- 
pany M,  Fifth  Regiment  United  States  Volunteers,  at  Springfield, 
on  May  7,  1898.  The  regiment  was  commanded  by  Col.  J.  S.  Culver. 
A  week  later  the  troops  proceeded  to  Camp  Thomas,  Chickamauga 
Park,  Georgia,  and  remained  there  nearly  three  months  awaiting 
orders  for  advance  to  the  front.  On  August  3rd  the  regiment  left 
Chickamauga  for  Newport  News,  Virginia,  expecting  to  embark 
without  delay  for  Cuba.  They  were  sent  on  board  the  transport 
Obdam,  but  after  remaining  on  board  thirty-six  hours  the  order 
•was  rescinded,  they  disembarked  and  returned  to  camp.  That  was 
the  second  time  a  similar  order  was  countermanded  during  the  war. 
A  few  days  after  this  event  Spain  accepted  the  terms  of  peace,  and 
the  regiment  was  ordered  to  Lexington,  Kentucky,  remained  in 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

camp  there  thirty  days,  then  was  sent  to  Springfield,  given  a  fur- 
lough of  thirty  days,  and  mustered  out  October  i6th.  The  regi- 
ment consisted  of  1,213  men  anc^  47  officers.  Captain  Taylor  was 
then  appointed  judge  advocate  of  the  Second  Brigade,  Illinois 
National  Guard,  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel,  and  finally 
resigned  in  order  to  devote  all  his  time  to  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession. The  order  granting  his  discharge  contained  the  following 
commendations  from  his  commanding  officer,  Col.  J.  S.  Culver: 
"As  company  commander,  he  was  one  of  the  best  in  the  regiment 
and  the  peer  of  any  in  the  service;  faithful,  loyal,  honest  and  will- 
ing, he  made  the  welfare  of  his  men  his  care,  and  as  a  result  he 
possesses  their  confidence  and  esteem  as  well  as  that  of  the  com- 
manding officer  of  the  regiment.  He  has  all  the  qualifications  and 
ability  to  command  a  battalion,  regiment  or  brigade."  On  his  return 
from  his  war  service  and  just  before  the  disbanding  of  the  company 
Captain  Taylor  was  presented  by  its  members  with  a  handsome 
sword  as  a  token  of  their  esteem  as  a  fellow  soldier  and  their  appre- 
ciation of  him  as  an  officer. 

Since  the  war  Colonel  Taylor  has  enjoyed  a  large  practice  and 
is  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Fulton  County 
bar.  He  was  elected  and  served  as  state's  attorney  of  Fulton 
County  from  1900  to  1904.  As  a  republican  he  has  been  a  delegate 
to  state  conventions  since  1896,  and  takes  an  interested  part  in 
local  affairs,  being  now  president  of  the  board  of  education  at  Can- 
ton. On  November  19,  1902,  Mr.  Taylor  married  Miss  Alida  Ten 
Eyck,  daughter  of  James  and  Rachel  (Ledeboer)  Ten  Eyck.  They 
have  two  children:  James  Alexander,  born  October  n,  1903,  and 
Francis  Montgomery,  born  April  6,  1905,  and  both  in  public  schools. 
Colonel  Taylor  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order,  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  he  and 
his  wife  are  both  members  of  the  Canton  Country  Club.  Mrs. 
Taylor  was  educated  in  the  Fairview  public  schools  and  the 
Woman's  College  at  Jacksonville,  and  is  an  active  member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  Their  home  is  at  240  West  Chestnut  Street, 
Canton. 

JOHN  THOMAS  KENWORTHY.  One  of  the  oldest  lawyers  at 
Rock  Island  is  John  Thomas  Kenworthy,  who  has  been  continuously 
a  member  of  the  bar  of  that  city  more  than  forty  years  and  at  an 
earlier  date  had  been  admitted  to  the  bar  and  had  taken  up  practice 
in  his  native  village  of  Andalusia  in  Rock  Island  County. 

Born  in  that  locality  October  24,  1846,  John  Thomas  Kenworthy 
is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  Maria  (Eby)  Kenworthy.  He 
attended  the  local  public  schools  until  1858  and  then  went  to  Chi- 
cago, where  he  was  a  student  of  the  old  Douglas  University.  Dur- 
ing 1 860-6 1  he  was  in  a  commercial  college  in  Chicago,  but  in  the 
latter  year  returned  to  Andalusia  and  helped  his  father  until  1864. 
In  that  year  he  responded  to  the  call  for  more  troops  and  enlisted 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  781 

in  Company  D  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Fourth  Illinois  Infantry, 
and  was  clerk  in  the  quartermaster's  department  in  the  states  of 
Tennessee  and  Mississippi.  He  was  mustered  out  at  Camp  Frey  in 
Chicago  in  October,  1864. 

After  his  return  home  Mr.  Kenworthy  attended  the  Bryant  & 
Stratton  Business  College  at  Davenport  and  soon  afterward  took  up 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  George  W.  Pleasants  at  Rock 
Island.  He  remained  in  that  office  until  Mr.  Pleasants  was  elected 
circuit  judge.  After  being  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  Mr.  Ken- 
worthy  began  practice  at  Andalusia  and  in  the  fall  of  1872  opened 
his  office  in  Rock  Island.  For  a  number  of  years  his  son  Samuel 
has  been  associated  in  practice  with  him  under  the  firm  name  of 
J.  T.  &  S.  R.  Kenworthy.  For  twenty  years  Mr.  Kenworthy  served 
as  secretary  of  the  Rock  Island  County  Old  Settlers  Association. 

On  May  19,  1870,  he  married  Miss  Clara  E.  Wells,  a  daughter 
of  Rinnah  and  Hannah  (Buffum)  Wells.  Four  children  were  born 
to  them.  The  daughter,  Charlotte  F.,  is  a  graduate  of  Welles  Col- 
lege of  New  York.  The  son,  Samuel  R.,  born  October,  1873,  was 
graduated  from  the  literary  department  of  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan and  received  his  law  degree  from  the  same  institution,  and  has 
since  been  in  practice  with  his  father.  Mrs.  Kenworthy  died  in 
May,  1910. 

HENRY  DELANY  LEWIS.  While  Henry  Delany  Lewis  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Illinois  bar  only  since  1909,  he  comes  of  a  family 
which  in  the  various  generations  from  colonial  times  has  given  many 
members  to  the  legal  profession,  while  a  number  of  them  have  been 
more  than  ordinarily  distinguished. 

Horace  D.  Lewis  was  born  in  Schuyler  County,  Illinois,  April  6, 
1884,  and  at  the  age  of  thirty  has  securely  established-  himself  in  his 
profession  and  is  one  of  the  busy  young  lawyers  of  Rushville.  His 
parents  were  Thomas  D.  and  Maria  H.  (Taylor)  Lewis,  both  of 
whom  were  also  natives  of  Schuyler  County.  The  first  of  the  Lewis 
family  to  come  to  America  was  Ralph  Lewis,  who  came  from  Wales 
in  1674  and  settled  in  Philadelphia.  One  of  his  descendants  was 
William  Lewis,  who  was  a  distinguished  member  of  the  Philadelphia 
bar,  served  as  counselor  to  Benjamin  Franklin,  and  was  district 
attorney  under  President  George  Washington  and  one  of  the  first 
three  lawyers  to  receive  licenses  to  practice  in  Philadelphia  under 
the  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  In  this  family  is  a  lock  of 
George  Washington's  hair,  clipped  by  Mr.  Lewis'  great-grand- 
mother, Margaret  Delany.  Another  ancestor  was  Josiah  Lewis, 
also  a  prominent  Philadelphian,  who  owned  a  magnificent  estate  in 
Pennsylvania,  including  lands  now  in  the  midst  of  the  anthracite 
coal  fields,  but  he  disposed  of  his  possessions  there  before  the  coal 
was  developed,  giving  much  of  it  to  worthy  but  poor  people.  The 
grandfather  of  the  Rushville  lawyer  was  William  Lewis,  also  a 
lawyer  of  Philadelphia,  who  is  1832,  on  account  of  failing  health, 


782  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

moved  to  Illinois,  and  was  very  prominent  in  developing  the  west- 
ern part  of  Schuyler  County.  His  death  occurred  in  Schuyler 
County  at  the  age  of  eighty-nine,  after  having  amassed  for  his  day 
a  considerable  fortune.  On  the  maternal  side  also  there  have  been 
members  of  the  bar,  and  Grandfather  Henry  Taylor  was  a  promi- 
nent lawyer  in  the  Western  Reserve  of  Ohio  in  Trumbull  County 
who  came  out  to  Illinois  in  1849.  Here  he  outfitted  and  went  over- 
land to  California  in  search  of  gold,  but  after  a  year  or  so  returned 
and  acquired  large  landed  possessions  in  this  state.  He  will  always 
be  remembered  for  his  great  generosity  to  the  poor  and  needy  and 
for  his  contributions  to  the  church.  The  Taylor  family  was  of 
Scotch-Irish  ancestry  and  had  settled  in  Philadelphia  during  colonial 
days.  Thomas  D.  and  Maria  H.  (Taylor)  Lewis  are  still  living, 
are  substantial  farming  people  in  Schuyler  County,  and  the  father 
is  now'  sixty-four  and  the  mother  sixty  years  of  age.  Of  their  three 
children,  one  in  William  T.  Lewis,  a  farmer  of  Schuyler  County, 
and  the  daughter  is  Miss  Mabel  R.  Lewis,  who  lives  with  her 
parents. 

Henry  Delany  Lewis,  the  youngest  of  the  three  children,  was 
educated  partly  in  the  public  schools  of  Brooklyn,  Illinois,  also  under 
private  instruction,  took  a  course  in  the  State  Normal  at  Macomb, 
and  was  graduated  from  the  law  department  of  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity at  Chicago  in  1909.  After  some  experience  in  practice  in 
Fulton  County  he  returned  to  Schuyler  County  in  the  fall  of  1911 
and  located  in  Rushville,  where  he  has  built  up  a  good  business  as 
a  lawyer.  In  1913  he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Rushville.  He  is 
secretary  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  is  secretary  of  the  Farm 
and  Town  Loan  Association  at  Rushville.  His  fraternities  are  the 
Masonic  order,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the 
Alpha  Kappa  Phi  college  fraternity.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
State  Bar  Association  and  the  Commercial  Law  League  of  Amer- 
ica, and  is  state  director  of  the  Illinois  Commercial  Club.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  republican,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
Mr.  Lewis  has  acquired  a  large  acquaintance  and  friendship  in 
Schuyler  County,  is  an  able  attorney,  owns  a  good  home,  and  out- 
side of  his  practice  finds  his  recreation  in  outdoor  life.  He  was 
married  October  i,  1913,  at  Rushville,  to  Miss  Lucile  A.  Rottger,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Anna  Rottger,  of  Jacksonville.  Her  father, 
now  deceased,  was  for  a  number  of  years  a  past  master  of  Jack- 
sonville Lodge  of  Masons.  Mrs.  Lewis  attended  the  public  schools 
and  completed  her  education  at  the  Woman's  College  of  Jackson- 
ville. She  is  prominent  in  club  and  social  life.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lewis  have  one  son,  Henry  Delany  Lewis,  Jr.,  born  December  4, 
1914.  Mr.  Lewis  has  offices  in  the  Rushville  State  Bank  Building, 
Rushville. 

LEWIS  A.  JARMAN.  A  prominent  citizen  as  well  as  able  attorney 
of  Schuyler  County,  the  acknowledged  leader  of  the  bar  at  Rush- 


783 

ville,  was  born  at  Greensboro,  Caroline  County,  Maryland,  Septem- 
ber 28,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Frances  (Lewis)  Jarman. 
On  the  paternal  side  the  ancestry  is  traced  to  England,  from  which 
country  many  families  of  quality  came  in  the  wake  of  Lord  Balti- 
more to  Maryland  in  colonial  days,  and  there  the  Jarman  family  has 
old  established  associations.  Thomas  Jarman  was  born  in  Mary- 
land, where  he  still  resides,  a  retired  merchant  of  Greensboro,  being 
now  aged  seventy-nine  years.  He  married  Frances  Lewis,  who  was 
born  in  Delaware,  possibly  of  Welsh  ancestry,  who  died  in  Greens- 
boro, in  1913,  at  the  age  of  seventy-three  years.  Of  their  family  of 
four  children,  Lewis  A.  was  the  eldest  born. 

After  the  public  schools  at  Greensboro,  Lewis  A.  Jarman  had 
additional  educational  advantages,  becoming  first  a  student  in  the 
Western  Maryland  College,  at  Westminster,  Maryland,  from  which, 
in  1880,  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  and  later  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  A.  M.  After  deciding  upon  the  law  as  a  career, 
he  entered  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Maryland,  at 
Baltimore,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1882,  being  admitted  to  prac- 
tice in  Maryland.  In  the  fall  of  that  year,  however,  he  came  to 
Rushville,  Illinois,  and  here  has  continued  in  practice  ever  since. 
He  has  won  wide  reputation  in  the  law  in  Schuyler  County  and  com- 
mands the  largest  practice  at  the  county  seat  and  occupies  the  finest 
offices.  Mr.  Jarman  has  devoted  his  energies  almost  entirely  to  the 
law,  caring  little  for  political  life,  although  he  consented  to  serve 
as  mayor  of  Rushville  when  elected  to  office  in  1905  and  continued 
through  1906,  giving  the  city  a  clean  and  admirable  administration. 
Many  times  he  has  declined  positions  in  public  life  that  would  more 
or  less  interfere  with  his  professional  duties,  his  theory  being  that 
all  the  time  and  attention  of  an  advocate  is  none  too  much  to  give 
to  such  important  clients  as  he  usually  is  invited  to  represent.  He 
is  one  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association. 

Mr.  Jarman  was  married  June  26,  1889,  to  Miss  Lizzie  B.  Ray, 
who  is  a  daughter  of  William  and  H.  Ray,  formerly  of  Rushville. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jarman  have  no  surviving  children.  They  attend 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  give  attention  to  its  many 
benevolent  activities. 

WALTER  C.  FRANK.  Prominent  in  the  political  field  in  Illinois 
and  one  of  the  foremost  attorneys  of  Knox  County,  Walter  C. 
Frank  occupies  a  position  of  influence  at  Galesburg,  where  he  has 
been  one  of  the  most  dependable  of  citizens  for  the  past  thirteen 
years.  Of  sturdy  stock — German,  Scotch  and  Irish,  Mr.  Frank,  like 
so  many  other  successful  professional  men,  was  held  down  through 
youth  by  a  period  of  useful  discipline  on  a  farm,  a  training  often 
distasteful  to  one  with  high  ambitions,  but,  in  the  main,  one  bene- 
ficial in  the  end  and  seldom  in  after  years  regretted.  His  ancestors 
were  mainly  agricultural  people,  coming  to  Pennsylvania  from  Ger- 


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many  on  the  paternal  side  and  from  Ireland  and  Scotland  to  Ohio 
on  the  maternal  side. 

Walter  C.  Frank  was  born  August  24,  1869,  in  Henry  County, 
Iowa,  but  was  taken  to  Montgomery  County  when  only  a  few 
months  old,  and  is  a  son  of  John  E.  and  Harriet  E.  (Price)  Frank, 
the  latter  born  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  now  a  resident  of  Red  Oak, 
Iowa.  The  father  was  born  at  Marysville,  Ohio,  and  died  in  1907, 
in  Iowa,  where  he  was  a  prominent  farmer.  During  the  Civil  war 
he  served  with  credit  as  a  member  of  Company  E,  First  Iowa  Cav- 
alry. Of  his  five  children  Walter  C.  was  the  third  born. 

Until  he  was  twenty-one  years  old  Walter  C.  Frank  remained  at 
home,  dutifully  assisting  his  father  on  the  home  farm  in  Montgom- 
ery County,  Iowa,  during  the  summer  seasons  and  attending  the 
district  schools  during  the  winters.  Afterward  he  attended  the 
Normal  School  at  Des  Moines  as  a  preparation  for  teaching  school, 
and  he  occupied  himself  in  that  vocation  more  or  less  continuously 
through  1893,  1894  and  1895.  In  1896  he  entered  the  University  of 
Iowa  and  devoted  two  years  to  history  and  political  science,  decid- 
ing then  to  adopt  the  law  as  a  profession.  Gathering  together  all  his 
energies  and  resources  he  then  entered  the  law  department  of  the 
University  and  completed  the  course  in  1901,  in  June  of  that  year 
being  admitted  to  the  Iowa  bar  and  in  October  following  to  the  bar 
of  Illinois.  Immediately  after  this  he  came  to  Galesburg  and  entered 
into  active  practice,  associating  himself  with  the  late  Wesley  Holt, 
the  partnership  continuing  until  Mr.  Holt's  death  in  July,  1904.  At 
that  time  Mr.  Holt  \vas  city  attorney  of  Galesburg,  and  Mr.  Frank 
completed  his  term  of  office,  serving  about  eight  months  as  city 
attorney.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Holt  he  entered  into  new  business 
relations,  becoming  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Carney,  Frank  & 
Carney,  which  partnership  continued  until  1909,  since  which  time 
Mr.  Frank  has  been  alone  in  practice.  His  office  at  No.  109  South 
Cherry  Street  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  and  most  attractive  in  the 
city,  and  he  has  a  law  library  of  1,000  volumes  and  a  literary  library 
of  about  1,500  volumes.  He  has  built  up  a  very  substantial  practice 
and  is  retained  as  attorney  by  a  number  of  important  corporate 
bodies,  one  being  the  Fidelity  Loan  &  Savings  Bank.  For  a  number 
of  years  he  has  been  a  prominent  factor  in  republican  politics,  and 
at  present  is  serving  as  one  of  the  board  of  election  commissioners. 
He  was  alternate  delegate  to  the  republican  convention  that  nomi- 
nated former  Governor  Charles  S.  Deneen,  and  for  the  last  four 
years  has  been  a  member  of  the  State  Senatorial  Committee. 

Mr.  Frank  married,  April  30,  1911,  Miss  Irene  Olson,  a  daugh- 
ter of  S.  H.  Olson,  a  leading  merchant  of  Galesburg.  Mrs.  Frank 
was  educated  in  the  Galesburg  High  School  and  Knox  College,  and 
is  prominent  in  club  and  social  work.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Delta  Tau  Delta,  a  Greek  letter  college  fraternity.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Frank  have  two  sons,  Walter  C.,  Jr.,  who  was  born  February  12, 
1912,  and  John  Marshall,  born  April  19,  1915.  The  family  reside 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  785 

at  No.  523  North  Chambers  Street.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  are 
active  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  Mr.  Frank 
having  served  on  its  official  board  for  the  last  ten  years.  His  services 
were  exceedingly  valuable  as  a  member  of  the  building  committee 
in  reference  to  the  recently  completed  new  church  edifice,  and  he 
continues  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  church  and 
belongs  to  the  committee  that  has  charge  of  providing  suitable  and 
acceptable  ministers  to  fill  the  local  pulpit.  He  is  perhaps  one  of 
Galesburg's  busiest  citizens.  He  has  never  made  recreation  a  neces- 
sary part  of  his  life  scheme,  but  belongs  to  and  is  valued  in  the 
Masonic  and  Woodmen  fraternities,  in  his  old  college  society,  the 
Phi  Delta  Phi,  in  the  Galesburg  Business  Men's  Club  and  the  Coun- 
try Club  and  in  the  State  and  County  Bar  associations,  being  now 
vice  president  of  the  local  bar  association. 

EDWARD  C.  KOHLSAAT.  In  his  native  city  of  Chicago  Edward 
C.  Kohlsaat  is  a  member  of  a  family  that  has  been  singularly  promi- 
nent in  the  records  of  its  bench  and  bar,  and  his  father,  Judge  Chris- 
tian C.  Kohlsaat,  was  long  a  representative  lawyer  of  the  city  and 
was  for  years  judge  of  the  United  States  Court  of  Appeals.  The 
son  ably  upheld  the  professional  prestige  of  the  name  in  his  native 
city  until  recently,  when  he  moved  to  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

Edward  C.  Kohlsaat  was  born  in  Chicago  December  26,  1878, 
the  son  of  Christian  C.  and  Frances  S.  (Smith)  Kohlsaat.  He  was 
reared  to  maturity  in  this  city,  and  had  his  training  in  the  public 
schools  and  in  Lewis  Institute.  He  was  graduated  from  the  latter 
in  1898,  following  which  he  entered  the  University  of  Chicago  and 
finished  his  studies  there  as  a  member  of  the  graduating  class  of 
1901,  receiving  his  B.  A.  degree  at  that  time.  With  this  prepara- 
tion for  his  technical  or  professional  studies  he  entered  the  North- 
western University  School  of  Law,  and  in  1904  was  graduated, 
receiving  his  law  degree  and  admission  to  the  bar  of  the  state  at 
the  same  time. 

Very  soon  after  his  graduation  Mr.  Kohlsaat  was  admitted  to  a 
partnership  with  the  law  firm  of  Calhoun,  Lyford  &  Sheean,  recog- 
nized as  among  the  foremost  law  firms  at  the  Chicago  bar,  and  with 
this  firm  Mr.  Kohlsaat  continued  to  be  identified  until  recently.  In 
May,  1915,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Kansas  City  Title  & 
Trust  Company,  and  he  now  makes  his  home  in  that  city. 

He  is  a  director  of  the  Chicago  Title  and  Trust  Company,  and 
has  membership  in  the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  the  Chicago  Law 
Club,  the  University  Club,  the  Chicago  Golf  Club,  the  Winnetka 
Country  Club,  the  Oak  Park  Country  Club,  the  Bankers  Club,  the 
various  class  societies  of  graduates  of  the  University  of  Chicago, 
and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  and  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  college  fraternities. 
Mr.  Kohlsaat  has  been  concerned  with  the  effecting  of  consolidations 
of  some  of  the  large  banks  of  Chicago  in  late  years,  as  well  as  in 


786  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

the  reorganization  of  the  Chicago  street  car  lines  and  other  public 
utilities. 

On  November  16,  1904,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mabel  Hewes 
Gathes,  of  Chicago.  They  have  three  children,  Suzanne,  Cynthia 
and  Edward  C.,  Jr. 

JOHN  WICKLIFF  KITCHELL.  It  is  doubtful  if  any  Illinois  family, 
except  that  of  Kitchell,  had  been  so  long  continuously  identified 
with  the  bar  of  the  state  from  the  admission  of  Illinois  to  the 
Union,  now  almost  a  century.  The  record  of  the  name  in  its  asso- 
ciations with  the  bar  came  to  a  close  with  the  death  of  the  distin- 
guished Pana  citizen  and  philanthropist,  John  Wickliff,  on  December 
26,  1914.  He  had  been  admitted  to  the  bar  prior  to  the  Civil  war, 
while  two  of  his  older  brothers  were  distinguished  as  judges,  law- 
yers, soldiers  and  men  of  affairs.  His  father  was  Wickliff  Kitchell, 
at  one  time  attorney-general  of  Illinois.  While  the  late  Captain 
Kitchell  gained  high  rank  as  a  lawyer  and  stood  close  to  the  public 
life  and  men  of  the  state,  he  will  probably  be  longest  remembered 
for  his  liberal  benefactions  bestowed  in  his  home  city  of  Pana. 
There  the  name  Kitchell  will  always  be  retained  in  local  history  and 
future  generations  will  associate  it  with  some  of  the  most  familiar 
public  institutions. 

The  pioneer  Illinois  lawyer  of  this  name  was  Wickliff  Kitchell, 
who  was  born  in  New  Jersey  May  21,  1789,  and  on  the  29th  of 
February,  1812,  was  married  at  Newark  in  that  state  to  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Ross.  In  the  same  year  he  started  west,  passing  down  the 
Ohio  on  a  flat-boat  from  Pittsburg,  and  located  near  Cincinnati. 
In  1814  he  became  a  resident  of  Southern  Indiana,  where  he  was 
elected  sheriff  and  studied  law  and  did  his  first  work  as  a  practi- 
tioner. In  1817  he  removed  to  the  then  Territory  of  Illinois,  locat- 
ing at  Palestine  in  Crawford  County.  In  1820  he  was  elected 
representative  in  the  second  general  assembly.  His  brother  Joseph 
had  represented  Crawford  County  as  member  of  the  first  Illinois 
Constitutional  Convention,  held  in  Kaskaskia  in  August,  1818.  This 
convention  formulated  the  organic  law  under  which  Illinois  became 
a  state.  For  many  years  the  only  extant  printed  copy  of  the  jour- 
nal of  this  convention  was  in  the  possession  of  the  Kitchell  family. 
In  1905  the  late  Captain  Kitchell  presented  this  valuable  historical 
document  to  the  state  archives.  In  the  October  number  of  the 
Illinois  State  Historical  Society  Journal  of  that  year  will  be  found 
the  facts  concerning  the  presentation  and  also  a  reprint  of  the 
journal.  Resuming  the  record  of  the  public  career  of  Wickliff 
Kitchell,  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  state  senate  from  1828  to 
1832.  In  1838  he  removed  to  Hillsboro  in  Montgomery  County, 
and  in  the  following  year  was  appointed  attorney-general  of  the 
state,  an  office  he  held  until  the  close  of  1840,  when  he  resigned 
to  take  his  seat  in  the  Twelfth  General  Assembly.  His  home  was 
at  Hillsboro  with  the  exception  of  the  years  from  1846  to  1854, 


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COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  787 

while  he  lived  at  Fort  Madison,  Iowa.  His  death  occurred  January 
2,  1869.  For  several  years  he  had  owned  and  was  engaged  in 
developing  about  a  section  of  land  in  the  vicinity  of  Pana.  On  many 
public  questions  he  was  in  advance  of  his  time,  and  was  a  man  whose 
influence  was  deeply  impressed. on  the  formative  political  life  of 
the  state.  He  was  a  democrat,  but  after  the  passage  of  the  Kansas- 
Nebraska  bill  became  an  earnest  republican.  He  helped  organize 
the  first  republican  state  convention  in  1856,  was  at  one  time  his 
party's  candidate  for  Congress,  and  knew  personally  all  the  eminent 
public  leaders  in  Illinois  in  his  time. 

His  son  Alfred,  who  was  born  in  Illinois  March  29,  1820,  became 
distinguished  as  a  lawyer  and  judge,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1841,  practiced  for  many  years  at  Olney,  served  as  state's  attorney, 
was  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention  of  1849,  assisted  in 
establishing  the  first  newspaper  at  Olney,  assisted  in  the  formation 
of  the  republican  party  in  that  locality  in  1856,  and  in  1859  was 
elected  a  judge  of  the  twenty-fifth  judicial  district.  He  finally 
removed  to  Galesburg,  where  he  died  November  u,  1876.  Still 
another  son  of  Wickliff  Kitchell  was  Edward,  who  was  born  at 
Palestine  December  21,  1829,  went  to  the  California  gold  fields  in 
1852,  spending  several  years  in  all  in  the  West  and  Northwest, 
became  a  lawyer  at  Olney,  vigorously  opposed  the  Kansas-Nebraska 
act  and  in  1856  began  the  publication  of  the  first  republican  news- 
paper in  that  section  of  Illinois  known  as  Egypt.  In  1862  he  helped 
to  organize  the  Ninety-eighth  Regiment  of  Illinois  Infantry,  which 
became  a  part  of  the  Wilder  Brigade,  was  commissioned  its  lieu- 
tenant-colonel, succeeded  to  the  command  of  the  regiment  at  Chicka- 
mauga,  and  was  mustered  out  of  the  army  with  the  rank  of 
brigadier-general  by  brevet.  He.  was  prominent  in  the  law  and  in 
public  affairs  until  his  death  on  July  n,  1869. 

John  Wickliff  Kitchell,  youngest  son  of  Wickliff  and  Elizabeth 
(Ross)  Kitchell,  was  born  at  Palestine,  Crawford  County,  Illinois, 
May  30,  1835.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  Hillsboro,  and 
while  living  with  his  father  at  Fort  Madison  pursued  his  law  studies 
in  the  office  of  Miller  and  Beck,  his  preceptor,  Judge  Miller,  after- 
wards serving  for  many  years  on  the  Iowa  supreme  bench.  He  was 
first  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Iowa.  He  began  practice  at  Hillsboro 
with  Judge  E.  Y.  Rice,  against  whom  he  made  the  race  for  Congress 
in"  1 874. 

At  the  age  of  nineteen  Captain  Kitchell  was  made  assistant  clerk 
of  the  House  of  Representatives  at  Springfield,  and  in  the  same 
year  Lyman  Trumbull  was  elected  United  States  senator.  He  was 
later  first  assistant  reading  clerk,  at  a  time  when  the  late  Shelby  M. 
Cullom  was  speaker  of  the  house.  In  the  meantime  he  had  also 
done  work  as  editor  with  the  Montgomery  County  Herald  and  the 
Charleston  Courier. 

Captain  Kitchell  was  one  of  the  last  of  the  men  "who  knew 
Lincoln."  Early  in  1861  he  was  one  of  the  throng  of  friends  who 


788  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

gathered  at  Springfield  as  the  great  Illinoisian  was  leaving  for 
Washington  and  heard  the  farewell  address  delivered  from  the 
rear  platform  of  the  train.  He  had  cast  his  first  vote  for  Fremont 
in  1856,  and  soon  afterward  became  allied  politically  with  the  move- 
ment of  which  Lincoln  was  the  leader.  After  the  remains  of  the 
great  chieftan  had  been  brought  home  to  Springfield,  Captain  Kit- 
chell  was  one  of  the  staff  officers  detailed  for  duty  as  guard  in  the 
capitol. 

In  1 86 1  he  left  his  duties  as  reading  clerk  in  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives to  enlist  under  the  first  call  of  President  Lincoln  in 
the  Ninth  Illinois  Infantry,  going  out  with  the  first  company  from 
Montgomery  County.  He  served  as  adjutant  in  the  regiment,  and 
from  lieutenant  rose  to  captain  of  Company  H.  When  his  term  of 
service  expired  he  established  the  Union  Monitor  at  Hillsboro,  and 
conducted  that  paper  as  a  strong  local  influence  for  the  Union  cause 
until  again  drafted  for  military  service  in  1864.  He  was  with  the 
army  until  the  close  of  hostilities,  and  in  1866  took  up  his  perma- 
nent residence  at  Pana,  where  for  nearly  half  a  century  he  was 
successfully  identified  with  the  law,  business  and  public  affairs. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  dean  of  the  legal  profession  in  Pana. 
February  27,  1862,  Captain  Kitchell  married  Miss  Mary  Frances 
Little,  and  their  companionship  in  home,  interests  and  benevolences 
was  unbroken  for  more  than  half  a  century.  Mrs.  Kitchell  survives 
her  husband.  Her  father,  Robert  Little,  was  one  of  the  prominent 
early  citizens  of  Christian  County. 

His  business  affairs  Captain  Kitchell  directed  with  consummate 
judgment,  and  he  did  as  much  perhaps  as  any  other  individual  to 
make  Pana  an  industrial  center.  As  early  as  1872  he  attempted  to 
develop  the  local  coal  fields,  and  ten  years  later  tried  again  with  a 
diamond  drill,  which  took  out  a  solid  core  from  a  coal  vein  seven 
feet  three  inches  thick.  This  bore  he  afterwards  kept  in  a  glass 
exhibit  case  at  his  office.  This  discovery  brought  about  the  real 
development  of  the  Pana  coal  district.  In  1887  he  became  president 
of  the  Pana  Improvement  Association,  which  put  down  the  modern 
Penwell  Mine,  and  afterwards  sold  his  interests  in  the  mine  to  his 
associate,  George  V.  Penwell.  He  was  also  president  of  the  Spring- 
side  Coal  Company,  that  put  down  the  Springside  shaft  in  1889. 
After  retiring  from  the  coal  business  in  1891  he  devoted  much  of 
his  time  to  management  of  his  extensive  farming  interests  and  also 
to  reclamation  work.  It  is  said  that  he  was  the  largest  land  owner 
in  Central  Illinois,  and  had  a  large  corps  of  tenants  under  his 
supervision.  He  found  a  peculiar  satisfaction  in  reclaiming  many 
hundreds  of  acres  of  swamp  lands  in  Christian,  Montgomery  and 
other  counties.  He  deserves  a  special  tribute  as  a  landlord.  He 
was  not  the  man  to  exact  his  full  due  regardless  of  conditions.  When 
adverse  circumstances  made  the  lot  of  a  tenant  hard,  he  often 
allowed  his  share  of  the  crop  to  remain  with  the  producer.  It  is 


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said  that  several  families  lived  for  years  in  his  houses  at  Pana  with- 
out paying  rent. 

Few  wealthy  men  have  so  high  a  sense  of  personal  responsibility 
for  the  wise  use  of  their  resources.  His  benefactions  amounted  to 
much  more  than  a  mere  tithe,  and  while  his  personal  charities  went 
unrecorded  he  impressed  his  character  on  his  larger  benefactions  and 
thereby  made  them  the  more  useful.  In  Pana  the  public  library,  the 
hospital,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  churches,  all  acknowledged  at  some 
time  his  liberality. 

Captain  and  Mrs.  Kitchell  always  cooperated  in  their  philan- 
thropies. Mrs.  Kitchell's  father  lived  at  Rosemond  near  Pana,  and 
as  a  memorial  to  Mr.  Little's  interest  in  behalf  of  the  Rosemond 
Grove  Cemetery  Association,  Captain  and  Mrs.  Kitchell  in  1901 
gave  to  that  organization  a  beautiful  gateway  for  the  cemetery 
entrance.  In  1903  they  presented  to  the  cemetery  association  a 
soldiers'  monument,  consisting  of  a  granite  pedestal,  surmounted 
by  a  bronze  statue  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  The  statue,  sculptured  by 
Charles  J.  Mulligan  of  Chicago,  shows  Lincoln  with  right  arm 
uplifted  above  his  head  and  representing  him  in  the  act  of  deliver- 
ing the  last  words  of  the  Gettysburg  address.  Captain  Kitchell 
suggested  this  pose  of  uplifted  arm,  though  Lincoln  is  known  to 
have  been  very  sparing  in  the  use  of  gestures,  from  his  distinct 
recollection  that  Lincoln  employed  this  movement  on  three  occa- 
sions when  Captain  Kitchell  heard  him  speak.  In  addition  to  these 
gifts  that  so  materially  add  beauty  and  interest  to  the  place,  Captain 
Kitchell  and  wife  deeded  about  fifty  acres  of  land  to  the  original 
ten  acres  in  the  cemetery  grounds. 

Subsequently  Captain  Kitchell  paid  $20,000  for  the  old  fair 
grounds  just  south  of  Pana,  and  deeded  it  to  the  city  as  a  public 
park.  One  of  the  stipulations  is  that  no  entrance  fee  shall  ever 
be  charged  except  for  the  Pana  Chautauqua.  This  park  has  been 
extensively  improved  and  beautified,  and  the  citizens  showed  their 
appreciation  of  the  gift  by  naming  it  Kitchell  Park  in  honor  of 
both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kitchell,  while  the  avenue  leading  to  the  beau- 
tiful park  gate,  which  was  erected  by  Captain  Kitchell,  is  known  as 
Kitchell  Avenue.  They  also  bought  the  land  west  of  the  park  and 
subdivided  it  into  a  restricted  residence  district,  where  the  houses  and 
improvements  must  conform  to  the  character  of  the  park  sur- 
roundings. 

Captain  and  Mrs.  Kitchell  also  donated  a  tract  of  thirty  acres, 
lying  just  north  of  the  city,  to  the  state  as  a  site  for  an  agricultural 
experiment  station,  partly  for  the  benefit  of  the  numerous  Kitchell 
tenants  but  also  to  serve  the  needs  of  the  entire  farming  community 
and  as  an  auxiliary  to  the  agricultural  courses  in  the  local  township 
high  school. 

For  years  one  of  the  crying  needs  in  Illinois  has  been  good 
roads,  and  there  was  no  more  practical  friend  of  this  movement  than 
the  late  Captain  Kitchell.  A  few  years  ago  he  and  his  wife  donated 


790  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

the  coal  rights  under  1,600  acres  of  land,  valued  at  $65,000,  to 
Pana  Township  to  be  used  by  the  trustees  in  the  construction  of 
hard  roads.  But  this  was  not  all.  The  last  time  Captain  Kitchell 
appeared  in  public  was  at  the  dedication  in  November,  1914,  of  the 
Robert  Little  Turnpike,  a  paved  roadway,  three  and  a  half  miles 
long,  in  Rosemond  Township,  passing  the  Rosemond  Grove  Cem- 
etery. This  highway,  which  cost  $56,000  to  build,  is  a  memorial 
to  Mrs.  KitchelFs  father. 

Captain  Kitchell  probably  had  too  many  important  interests  to 
allow  him  to  indulge  his  social  nature  with  membership  in  clubs 
and  fraternities.  His  only  fraternal  connection  was  with  Pope  Post 
No.  411,  G.  A.  R.,  and  he  was  always  interested  in  the  old  soldiers. 
He  was  a  strong  republican,  was  a  delegate  to  the  national  con- 
vention in  1892,  and  later  a  McKinley  presidential  elector.  His 
residence  in  a  strong  democratic  district  prevented  his  election  to 
Congress  in  1874.  Few  Illinois  lawyers  of  the  last  half  century 
have  played  a  more  effective  part  in  the  varied  activities  of  their 
profession,  business,  public  affairs,  and  philanthropy,  than  the  late 
Captain  John  W.  Kitchell. 

FREDERICK  S.  POTTER.  In  the  thriving  little  City  of  Henry, 
Marshall  County,  on  the  I2th  of  January,  1903,  occurred  the  death 
of  Frederick  S.  Potter,  who  for  nearly  forty  years  had  held  prece- 
dence as  one  of  the  able  and  representative  members  of  the  bar 
of  this  section  of  the  state  and  who  had  long  controlled  a  large  and 
important  law  business.  He  had  served  with  distinction  in  the  office 
of  state's  attorney,  was  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Marshall  County 
contingent  of  the  republican  party,  and  was  a  citizen  whose  intrinsic 
worth  of  character  brought  to  him  the  fullest  measure  of  popular 
confidence  and  esteem,  the  while  his  ability  and  achievement  made 
him  one  of  the  influential  citizens  of  the  county  that  long  repre- 
sented his  home  and  in  which  he  rose  through  his  own  efforts  to  high 
standing  as  a  lawyer  and  as  a  citizen  of  utmost  loyalty  and  public 
spirit.  Virtually  his  entire  life  was  passed  in  Illinois,  where  he  was 
a  scion  of  a  sterling  pioneer  family. 

Frederick  Storey  Potter  was  born  in  New  Haven,  Connecticut, 
on  the  3d  of  November,  1837,  the  family  of  which  he  was  a  repre- 
sentative having  been  founded  in  New  England  in  the  colonial  days 
and  the  lineage  being  traced  back  to  stanch  English  origin.  He  was 
a  child  of  three  years  when  his  parents  immigrated  to  Illinois  and 
established  their  home  in  Christian  County,  whence,  six  years  later, 
they  removed  to  Beardstown,  Cass  County,  where  they  passed  the 
residue  of  their  lives,  as  honored  pioneers  of  the  State  of  Illinois. 
At  Beardstown  Frederick  S.  Potter  was  afforded  the  advantages  of 
the  village  schools,  and  in  1853,  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  he  left 
his  home  town  and  established  his  residence  at  Henry,  Marshall 
County,  where  he  continued  to  niaintain  his  home  during  the 
remainder  of  his  long  and  signally  useful  life.  At  Henry  he  assumed 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  791 

a  position  as  bookkeeper  and  clerk  in  the  hardware  store  of  Robert 
Dawson,  and  after  having  been  in  the  employ  of  Mr.  Dawson  three 
years  he  engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  business  on  his  own 
account,  his  success  as  a- merchant  having  been  excellent  but  not  hav- 
ing satisfied  his  ambition,  which  was  ever  one  of  definite  action.  He 
determined  to  prepare  himself  for  the  legal  profession,  and  with 
this  laudable  object  in  view  he  closed  out  his  stock  of  merchandise 
in  1862  and  began  reading  law  in  the  office  and  under  the  preceptor- 
ship  of  the  late  Peleg  S.  Perley,  a  man  of  remarkably  high  intel- 
lectual and  professional  attainments,  one  of  the  prominent  early 
members  of  the  Marshall  County  bar  and  one  with  whom  Mr.  Pot- 
ter was  destined  to  be  associated  in  the  practice  of  law  for  a  number 
of  years,  ill  health  having  finally  compelled  the  removal  of  Mr.  Per- 
ley to  a  more  genial  climate  and  the  closing  days  of  his  life  having 
been  passed  at  Phoenix,  Arizona,  where  he  died  in  his  sixty-ninth 
year. 

Prior  to  initiating  the  study  of  law  Mr.  Potter  had  manifested 
his  intrinsic  loyalty  and  patriotism  by  zealous  efiforts  in  recruiting  a 
company  for  service  in  the  Civil  war,  but  for  some  reason  the  serv- 
ices of  these  men,  about  thirty  in  number,  were  not  accepted,  though 
a  company  was  recruited  at  Lacon,  the  county  seat  of  Marshall 
County,  and  became  a  part  of  the  Eleventh  Illinois  Volunteer 
Infantry. 

With  an  alert  and  receptive  mind,  Mr.  Potter  made  rapid  prog- 
ress in  the  absorption  and  assimilation  of  the  science  of  jurisprud- 
ence, and  within  two  years  he  proved  himself  eligible  for  and  was 
admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar,  in  1865.  Soon  afterward  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  his  honored  preceptor,  Mr.  Perley,  and,  as  a  local 
paper  has  stated,  "The  law  firm  of  Perley  &  Potter  became  one  of 
the  institutions  of  Henry."  Concerning. the  career  of  Mr.  Potter  the 
Henry  Times  gave  an  appreciative  estimate  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
and  from  the  article  are  met,  with  certain  paraphrase,  the  following 
pertinent  quotations: 

"In  1872  Mr.  Potter  was  elected  state's  attorney  of  Marshall 
county,  and  the  next  summer  the  firm  of  Perley  &  Potter  was  dis- 
solved. Mr.  Potter  established  an  office  for  himself,  and  this,  with 
an  extensive  practice  and  fine  office  business,  he  leaves  to  his  son 
Frederick  W.  Mr.  Potter  had  a  very  high  sense  of  duty  and  was 
unbending  in  what  he  thought  was  right,  his  administration  of  the 
office  of  state's  attorney  having  made  his  name  a  terror  to  evil  doers, 
as  he  prosecuted  without  fear  or  favor.  In  the  spring  of  1897, 
when  the  republican  convention  of  this  judicial  circuit  met  to  nomi- 
nate the  three  judges,  Mr.  Potter  received  the  unanimous  vote  of 
the  convention,  by  acclamation,  but  in  the  ensuing  election  was 
defeated;  the  late  Judge  Thomas  M.  Shaw  having  been  elected  from 
Marshall  county. 

"Mr.  Potter  was  a  man  of  much  public  spirit  and  was  always 
ready  to  aid  with  counsel,  advice  and  definite  co-operation  in  the 


792  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

furtherance  of  measures  projected  for  the  general  good  of  the  com- 
munity. He  gave  long  and  efficient  service  as  a  member  of  the 
board  of  education  of  Henry,  and  for  years  was  president  of  the 
board  of  bridge  directors  of  Marshall  county.  His  talents  and 
energies  were  recognized  and  always  placed  him  in  the  front  rank. 
He  was  a  useful  citizen,  a  devoted  husband  and  father,  and  his 
death  deprives  the  bar  of  Marshall  county  of  its  oldest  and  one  of 
its  most  prominent  members." 

In  1858  Mr.  Potter  wedded  Miss  Louisa  V.  Dawson,  whose 
death  occurred  in  1871,  the  four  children  of  this  union  having  been 
Frederick,  who  died  in  early  childhood ;  Ellsworth  S.,  who  was  a 
resident  of  the  City  of  Peoria  at  the  time  of  his  death ;  Louise,  who 
became  the  wife  of  Daniel  S.  Schneider  and  is  now  deceased ;  and 
Mrs.  Ida  Lane,  who  resides  in  the  City  of  Chicago.  In  1874  was 
solemnized  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Potter  to  Miss  Sarah  Isabella 
House,  who  survived  him.  Of  the  three  children  of  this  union  the 
eldest  is  Frederick  W.,  of  whom  individual  mention  is  made  in 
paragraphs  immediately  following  this  article ;  Gertrude  is  the  wife 
of  Carl  F.  Hallfarth,  of  Henry ;  and  Sarah  Elsie.  Mrs.  Potter  was 
a  zealous  communicant  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  until  her 
death,  which  occurred  at  Altadena,  California,  September  30,  1906. 

FREDERICK  W.  POTTER.  In  a  profession  that  was  signally  digni- 
fied and  honored  by  the  character  and  achievement  of  his  father, 
the  late  Frederick  S.  Potter,  a  memoir  to  whom  immediately  pre- 
cedes this  article,  the  subject  of  this  review  is  well  upholding  the 
prestige  of  the  name  which  he  bears,  and  he  is  one  of  the  repre- 
sentative members  of  the  bar  of  Marshall  County,  which  has  been 
his  home  from  the  time  of  his  nativity.  Here  he  was  associated 
in  active  general  practice  with  his  honored  father  until  the  death  of 
the  latter,  in  1903,  since  which  time  he  has  continued  in  control  of 
the  large  and  important  law  business  in  which  they  had  been  coad- 
jutors and  to  the  scope  of  which  he  had  added  by  his  ability  and 
effective  efforts.  Mr.  Potter  is  one  of  the  progressive  and  popular 
citizens  of  the  thriving  little  City  of  Henry,  which  has  been  his 
place  of  abode  from  the  time  of  his  birth,  which  here  occurred  on 
the  5th  of  August,  1877.  He  continued  to  attend  the  public  schools 
of  Henry  until  he  had  completed  the  curriculum  of  the  high  school 
and  finally  he  entered  the  law  department  of  the  great  University 
of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor,  in  which  he  was  graduated  as  a  member 
of  the  class  of  1900  and  from  which  he  received  his  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Laws,  with  virtually  coincident  admission  to  the  bar  of 
Illinois,  where  he  appeared  before  the  Supreme  Court,  at  Springfield, 
in  June  of  that  year,  and  by  that  tribunal  was  thus  recognized  as 
eligible  for  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  His  novitiate  in 
his  profession  was  served  at  Chicago,  this  state,  where  he  remained 
until  September,  1902,  and  on  the  ist  of  the  following  month  he 
entered  into  professional  partnership  with  his  father,  an  association 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  793 

that  was  soon  to  be  terminated,  as  his  honored  sire  was  summoned 
to  the  life  eternal  on  the  I2th  of  the  following  January,  leaving  to 
the  son  the  control  of  the  large  and  substantial  law  business  which 
he  had  controlled  for  many  years.  Mr.  Potter  had  proved  his 
resourcefulness  both  as  a  trial  lawyer  and  well  fortified  counselor, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1903  he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Henry,  a 
position  of  which,  by  successive  re-elections,  he  has  continued  the 
valued  incumbent  to  the  present  time,  except  for  an  interim  from 
1908  to  May  i,  1910.  He  was  president  of  the  board  of  education 
of  Henry  in  1912-13  and  takes  a  vital  interest  in  all  that  touches 
the  civic  and  material  welfare  of  his  native  city  and  county.  His 
allegiance  is  given  without  reservation  to  the  republican  party,  and 
he  is  affiliated  with  Henry  Lodge,  No.  119,  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  as  well  as  with  the  Delta  Chi  law  fraternity  of  the 
University  of  Michigan. 

The  nth  of  June,  1908,  recorded  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Potter  to 
Miss  Mary  Tray  Harney,  who  was  born  in  Henry  Township,  Mar- 
shall County,  and  they  have  four  children — Frederick  W.,  Jr.,  Helen 
M.,  Ned,  and  a  baby  girl  not  yet  named,  born  June  4,  1915. 

CHARLES  TROUP.  The  part  taken  by  Charles  Troup  in  the 
affairs  of  Danville  has  been  that  of  an  able  and  conscientious  law- 
yer, whose  affiliations  have  always  been  straightforward  and  honor- 
able, and.who  during  the  last  ten  years  has  handled  many  cases  with 
masterly  skill.  Mr.  Troup  is  one  of  the  most  popular  members  of 
the  Danville  bar. 

Charles  Troup  was  born  near  Paris,  Edgar  County,  Illinois, 
January  6,  1879.  His  parents  were  Palestine  and  Amanda  (Neeley) 
Troup,  the  former  a  native  of  Lawrence  County,  Kentucky,  and 
brought  to  Illinois  in  1856  by  his  father,  Jacob  Young  Troup.  Pales- 
tine Troup  grew  up  as  a  farmer,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union  army 
with  the  Fortieth  Indiana  Infantry  for  eighteten  months,  towards 
the  close  of  the  war,  returned  home  to  civilian  life,  and  has  since 
followed  the  vocation  of  farming. 

Charles  Troup,  like  many  men  who  have  made  a  success  in  the 
professions  in  the  cities,  spent  his  boyhood  days  on  the  farm,  devel- 
oped a  hard  and  enduring  constitution,  at  the  same  time  attended  the 
public  schools  and  the  high  school  at  Paris,  began  the  study  of  law 
in  that  city,  and  finished  his  professional  education  in  the  University 
of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor.  Mr.  Troop  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
December  22,  1903,  and  a  few  months  later,  on  May  i,  1904,  began 
his  practice  in  Danville.  He  was  alone  until  1905,  when  he  became 
associated  with  the  firm  of  Buckingham  &  Dysert,  a  relationship 
which  continued  until  March,  1906,  when  the  firm  of  Buckingham 
&  Troup  was  formed.  In  1908  Mr.  Buckingham  removed  to  Chi- 
cago, and  since  that  time  Mr.  Troup  has  been  alone.  Mr.  Troup  is 
in  love  with  his  work,  is  a  close  student,  a  keen  reasoner,  and  makes 
an  effective  presentment  of  arguments  before  a  court  or  jury,  and 


794  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

outside  of  his  professional  work  has  never  found  time  nor  desire 
for  public  office.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Vermilion  County  Bar 
Association,  and  his  offices  at  Danville  are  in  the  Adams  Building. 
Mr.  Troup  was  married  December  25,  1906,  at  Homer,  Illinois, 
to  Miss  Mary  A.  Helm,  daughter  of  George  and  Alice  (Babb)  Helm. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Troup  have  a  hospitable  home  at  1008  North  Walnut 
Street  in  Danville.  His  fraternal  affiliations  are  with  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  in 
politics  he  is  a  republican. 

ARTHUR  W.  DESELM.  In  this  comprehensive  record  concerning 
the  courts  and  lawyers  of  his  native  state,  Judge  DeSelm  is  eligible 
for  representation  under  each  of  the  two  postulates  designated  in 
the  title  of  the  publication,  for  not  only  has  he  achieved  distinct 
prestige  as  an  able  attorney  and  counselor  at  law  but  he  also  served 
three  consecutive  terms  on  the  bench  of  the  County  Court  of  Kan- 
kakee  County,  and  he  is  known  and  honored  as  one  of  the  loyal 
and  public-spirited  citizens  of  the  City  of  Kankakee.  At  a  special 
election  July  28,  1914,  he  was  elected  circuit  judge  to  fill  the  vacancy 
caused  by  the  death  of  Judge  Campbell  in  the  Twelfth  Judicial  Dis- 
trict, and  on  June  7,  1915,  at  the  regular  election  together  with 
Judges  Dibbell  and  Hooper  he  was  re-elected  without  opposition  for 
the  full  term. 

Judge  Arthur  Wilkins  DeSelm  was  born  at  Wilmington.  Will 
County,  Illinois,  on  the  6th  of  October,  1875,  and  is  a  son  of  John  B. 
and  Maria  (Wilkins)  DeSelm,  the  latter  now  deceased.  His 
father,  John  B.  DeSelm,  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  war,  and  his 
grandfather,  Jacob  DeSelm,  was  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican  war  and 
also  a  drummer  boy  in  the  war  of  1812.  His  great-grandfather, 
Jesse,  was  a  Quaker.  The  family  is  descended  from  the  French 
Huguenots  and  the  paternal  ancestor  came  from  France  and  settled 
on  the  east  short  of  Maryland  long  prior  to  the  American  Revolu- 
tion. 

The  public  schools  of  Kankakee  afforded  to  Judge  DeSelm  the 
major  part  of  his  preliminary  educational  discipline,  and  after  com- 
pleting the  curriculum  of  the  high  school  he  was  enabled  to  follow 
the  line  of  his  ambition  and  initiate  the  preparation  for  the  profes- 
sion of  his  choice,  and  that  under  the  most  favorable  of  auspices. 
He  entered  the  law  department  of  the  celebrated  University  of 
Michigan,  also  doing  extra  work  in  the  literary  department,  and  in 
this  institution  he  was  graduated  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1896, 
his  reception  of  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  making  him  also 
eligible  for  admission  to  the  Michigan  bar,  a  distinction  that  became 
his  at  the  time  of  graduation.  Returning  forthwith  to  Illinois  and 
gaining  admission  to  the  bar,  he  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of 
law  in  the  City  of  Kankakee,  where  he  soon  built  up  a  substantial 
law  business.  He  continued  to  devote  close  attention  to  practice, 
with  continuous  and  well  ordered  study  of  the  involved  science  of 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  795 

jurisprudence,  until  he  was  called  from  his  work  as  a  private  prac- 
titioner to  give  service  on  the  bench  of  the  County  Court,  to  which 
he  was  elected  in  November,  1902,  and  of  which  office  he  has  con- 
tinued the  able  incumbent  until  the  present  time,  by  re-election  in 
1906,  1910  and  1914.  His  rulings  on  the  bench  have  shown  the 
excellent  judicial  timbre  of  his  mind,  as  well  as  the  breadth  and 
accuracy  of  his  knowledge  of  law  and  precedent.  The  Judge  served 
as  a  member  of  the  Kankakee  Board  of  Education  for  two  terms, 
from  August,  1907,  until  August,  1913,  during  all  of  which  time  he 
was  president  thereof,  and  the  exactions  of  his  judicial  office  caused 
him  then  to  refuse  to  become  a  candidate  for  re-election. 

Judge  DeSelm  is  one  of  the  appreciative  and  valued  members  of 
the  Kankakee  County  Bar  Association  and  has  the  unbounded 
esteem  of  his  professional  confreres  in  this  section  of  the  state. 
He  is  a  republican  in  politics  and  is  affiliated  with  the  Kankakee 
lodges  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

On  the  ist  of  September,  1904,  was  solemnized  the  marriage  of 
Judge  DeSelm  to  Miss  Lina  B.  Mead,  who  was  born  in  Wisconsin, 
and  they  have  two  children — H.  Mead  and  Charles  Bernard.  Judge 
DeSelm  is  a  member  of  the  official  board  of  the  First  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  of  Kankakee. 

HON.  DAVID  H.  GLASS.  Pride  in  the  notable  achievements  of 
ancestry  is  commendable  and  often  justifiable,  but  the  quiet  satis- 
faction that  comes  from  the  realization  of  the  success  won  by  per- 
sonal effort,  must  be  far  more  compensating  than  any  reflex  glory  of 
kindred  long  since  passed  away.  To  bravely  face  an  indifferent 
world  with  empty  pockets,  on  the  threshold  of  manhood,  and  to  be 
obliged  to  seek  every  opportunity  for  financial  and  educational 
advancement,  has  been  the  situation  confronting  many  an  Amer- 
ican youth,  who,  later  in  life,  has  been  able  to  look  back  along  a 
path  of  difficulty  from  a  position  of  acknowledged  eminence  that 
has  been  secured  by  his  own  perseverance  and  industry.  A  self- 
made  man  in  every  respect  is  found  in  Hon.  David  H.  Glass,  who, 
for  many  years  has  been  active  in  the  practice  of  law  at  Rushville 
and  for  twelve  years  was  state's  attorney  of  Schuyler  County,  and 
at  present  is  serving  as  mayor  at  the  county  seat. 

David  H.  Glass  was  born  in  Ripley  County,  Indiana,  April  n, 
1854,  and  is  a 'son  of  John  and  Ann  (Major)  Glass.  Both  parents 
came  to  Indiana1  in  youth,  the  father  from  Pennsylvania  and  the 
mother  from  Ireland.  They  married  in  Ripley  County  and  passed 
the  rest  of  their  lives  there,  respected  and  esteemed  by  all  who 
knew  them.  John  Glass  was  a  farmer  and  continued  in  this  industry 
all  his  active  life.  He  died  in  Ripley  County  in  1872,  when  aged 
seventy  years,  having  survived  his  wife  seven  years,  her  death 
occurring  in  1865,  at  the  age  of  fifty  years.  Of  their  family  of  five 
children,  David  H.  was  the  first  born. 


796 

Reared  on  the  home  farm,  David  H.  Glass  attended  the  district 
schools  and  later  had  better  advantages  in  the  city  schools  at  Craw- 
fordsville,  Indiana.  For  some  years  he  was  so  circumstanced  that 
he  was  unable  to  make  much  progress  along  the  line  of  his  ambi- 
tion, the  study  of  law,  but  later  became  a  student  in  the  Iowa  Uni- 
versity, at  Iowa  City,  and  was  graduated  from  the  law  department 
in  1878.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  the  same  year  and 
immediately  established  himself  in  practice  at  Rushville,  and  this 
city  has  ever  since  remained  his  home.  In  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession he  soon  became  a  recognized  factor  as  to  ability  and  in  1884 
he  was  elected  state's  attorney  of  Schuyler  County,  in  which  office 
he  served  until  1896,  during  the  entire  course  of  his  administration 
showing  the  same  indomitable  energy  and  resolution  that  had  trans- 
ported him  from  the  farm  to  the  school  room  and  thence  into  public 
affairs  and  high  official  position.  His  attitude  in  relation  to  civic 
affairs  caused  his  fellow  citizens  to  choose  him  for  the  office  of 
mayor,  and  they  have  made  no  mistake,  for,  with  his  progressive 
ideas,  many  measures  have  been  adopted  for  the  betterment  of 
Rushville  along  every  line. 

Mayor  Glass  was  united  in  marriage  in  December,  1881,  to  Miss 
Sarah  Whitenton,  of  Rushville,  who  is  a  daughter  of  Dr.  R.  M. 
Whitenton,  of  this  city.  They  have  had  two  children,  Ruth  and 
Charles.  The  former  survives  but  the  latter  died  in  1903.  Mayor 
Glass  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  is  a  man  of  sterling 
character  and  in  every  relation  of  life  commands  respect,  his  faith- 
fulness to  duty  in  public  life  being  equally  commended  with  his 
loyalty  in  affairs  of  private  citizenship. 

JUDGE  FRANK  D.  RAMSAY.  Formerly  one  of  the  justices  of  the 
Appellate  Court  for  the  Third  District,  Frank  D.  Ramsay  has  had 
an  active  service  on  the  circuit  bench  since  1897. 

Frank  D.  Ramsay  was  born  at  Prophetstown,  Illinois,  September 
27,  1846,  the  son  of  Luther  B.  and  Caroline  M.  (Smith)  Ramsay. 
His  sister  is  Lucy  R.,  the  widow  of  the  late  George  B.  Adams  of 
Chicago. 

Judge  Ramsay  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Prophetstown  and  the  seminary  at  Dixon,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Frederick  Sackett 
of  Sterling,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868.  He  began  active 
practice  at  Morrison,  and  has  been  continuously  identified  with  the 
Whiteside  County  bar  upwards  of  fifty  years,  with  the  exception  of 
two  years  spent  in  practice  at  Kansas  City.  From  1895  to  1897  he 
was  associated  with  Samuel  K.  McCalmont  under  the  firm  name  of 
Ramsay  &  McCalmont.  In  1897  Mr.  Ramsay  was  elected  judge  of 
the  Circuit  Court,  and  in  1905  the  Supreme  Court  assigned  him  to 
the  Appellate  Court  for  the  Third  District,  where  he  remained  for 
about  four  years,  when  he  resigned  to  return  to  the  circuit  work. 

In  1872  he  married  Miss  Louisa  McKenzie,  daughter  of  William 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  797 

R.  and  Harriet  (Martin)  McKenzie.  There  are  two  sons,  Luther 
R.,  an  attorney  at  Morrison,  now  associated  with  Mr.  McCalmont ; 
and  Robert  M.,  of  Chicago.  Judge  Ramsay  is  affiliated  with  the 
Masonic  fraternity. 

WILLIAM  WILBERFORCE  WRIGHT,  SR.  In  Central  Illinois  three 
men  have  borne  in  succession  the  above  name,  and  always  with  an 
honorable  distinction  that  comes  from  success  in  a  calling  and  wise 
and  efficient  public  service.  For  nearly  half  a  century  the  name 
has  been  identified  with  the  Stark  County  bar,  and  since  the  death 
of  the  late  Judge  W.  W.  Wright  his  son  of  the  same  name  has  con- 
tinued practice  at  Toulon. 

Judge  William  Wilberforce  Wright  was  born  at  Canton,  Illinois, 
September  10,  1842,  and  died  at  the  age  of  seventy  years  on  Septem- 
ber 30,  1912.  He  was  the  second  son  of  Captain  William  Wilber- 
force and  Anne  Matilda  (Creighton)  Wright.  The  Wright  family 
had  settled  in  New  England  in  1665,  and  some  of  its  members  par- 
ticipated in  the  struggle  for  independence.  The  first  of  the  name 
came  from  England.  Captain  Wright,  who  was  a  native  of  Han- 
over, New  Hampshire,  moved  out  to  Illinois  in  the  early  days, 
entered  the.Union  army  during  the  Civil  war,  and  as  captain  of  the 
company  that  went  from  London  gave  his  life  for  the  cause  of  his 
country.  Captain  Wright's  wife  was  of  Scotch-Irish  family,  and  a 
native  of  County  Cavan,  being  one  of  the  Creightons  of  Crum  Castle, 
an  honored  and  well-known  family  in  that  section  of  Ireland. 

The  late  Judge  Wright  finished  his  education  in  the  Galva  High 
School,  remained  on  his  father's  farm  near  Toulon  until  reaching 
his  majority.  In  1862  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of 
Miles  A.  Fuller  at  Toulon,  but  two  years  later,  in  1864,  enlisted  in 
the  1 39th  Regiment  of  Illinois  Infantry,  a  hundred-day  regiment. 
He  was  a  sergeant,  and  remained  in  service  nearly  six  months. 
Voluntarily  continuing  with  the  troops  after  the  close  of  his  term 
of  enlistment  until  the  end  of  the  war  was  assured.  Returning  home 
to  Illinois,  he  finished  his  law  studies,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  a  term  of  the  Supreme  Court  held  at  Mount  Vernon  in  November, 
1866.  From  that  time  until  his  death  forty-six  years  later  he  was 
in  practice  at  Toulon.  He  was  considered  one  of  the  most  upright 
and  just  attorneys  of  Stark  County,  was  not  only  faithful  to  his 
clients  but  just  to  his  opponents,  and  it  was  his  custom  whenever 
possible  to  effect  a  settlement  of  differences  outside  rather  than  to 
bring  his  clients  into  court.  For  six  years  Judge  Wright  was  mas- 
ter in  chancery  in  Stark  County,  and  for  twenty-five  years  county 
judge,  at  the  same  time  carrying  on  his  practice  in  the  higher  courts. 
Of  his  work  as  a  lawyer  and  judge  one  of  the  prominent  members 
of  the  Stark  County  bar,  who  studied  law  in  Judge  Wright's  office, 
said:  "His  long  career  as  a  judge  is  a  shining  path  of  honor.  He 
was  clear  and  profound  in  his  knowledge  of  the  law,  which  he 
interpreted  wisely  by  the  light  of  clear  reason  and  the  test  of  the 


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golden  rule.  He  always  made  bias  and  sudden  impulse  wait  upon 
his  cooler  judgment.  The  pleasant  feature  of  his  official  life  is 
that  he  was  appreciated  by  those  whom  he  served ;  after  a  long  and 
honorable  career  he  retired  from  office  against  the  people's  will. 
He  reasoned  and  acted  just  and  true  in  his  daily  walks  with  his 
fellow  men  and  he  could  not  be  other  than  a  just  and  upright  judge 
when  interpreting  the  written  law." 

Judge  Wright  was  a  republican,  an  ardent  admirer  of  Lincoln, 
and  a  contemporary  and  friend  of  Robert  G.  Ingersoll.  When  the 
latter  was  seeking  nomination  for  governor  of  the  State  of  Illinois, 
one  of  his  friends  approached  Mr.  Wright,  asking  for  the  latter's 
support.  The  answer  was:  "Tell  Bob  that  if  he  will  promise  to 
stop  this  profane  tirade  against  the  church  and  the  Bible,  I  will 
help  him  all  I  can ;  if  not,  I  am  opposed  to  his  nomination  as  gover- 
nor of  this  state."  Judge  Wright  was  a  delegate  from  the  Peoria 
district  to  the  National  Republican  Convention  at  Chicago  in  1884, 
and  in  1886  came  within  one  vote  of  the  nomination  for  representa- 
tive to  Congress,  being  defeated  largely  on  account  of  his  well- 
known  temperance  sentiments.  Judge  Wright  was  much  interested 
in  the  welfare  of  his  home  community,  and  especially  in  educational 
matters.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Toulon  Debating  Society,  an 
organization  which  brought  many  noted  men  to  the  town,  such  as 
Wendel  Phillips  and  Theodore  Tilden.  He  served  as  president  of 
the  high  school  board  of  education  and  as  a  member  of  the  board 
of  trustees  of  Toulon  Academy.  Religion  had  a  prominent  place 
in  Judge  Wright's  life,  and  with  him  it  was  not  only  a  matter  of 
abstract  belief,  but  governed  and  regulated  his  daily  practice.  He 
had  joined  the  Toulon  Congregational  Church  November  13.  1853, 
while  his  uncle,  Samuel  G.  Wright,  was  pastor,  and  on  the  fiftieth 
anniversary  of  the  church  in  1896  Judge  Wright  delivered  the  his- 
torical address.  He  was  trustee,  clerk,  treasurer  and  for  nearly 
thirty  years  before  his  death  a  deacon  in  the  church,  and  was  also 
much  interested  in  the  Sabbath  school  and  served  as  a  superinten- 
dent. 

Judge  Wright  was  married  May  19,  1875,  to  Mary  Harrison 
Hopkins,  daughter  of  Hon.  Joel  W.  Hopkins,  of  Granville,  Putnam 
County.  Their  children  were  Eleanor  Matilda,  William  Wilber- 
force,  Helen  Gertrude,  and  Mary,  the  last  dying  in  infancy. 

From  the  many  tributes  of  esteem  and  respect  that  were  ex- 
pressed at  the  time  of  his  death,  the  following  quotation  will  serve 
to  give  a  more  complete  summary  of  his  life  and  character:  "No 
man  was  more  modest  in  his  behavior,  unassuming  in  his  aspirations ; 
always  a  thorough  gentleman,  sincere  and  courageous,  yielding  to 
no  temptation  of  temporary  expediences  in  defense  of  his  conduct. 
He  was  ever  keenly  alive  to  the  best  and  highest  interests  of  his 
fellow  men.  In  his  church  relations  he  was  faithful  to  the  service 
of  the  church  and  the  doctrines  of  the  Bible,  and  had  a  religious 
experience  that  shed  over^his  life  a  halo  of  hope  whose  effulgence 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  799 

made  light  the  gloom  in  the  lives  of  others.  He  lived  a  life  that  may 
well  become  the  aim  of  every  man ;  it  was  one  of  strong  and  abiding 
faith  in  the  eternal  verities  of  religion  and  he  could  say  with  Paul, 
the  old  soldier  of  the  cross,  'I  have  fought  a  good  fight ;  I  have  fin- 
ished my  course ;  henceforth  there  is  left  for  me  a  crown  of  right- 
eousness.' 


WILLIAM  WILBERFORCE  WRIGHT,  JR.  A  son  of  the  late  Judge 
W.  W.  Wright,  of  Toulon,  William  Wilberforce  Wright,  Jr.,  the 
third  to  bear  that  honored  name  in  succession,  was  born  at  Toulon, 
Stark  County,  August  12,  1878,  and  has  been  an  active  member  of 
the  Illinois  bar  for  the  past  ten  years. 

Mr.  Wright  received  his  education  in  the  schools  at  Toulon, 
attained  the  Worcester  Academy,  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  and 
was  graduated  in  June,  1904,  from  the  law  department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois.  He  became  associated  with  his  father  in  the 
general  practice  of  law  at  Toulon,  and  since  his  father's  death  in 
1912  has  handled  a  large  practice  which  has  accumulated  and  been 
intrusted  to 'members  of  the  Wright  family  for  nearly  fifty  years. 
Mr.  Wright  has  been  admitted  to  the  United  States  courts.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  of  the  Sigma  Alpha 
Epsilon  fraternity,  of  Toulon  Lodge,  No.  93,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Wyo- 
ming Chapter,  R.  A.  M.,  and  Kewanee  Knights  Templar.  Politically 
he  is  a  republican,  and  in  1912  was  a  republican  alternate  delegate  to 
the  national  convention  in  Chicago.  In  addition  to  his  law  practice 
Mr.  Wright  takes  an  active  interest  in  agricultural  matters,  operates 
and  lives  on  the  Hillcrest  Stock  Farm  at  Toulon,  Illinois.  In  October, 
1909,  he  married  Phebe  L.  Robins.  Their  two  sons  are:  William 
Wilberforce  IV,  and  John  Robins. 

JOHN  HAMILTON  WILLIAMS.  One  of  the  oldest  names  con- 
nected with  the  Adams  County  bar  is  that  of  Williams,  which  has 
been  borne  successively  by  members  of  three  generations. 

The  late  John  Hamilton  Williams,  a  former  judge  of  the  Circuit 
Court,  was  born  at.Quincy  April  12,  1833.  His  father,  Judge  Archi- 
bald Williams,  had  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  lawyer  to  prac- 
tice in  Adams  County  as  a  resident  lawyer.  He  was  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, came  to  Illinois  in  the  very  early  days,  and  was  actively  iden- 
tified with  the  bar  at  Quincy  until  about  the  beginning  of  the  Civil 
War.  President  Lincoln  at  that  time  appointed  him  judge  of  the 
Federal  Court  of  Kansas,  and  he  was  on  the  district  Federal  bench  in 
that  state  until  his  death  in  1863.  Judge  Archibald  Williams  mar- 
ried Nancy  Kemp,  also  of  Kentucky.  She  died  at  Quincy  in  1864. 

The  late  John  H.  Williams,  who  was  the  oldest  in  a  family  of 
nine  children,  attended  school  in  Quincy,  and  also  in  the  University 
of  Missouri.  Admitted  to  practice,  he  at  once  took  up  the  law  at 
Quincy,  and  was  a  prominent  lawyer  there  until  elected  judge  of 
the  Circuit  Court.  He  held  that  office  and  presided  with  dignity 


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over  the  District  Court  from  1879  to  l&&5-  After  that  he  resumed 
his  private  practice,  and  for  several  years  lived  almost  retired  from 
active  affairs.  Judge  Williams  died  in  September,  1914.  He  had 
active  affiliations  with  the  County  Bar  Association  and  the  State  Bar 
Association,  and  was  well  known  among  all  the  older  attorneys  of 
Southern  Illinois  during  the  last  century. 

Judge  John  H.  Williams  married  Rebecca  Walton,  who  died  in 
August,  1914,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five.  Her  parents,  Isom  and 
Ann  (Dickerson)  Walton,  came  from  Virginia.  Of  the  seven  chil- 
dren of  the  late  Judge  Williams  and  wife  the  only  son  is  Archibald 
Williams,  while  the  daughters  are  Miss  Sallie  R.  ;  Mrs.  Margaret 
Kemp;  Mrs.  Anna  Crittenden;  Mrs.  Caroline  Loevy,  and  Mrs. 
Martha  Belle  Franklin.  The  youngest  child,  a  boy,  John  W.,  died  in 
1875,  aged  one  year  and  eleven  months. 

WILLIAM  E.  LOWE.  The  professional  ability  and  resourceful- 
ness of  Mr.  Lowe  have  been  effectively  manifested  in  his  service 
as  state's  attorney  of  Shelby  County,  to  which  office  he  was  elected 
in  the  fall  of  1912  and  in  which  he  is  serving  his  first  term  with 
characteristic  zeal  and  integrity  of  purpose.  He  is  one  of  the  repre- 
sentative lawyers  of  his  native  county  and  has  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Shelbyville,  the  county  seat,  since  his 
admission  to  the  bar,  in  1905. 

Mr.  Lowe  was  born  on  the  homestead  farm  of  his  parents,  in 
Shelby  County,  Illinois,  on  the  6th  of  February,  1873,  and  he  is  a 
scion  of  sterling  pioneer  families  of  this  state.  He  is  a  son  of 
James  and  Martha  (Blackwell)  Lowe,  both  of  whom  were  likewise 
born  and  reared  in  Oconee  Township,  Shelby  County,  where  the 
Lowe  and  Blackwell  families  were  founded  in  the  early  pioneer 
days,  the  two  having  settled  on  adjoining  tracts  of  land  and  become 
successful  exponents  of  the  agricultural  industry.  John  Lowe, 
grandfather  of  the  present  state's  attorney  of  Shelby  County,  assisted 
in  the  civic  and  industrial  development  of  this  section  of  the  state 
and  here  continued  to  reside  until  his  death.  James  Lowe  was 
reared  and  educated  in  Shelby  County  and  had  the  distinction  of 
representing  the  same  as  a  valiant  soldier  of  the  Union  in  the  Civil 
war.  He  enlisted  as  private  in  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 
Fifteenth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  which  was  recruited  in  Shelby 
and  Macon  counties,  and  with  this  command  he  served  during  virtu- 
ally the  entire  time  of  the  great  conflict  through  which  the  integrity 
of  the  nation  was  perpetuated.  After  the  war  he  continued  to  be 
engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  and  stockgrowing  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  career,  and  he  was  a  well  known  and  highly  esteemed 
citizen  of  this  section  of  Illinois  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1899,  on  his  homestead  farm,  in  Shelby  County.  His 
wife  survived  him  by  more  than  a  decade  and  was  summoned  to 
eternal  rest  in  1912,  at  the  age  of  sixty  years.  Of  the  two  children 
William  E.,  of  this  review,  is  the  elder,  and  his  sister,  Mrs.  Walter 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  801 

Clarke,  is  a  resident  of  Everett,  Washington,  where  her  husband 
is  engaged  in  the  banking  business. 

William  E.  Lowe  acquired  his  early  education  by  attending  the 
district  schools  during  the  winter  terms,  when  his  services  were  not 
in  requisition  in  connection  with  the  work  of  the  home  farm,  and 
in  addition  to  attending  the  public  schools  he  took  a  course  of  study 
in  a  commercial  college  at  Quincy,  this  state.  For  a  time  he  was 
engaged  in  teaching  in  the  district  schools,  and  incidentally  he  began 
to  give  close  attention  to  the  reading  of  law,  as  he  had  determined 
ultimately  to  fit  himself  for  the  vocation  in  which  he  has  achieved 
definite  success.  Finally  he  entered  the  law  office  of  Walter  I. 
Manny,  of  Mou-nt  Sterling,  under  whose  preceptorship  he  continued 
his  technical  studies  and  practical  discipline  until  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1905.  He  forthwith  engaged  in  the  general  practice 
of  law  at  Shelbyville,  and  the  intervening  years  have  recorded  to 
his  credit  large  and  worthy  achievement  in  the  work  of  his  profes- 
sion. In  1912  Mr.  Lowe  was  elected  state's  attorney  of  his  native 
county  and  received  a  majority  that  bore  significant  testimony  to 
his  hold  upon  popular  confidence  and  esteem.  In  this  important 
office  he  has  given  a  most  vigorous  and  satisfactory  administration 
and  made  an  excellent  record  as  a  public  prosecutor  and  zealous 
protector  of  the  best  interests  of  the  county  and  its  people. 

Mr.  Lowe  accords  staunch  allegiance  to  the  democratic  party, 
and  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  fraternity,  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men  and  various  other 
civic  organizations. 

On  the  1 2th  of  September,  1899,  was  solemnized  the  marriage 
of  Mr.  Lowe  to  Miss  Carrie  M.  Willard,  daughter  of  P.  H.  Willard, 
a  well  known  citizen  of  Rushville,  Schuyler  County,  this  state,  and 
Mrs.  Lowe  is  a  popular  factor  in  the  social  activities  of  Shelbyville. 

ALVAH  S.  GREEN.  The  junior  member  of  the  prominent  Gales- 
burg  legal  firm  of  Williams,  Lawrence,  Welsh  &  Green,  Alvah  S. 
Green,  finished  his  law  studies  under  the  eminent  direction  of  the 
senior  member  of  the  firm,  and  has  been  in  active  practice  at  Gales- 
burg  for  fifteen  years. 

Born  at  Castile,  New  York,  January  16,  18/2,  he  is  the  son  of 
Allan  A.  and  Oliva  F.  (Phelps)  Green.  Up  to  the  age  of  fourteen 
he  attended  public  school,  then  came  to  Galesburg  and  spent  two 
years  in  high  school,  and  in  1886  entered  Knox  College,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  Bachelor  of  Science  in  1890.  In  1896  he  began 
his  studies  in  the  office  and  under  the  direction  of  E.  P.  Williams, 
and  three  years  later,  on  April  6,  1899,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Ottawa.  Soon  after  beginning  practice  he  was  admitted  to  partner- 
ship in  the  firm  of  Williams,  Lawrence  &  Welsh,  and  has  since 
become  one  of  the  able  members  of  that  legal  combination.  The 
firm  represent  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railway  and  the 
Santa  Fe  Railway  and  many  other  banks  and  corporations. 


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802  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Mr.  Green  is  a  member  of  the  county,  state  and  American  bar 
associations,  and  in  politics  though  a  republican  has  cared  little  for 
the  rewards  of  office.  He  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club  in 
Chicago,  the  Galesburg  Business  Men's  Club,  the  Country  Club, 
and  is  affiliated  with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks. 
For  the  past  twelve  years  he  has  been  secretary  of  Knox  College, 
and  is  a  member  of  its  board  of  trustees,  and  for  a  similar  time  has 
been  a  trustee  of  the  Galesburg  Hospital. 

On  August  29,  1903,  he  married  Alice  Dean,  daughter  of  Oliver 
H.  Dean,  of  Kansas  City.  Their  two  sons  are  named  Oliver  Dean 
and  Alvah  S.,  Jr.  Mrs.  Green  was  educated  in  the  Kansas  City 
schools  and  finished  at  Ogontz  College.  She  takes  a  prominent  part 
in  club  work.  The  family  reside  at  862  North  Prairie  Street. 

HON.  GEORGE  W.  PATTON.  A  man  of  intellectual  force  and  great 
legal  learning,  of  clarity  of  mind  and  of  judicial  temperament,  is 
found  in  Hon.  George  W.  Patton,  who,  for  the  fourth  time,  has  been 
elected  to  the  bench  of  the  Eleventh  Judicial  Circuit.  His  long  con- 
tinuance in  office  emphasizes  his  possession  of  ability  and  intellectual 
vigor,  industry,  sober  judgment,  open  mindedness,  fairness  and 
efficiency.  For  thirty-two  years  Judge  Patton  has  been  a  resident 
of  Pontiac.  He  was  born  in  Greene  County,  Pennsylvania.  His 
parents  were  Samuel  R.  and  Jane  Patton,  who,  in  1851,  removed 
from  Pennsylvania  to  Wood  ford  County,  Illinois.  The  father  im- 
proved a  farm  through  persistent  industry  and  was  a  man  of  the 
sturdiest  kind  of  honesty,  and  all  his  efforts  were  ably  seconded  by 
his  wife,  who,  as  the  resourceful  and  devoted  mother  of  eleven  chil- 
dren, so  impressed  them  that  her  memory  yet  is  an  influence  in  the 
lives  of  those  who  yet  survive. 

An  infant  at  the  time  his  parents  came  to  Illinois,  George  W. 
Patton,  in  all  essentials,  is  an  Illinoisan,  and  his  name  is  familiar  in 
the  law  over  most  of  the  state.  In  boyhood  he  gave  his  father  assist- 
ance on  the  home  farm,  which  was  interrupted  during  the  winter 
time  when  he  attended  the  country  schools.  After  attending  the 
State  Normal  University  for  eight  terms  and  teaching  graded  schools 
for  two  years  Mr.  Patton  entered  the  law  office  of  Hay,  Green  & 
Littler,  prominent  attorneys  of  Springfield,  as  a  student,  in  further- 
ance of  his  long  cherished  ambition  to  become  a  lawyer.  Later  he 
successfully  passed  an  oral  examination  before  the  Supreme  Court, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  began  the  active  practice 
of  law  in  1881  at  Fairbury,  Illinois,  from  which  place  in 
search  of  a  wider  professional  field,  he  came  to  Pontiac  in  1883, 
where  his  good  judgment  was  soon  justified,  for  within  ten  years  he 
became  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  in  his  judicial  circuit.  As  a 
lawyer  he  exemplified  the  qualities  which,  for  so  many  years,  have 
made  him  admirable  as  a  judge.  He  has  practically  no  political 
ambitions,  being  devoted  to  his  profession,  and  in  1897  he  was  chosen 
one  of  the  judges  of  his  circuit  of  five  counties,  and  his  service  on 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  803 

the  circuit  bench  has  been  continuous  ever  since.  He  was  re-elected 
in  1903,  again  in  1909  and  once  more  in  1915.  His  judicial  service 
has  been  in  perfect  harmony  with  his  record  as  a  man  and  as  a 
lawyer,  and  he  has  won  respect,  confidence  and  admiration  by  his 
fearlessness,  his  discrimination  and  his  perfect  impartiality. 

While  inevitably,  in  his  position,  Judge  Patton  has  been  com- 
pelled to  give  close  and  continuous  attention  to  the  law,  he  has  found 
time  and  opportunity  to  familiarize  himself  with  the  best  literature 
of  the  day  and  with  the  great  questions  which  his  own  and  other 
countries  are  endeavoring  to  solve  in  different  ways.  From  minute 
observations  and  logical  deduction,  as  becomes  a  man  of  trained 
faculties,  he  has  a  broad  vision  and  his  conception  of  personal  and 
public  responsibility  is  patriotic  and  commendable. 

HON.  CHARLES  J.  GEHLBACH.  One  of  the  youngest  and  most 
efficient  members  of  the  bench  in  the  state,  Charles  J.  Gehlbach, 
judge  of  the  County  Court  of  Logan  County,  has  spent  his  entire 
career  within,  the  borders  of  this  county,  where  he  has  established 
an  excellent  reputation  both  as  a  lawyer  and  jurist.  In  the  latter 
capacity  he  has  evinced  a  broad  knowledge  of  law  and  equity,  fine 
executive  ability  in  the  dispatch  of  business,  and  a  conscientious 
regard  for  the  rights  of  all  classes  of  litigants. 

Judge  Gehlbach  is  a  native  son  of  Logan  County,  and  was  born 
February  21,  1880,  on  his  father's  farm,  his  parents  being  Jacob  and 
Louise  (Eberle)  Gehlbach.  His  father  was  a  well-known  and  indus- 
trious German  farmer  of  Logan  County,  where  he  was  content  to 
pass  his  career  in  the  peaceful  pursuits  of  agriculture,  never  aspir- 
ing to  the  acquirement  of  honors  other  than  those  which  came  from 
straightforward  citizenship  and  the  acquirement  of  a  comfortable 
home  and  property.  There  were  seven  children  in  the  family.  The 
early  education  of  the  future  county  judge  of  Logan  County  was 
somewhat  limited  in  character,  for  his  father  was  somewhat  old- 
fashioned  and  was  possessed  of  the  belief  that  too  great  a  mental 
training  would  mar  the  youth's  future  prospects  and  would  have 
the  tendency  to  induce  him  to  take  up  life  in  the  city  and  neglect 
the  homestead.  Therefore,  after  but  short  attendance,  Judge  Gehl- 
bach left  the  country  school  when  only  eleven  years  of  age  and 
turned  his  undivided  attention  to  assisting  his  father  in  the  cultiva- 
tion of  the  land.  He  had  not,  however,  given  up  his  ambition  for  a 
career  other  than  that  of  a  farmer,  and  immediately  after  the  death 
of  his  father,  in  1896,  and  when  the  youth  was  sixteen  years  old, 
re-entered  the  public  school  at  Lincoln,  Illinois,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1901.  During  the  year  1906,  having  decided  upon  the 
law  as  the  field  in  which  to  work  out  his  life's  success,  he  became 
a  student  in  the  office  of  King  &  Miller,  in  addition  to  which  he  read 
law  under  the  preceptorship  of  Beach  &  Trapp,  well-known  attorneys 
of  Lincoln.  Succeeding  this  he  entered  the  Bloomington  Law  School 
of  the  Illinois  Wesleyan,  at  Bloomington,  Illinois,  from  which  insti- 


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tution  he  graduated  in  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  November, 
1908,  Mr.  Gehlbach  at  once  entered  practice  at  Lincoln,  where  he 
opened  an  office  and  where  he  has  since  continued  to  make  his  home. 
Success  came  to  him  almost  from  the  start,  and  the  young  lawyer 
rapidly  rose  in  public  favor  and  confidence,  until  November,  1912, 
he  was  elected  judge  of  the  County  Court  of  Logan  County.  His 
judicial  duties  during  his  first  term  of  office  were  discharged  with 
fearlessness  and  impartiality,  and  in  November,  1914,  when  he 
became  the  candidate  for  re-election  on  the  democratic  ticket,  he  de- 
feated his  opponent,  J.  D.  Hill,  by  a  majority  of  387  votes.  In 
addition  to  the  duties  of  this  office,  Judge  Gehlbach  performs  those 
of  judge  of  the  Probate  and  Juvenile  courts,  and  more  than  one- 
half  of  his  time  is  given  to  care  of,  and  advice  to  dependent  and 
neglected  children.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Logan  County  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, and  is  widely  and  favorably  known  among  Illinois  lawyers. 
In  fraternal  association  he  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order,  in 
which  he  has  numerous  friends. 

On  April  20,  1904,  Judge  Gehlbach  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Cecelia  Grace  Primm,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas  Primm,  of 
Logan  County,  and  the  children  born  to  this  union  are  three  in  num- 
ber: Priscilla  P.,  H.  Louise  and  Grace.  He  has  always  been  a 
democrat  in  his  political  belief. 

C.  EVERETT  SMITH.  As  compared  with  many  of  the  biographies 
in  this  work  of  men  who  have  attained  eminence  and  reputation  in 
the  legal  profession,  C.  Everett  Smith,  state's  attorney  of  Logan 
County,  is  comparatively  a  beginner  in  the  field.  Yet  of  none  of  the 
younger  generation  may  it  more  truthfully  be  said  that  the  founda- 
tion for  whatever  of  success  the  future  may  hold  in  store,  has  been 
more  substantially  laid  than  in  his  case.  A  product  of  the  farm, 
he  early  decided  upon  a  legal  career,  and  with  this  end  in  view  assid- 
uously applied  himself  to  the  mastering  of  the  intricacies  of  the  law, 
so  that  when  he  entered  upon  his  professional  duties,  he  was  thor- 
oughly prepared  to  take  his  place  among  the  men  of  a  locality  which 
has  never  lacked  for  able  representatives  of  law  and  jurisprudence. 

C.  Everett  Smith  was  born  March  10,  1878,  on  a  farm  in  DeWitt 
County,  Illinois,  one  of  the  two  children  of  William  A.  and  Ida  C. 
(Hunter)  Smith.  His  father  was  a  prosperous  farmer  of  DeWitt 
County,  and  there  in  the  public  schools  the  youth  secured  the  rudi- 
ments of  his  education.  Later  he  attended  Lake  Forest  Academy, 
and  following  this  read  law  under  the  able  preceptorship  of  James 
T.  Hoblit,  of  Lincoln,  completing  his  studies  in  the  Chicago  Law 
School,  where  he  received  his  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in  1900. 
In  October  of  that  year  he  opened  an  office  and  began  practice  at 
Lincoln,  which  city  has  since  continued  to  be  his  home.  Mr.  Smith 
soon  attracted  to  himself  a  very  desirable  practice  and  began  to 
take  an  active  participation  in  public  affairs,  and  in  November,  1908, 
was  elected  on  the  democratic  ticket  to  the  office  of  state's  attorney 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  805 

of  Logan  County.  The  capable  and  faithful  manner  in  which  he 
discharged  the  duties  of  that  position  led  to  his  renomination  and 
re-election  in  November,  1912,  and  he  has  continued  to  fully  vindi- 
cate the  faith  and  confidence  placed  in  his  ability  and  integrity.  Mr. 
Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Logan  County  Bar  Association  and  the 
Illinois  State  Bar  Assocaition.  He  has  shown  himself  a  master  of 
the  details  and  fundamental  principles  of  the  law,  is 'logical  and  in- 
cisive in  his  arguments  and  presentation  of  cases,  is  straightforward 
in  his  manner  and  methods  and  effective  in  his  delivery.  Fraternally, 
he  is  affiliated  with  all  the  Masonic  bodies,  and  also  holds  member- 
ship in  the  local  lodges  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks.  As  a  politician,  he  has  always  supported  the  candidates  and 
policies  of  the  democratic  party. 

Mr.  Smith  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Jessie  M.  Anderson, 
of  Logan  County,  a  daughter  of  George  A.  Anderson,  and  to  this 
union  there  have  been  born  two  daughters:  Mary  J.  and  Virginia 
A.  Mr.  and  "Mrs.  Smith  are  consistent  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  The  pleasant  family  home  is  situated  at  No.  143  West 
Ninth  Street,  Lincoln. 

HON.  EDWIN  C.  PERKINS.  That  thorough  preparation  in  the  law 
and  more  or  less  professional  experience  open  the  way  for  a  public 
career,  has  been  so  often  proved  in  Illinois  as  to  be  almost  proverbial, 
and  it  may  be  further  admitted  that  the  better  the  lawyer,  the  more 
sagacious  and  useful  the  legislator.  A  case  in  point  may  be  men- 
tioned when  reference  is  made  to  the  Hon.  Edwin  C.  Perkins,  of 
Lincoln,  Illinois,  whose  achievements  as  a  thrice-elected  member  of 
the  Illinois  General  Assembly  have  added  laurels  to  a  name  already 
well  known  to  the  state  bar. 

Edwin  C.  Perkins  was  born  in  West  Virginia,  May  i,  1860,  one 
of  the  seven  children  of  Enoch  and  Elizabeth  (Salsberry)  Perkins. 
The  father,  a  West  Virginian,  came  with  his  family  to  Illinois  in 
1860,  and  for  many  years  was  engaged  in  successful  agricultural 
operations  here,  but  at  this  time  is  retired  and  living  in  the  state 
of  California.  Edwin  C.  Perkins  was  five  years  of  age  when  he 
accompanied  his  parents  to  Illinois,  and  here  he  was  reared  on  the 
farm,  securing  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools.  Subse- 
quently he  took  a  thorough  scientific  course  in  the  Normal  School, 
at  Valparaiso,  Indiana,  and  entered  upon  his  career  as  a  teacher  in 
the  public  schools  of  Logan  County,  Illinois,  a  vocation  which  en- 
listed his  energies  for  a  period  of  six  years.  In  the  meantime  he 
assiduously  applied  himself  during  his  spare  time  to  the  study  of 
law,  and  after  some  preparation  in  the  office  of  Harts  &  Humphrey 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  November  22,  1889. 

Mr.  Perkins  at  once  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen 
calling  at  Lincoln,  and  this  city  has  since  continued  as  his  home 
and  as  the  headquarters  of  his  professional  labors.  He  has  built  up 


806  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

an  excellent  practice  of  the  most  representative  class,  and  has  been 
connected  with  much  important  litigation  in  the  state  courts,  his 
success  in  which  entitles  him  to  a  place  among  the  leading  legists  of 
his  county.  During  a  long  period  of  years  Mr.  Perkins  has  been 
connected  with  the  public  life  of  the  county.  As  early  as  1890 
he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Lincoln,  a  capacity  in  which  he  served 
efficiently  for  two  years,  and  subsequently  became  master  in  chan- 
cery, serving  as  such  one  term.  In  1908  he  was  first  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Illinois  Legislature,  and  his  efficient  work  in  that  body 
caused  his  re-election  in  1910.  In  the  "landslide"  of  1912  he  met 
with  defeat  at  the  polls,  but  that  this  election  did  not  really  show 
the  real  temper  of  the  people  was  shown  in  1914  when  he  was 
again  elected  a  member  of  the  Legislature.  He  is  known  as  one  of 
the  active,  working  members  of  that  body,  jealously  guarding  the 
interests  of  his  constituents  and  being  the  author  of  some  very  bene- 
ficial legislation.  Mr.  Perkins  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  an 
Elk,  a  Pythian  and  a  Woodman  of  the  World,  and  is  professionally 
connected  with  the  Logan  County  Bar  Association.  He  has  always 
been  a  stanch  adherent  of  the  principles  and  policies  of  the  republican 
party. 

Mr.  Perkins  was  married  to  Miss  Josephine  Niebuhr,  a  daughter 
of  Simon  Niebuhr,  and  to  this  union  there  have  been  born  six  chil- 
dren. Mr.  Perkins  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  while 
Mrs.  Perkins  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  faith. 

HON.  JOHN  L.  BEVAN.  In  summing  up  the  prominent  men  of 
Logan  County,  Illinois,  it  is  a  subject  of  remark  that  in  this  list 
the  law  is  so  generally  represented,  this  profession  more  than  any 
other  contributing  to  able  and  effective  citizenship.  Not  only  does 
the  county  seat  show  a  balance  in  this  direction,  but  lesser  communi- 
ties lead  in  the  same  way  and  a  case  in  point  is  found  in  Hon.  John 
L.  Bevan,  who,  for  many  years,  has  been  most  conspicuous  in  the 
public  life  of  Atlanta,  identified  honorably  with  the  stable  business 
interests  of  the  town  and  again  and  again  having  been  chosen  to 
serve  in  high  official  capacities. 

John  L.  Bevan,  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Bevan  &  Bevan, 
father  and  son,  was  born  in  Illinois,  December  15,  1845.  His  parents 
were  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Downey)  Bevan,  whose  family  con- 
tained seven  children.  Reared  on  his  father's  farm,  John  L.  attended 
the  public  schools  nearby  and  still  later  became  a  student  in  Brown 
University  (Rhode  Island),  and  completed  a  course  in  law  at  Ann 
Arbor,  Michigan,  graduating  from  the  former  institution  in  1872 
and  from  the  latter  in  1874.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  both  in  Michigan  and  Illinois,  and  then  established  himself 
in  Logan  County,  where  he  has  since  remained.  For  a  number  of 
years  Mr.  Bevan  practiced  alone,  but  in  1909  admitted  his  son. 
Frank  S.  Bevan,  to  partnership,  since  when  the  firm  style  has  been 
Bevan  &  Bevan,  comprising  one  of  the  strongest  law  firms  in  the 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  807 

county,  and  one  that  has  successfully  handled  some  of  the  most 
important  cases  of  litigation  here  for  years.  Not  alone  have  his 
professional  duties  claimed  Mr.  Bevan  for  he  has  other  important 
accomplishments  to  his  credit,  including  business  enterprise  and 
political  office.  He  was  one  of  the  two  organizers  of  the  People's 
Bank,  of  Atlanta,  and  since  its  founding  has  served  on  its  directing 
board.  In  politics  his  sentiments  have  identified  him  always  with 
the  republican  party  and  on  numerous  occasions  he  has  been  called 
to  public  office  and  has  served  with  honest  efficiency  as  city  attorney, 
as  alderman  and  also  as  mayor.  During  his  administration  of 
municipal  affairs,  Atlanta  enjoyed  unexampled  prosperity  and  his 
public-spirited  efforts  are  well  remembered. 

Mr.  Bevan  was  married  to  Miss  Armana  S.  Thomas,  who  is  a 
daughter  of  Evan  J.  Thomas,  of  Welsh  extraction.  They  have 
three  sons:  Lynn  J.,  who  is  a  civil  engineer  is  a  resident  of  the 
City  of  New  York ;  Carl  J.,  who  is  cashier  of  the  Exchange  Bank, 
Genoa,  Illinois,  and  Frank  S.,  who  is  associated  with  his  father  in 
the  practice  o'f  law,  is  a  graduate  of  the  Chicago  Law  University. 
Bom  members  of  the  firm  of  Bevan  &  Bevan  are  members  of  the 
Logan  County  Bar  Association,  and  J.  L.  Bevan  belongs  to  the 
fraternal  order  of  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Frank  S.  to  the  Masons. 

HON.  T.  T.  BEACH.  Honored  as  the  dean  of  the  Logan  County 
bar  and  in  many  additional  connection,  Hon.  T.  T.  Beach,  senior 
member  of  the  prominent  law  firm  of  Beach  &  Trapp,  of  Lincoln, 
Illinois,  is  numbered  with  the  representative  men  of  this  section  of 
the  state.  He  has  seen  life  in  many  phases,  as  a  lad  on  the  battle- 
field, as  a  trade  worker,  as  a  student  and  professional  man,  and  in 
every  situation  has  won  deserved  approbation. 

T.  T.  Beach  was  born  in  New  York,  December  18,  1843.  His 
parents,  natives  of  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  were  Phineas  H.  and 
Martha  (Meldrum)  Beach,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  well-known 
contractor  for  many  years.  There  were  eleven  children  in  the 
family  and  all  but  one  survived  infancy  and  developed  into1  sub- 
stantial people.  While  attending  the  public  schools  it  is  probable 
that  Mr.  Beach's  practical  father  urged  his  son  to  learn  a  self-sup- 
porting trade,  for  he  became,  before  he  enlisted  for  service  in  the 
Civil  war,  a  competent  carpenter.  He  was  only  eighteen  years  old 
when  he  became  a  member  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Fiftieth  Regi- 
ment of  New  York  Volunteer  Infantry  and,  despite  his  youth,  won 
distinction  as  a  soldier  and  his  honorable  discharge  at  the  close  of 
the  war,  in  1865.  Circumstances  by  that  time  had  somewhat  changed 
his  outlook  on  life  and  he  determined  upon  a  professional  future, 
and  so  devoted  his  time  to  the  study  of  the  law  that  he  was  grad- 
uated with  his  degree  in  1870,  from  Lincoln  University.  In  the 
following  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  established  himself  in 
practice  at  Lincoln,  Illinois,  and  this  city  has  continued  his  chosen 
home  ever  since. 


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Mr.  Beach  was  married  first  to  Isabel  W.  Swing,  May  3d,  1870, 
who  died  in  October,  1878,  leaving  two  daughters,  Bessie,  who  mar- 
ried William  D.  Walters,  of  Easton,  Illinois,  and  Flora,  who  still 
resides  with  her  father.  His  second  marriage  was  to  Grace  A. 
Turnbolt,  daughter  of  Darlington  and  Susan  Turnbolt,  on  August 
22d,  1882.  Mrs.  Beach  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Science 
Church,  Miss  Flora  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  Mr. 
Beach,  being  liberal  in  his  religious  views,  contributes  generously  to 
any  and  all  churches  situated  in  Lincoln. 

In  1874,  Mr.  Beach  took  Joseph  Hodnett  in  partnership  with  him, 
in  the  practice  of  law,  and  the  partnership  of  Beach  &  Hodnett  con- 
tinued unchanged  from  that  date  until  1901,  when  Harold  F.  Trapp 
entered  the  firm  as  a  partner,  and  the  firm  of  Beach,  Hodnett  & 
Trapp  continued  as  such  until  1909,  when  Mr.  Hodnett  withdrew 
from  the  firm  and  the  firm  has  since  continued  in  the  name  of 
Beach  &  Trapp. 

The  firm  so  constituted  for  many  years  represented  exceedingly 
important  clients  and  took  part  professionally  in  practically  all  im- 
portant litigation  for  the  last  thirty  years,  in  Logan  County. 

Mr.  Beach  has  also  served  most  acceptably  in  public  office,  being 
state's  attorney  from  1872  to  1876,  during  stirring  days  in  Logan 
County,  and  was  Master  in  Chancery  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Logan 
County  from  1873  to  1879. 

Always  supporting  the  democratic  ticket,  Mr.  Beach  is  a  valued 
factor  in  political  circles,  although  no  seeker  for  preferment  for 
himself.  Public  interests,  however,  interest  him,  and  as  an  honest 
citizen  he  endeavors  to  use  his  influence  in  what  he  deems  the  right 
direction  as  becomes  a  lover  of  his  country,  having  proved  his  loyalty 
many  years  ago  in  a  very  definite  way.  He  assisted  very  materially 
in  the  founding  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  his  inter- 
est in  this  body  has  never  lessened,  and  he  is  also  a  valued  member  of 
the  Logan  County  Bar  Association.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
identified  with  the  Masonic  fraternity.  In  him  is  found  a  firm 
friend  of  education,  and  many  wise  measures  were  adopted  during 
his  ten  years  of  service  as  a  member  of  the  school  board  of  Lincoln. 
His  library  and  his  congenial  friends  afford  him  many  pleasurable 
hours,  and  among  the  latter  are  the  members  of  the  Logan  County 
Historical  Society,  of  which  organization  he  was  elected  president 
in  1912. 

HAROLD  F.  TRAPP.  Perhaps  no  profession  is  more  instrumental 
in  promoting  those  things  which  make  for  good  citizenship,  for 
stable  industries  and  for  the  permanence  and  justice  that  make  peo- 
ple tolerant  of  each  other  under  widely  differing  circumstances,  than 
is  that  of  the  law,  hence  it  is  not  remarkable  that  ambitious  and 
liberally  educated  young  men  turn  to  it  for  a  career  in  life.  It  opens 
many  doors  to  them  and  its  emoluments  often  are  entirely  satisfac- 
tory. The  Logan  County  bar  has  many  members  whose  ability  has 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  809 

won  appreciation  at  home  and  approval  in  other  sections,  and  in  this 
connection  mention  may  be  made  of  a  well-known  lawyer  of  the 
county  seat,  Harold  F.  Trapp,  junior  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Beach  &  Trapp,  and  a  member  of  the  Logan  County  Bar  Associa- 
tion. 

Harold  F.  Trapp  was  born  at  Springfield,  Illinois,  October  17, 
1877,  and  is  one  of  a  family  of  five  children  born  to  his  parents, 
Frederick  and  Emma  (Rubly)  Trapp.  The  family  removed  to  Lin- 
coln, Illinois,  December  31,  1885.  The  public  schools  of  his  home 
afforded  excellent  educational  training  and  his  opportunities  were 
extended  to  the  University  of  Illinois,  from  which  institution  he  was 
graduated  in  1899.  After  his  graduation  from  the  College  of  Law, 
University  of  Illinois,  Mr.  Trapp  studied  in  the  office  of  Messrs. 
Beach  &  Hodnett  of  Lincoln  until  his  admission  to  the  bar  in  April, 
in  1900.  He  ^engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Lincoln 
from  the  time  of  his  admission,  being  city  attorney  in  1900  and  1901. 
May  i,  1901,  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  with  which  he  had 
been  associated,  under  the  firm  name  of  Beach,  Hodnett  &  Trapp, 
which  association  continued  until  June  i,  1909,  when  Mr.  Joseph 
Hodnett  retired  from  the  practice  of  law,  and  the  practice  was  con- 
tinued thereafter  in  the  firm  name  of  Beach  &  Trapp. 

Although  affiliated  with  the  democratic  party  and  ever  loyal  to 
its  interests,  he  has  '  seldom  accepted  any  political  recognition. 
As  a  lawyer  he  is  considered  able  and  conscientious,  and  his  firm 
represents  many  important  clients. 

Mr.  Trapp  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lillian  Aitchison, 
and  they  have  two  children,  Harold  F.  and  Robert  N.  The  family 
belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  Church.  In  addition  to  his  professional 
affiliations,  Mr.  Trapp  belongs  to  the  fraternal  order  of  Elks.  As 
a  citizen  he  is  alert  and  public-spirited  and  he  makes  use  of  his 
natural  talents  and  his  educational  acquirements  in  a  way  creditable 
to  himself  and  his  community.  Mr.  Trapp  and  family  reside  at  No. 
619  North  Union  Street,  Lincoln,  Illinois. 

HON.  THOMAS  M.  HARRIS.  A  leading  member  of  the  Illinois 
judiciary  is  found  in  the  person  of  Hon.  Thomas  M.  Harris,  judge 
of  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  Eleventh  Judicial  District,  who  was  ap- 
pointed in  February,  1914,  to  a  position  on  the  appellate  bench  of  .the 
Fourth  District,  to  succeed  the  late  Judge  O.  P.  Thompson.  A 
member  of  the  bench  and  bar  of  Illinois  for  more  than  twenty-two 
years,  Judge  Harris  has  advanced  steadily  in  his  profession  by  the 
reason  of  the  possession  of  superior  talents  and  abilities,  and  both 
as  legist  and  jurist  his  record  is  an  eminently  honorable  one. 

Like  many  of  his  fellow-members  on  the  Illinois  bench,  Judge 
Harris  is  a  product  of  the  farm,  having  been  born  on  his  father's 
homestead  in  Macoupin  County,  Illinois,  October  21,  1865,  one  of 
the  four  children  born  to  his  parents,  John  L.  and  Susan  (Lake) 
Harris.  His  father,  also  a  native  of  Illinois,  spent  many  years  in 


810  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

this  state  in  agricultural  pursuits,  but  in  his  declining-  years  moved 
to  Iowa,  and  there  passed  away  July  n,  1891.  Thomas  M.  Harris 
was  reared  on  the  home  farm  and  secured  his  rudimentary  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county.  This  was  supple- 
mented by  attendance  at  the  Valparaiso  (Indiana)  Normal  School, 
now  known  as  Valparaiso  University,  and,  having  decided  upon  the 
law  as  his  field  of  effort,  next  entered  the  office  of  Blinn  &  Hoblit, 
under  whose  preceptorship  he  read  law  until  his  admission  to  the 
bar  in  March,  1893.  Immediately  thereafter  he  entered  the  office 
of  E.  D.  Blinn,  as  a  clerk,  and  in  January,  1895,  was  admitted  to 
partnership  with  Mr.  Blinn,  with  whom  he  continued  to  practice 
until  November,  1904,  when  Mr.  Harris  was  elevated  to  the  bench 
as  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  Eleventh  Judicial  District  of 
the  State  of  Illinois.  He  was  re-elected  to  that  office  in  1909,  and  in 
June,  1915.  His  assignment  to  the  appellate  bench  in  February, 
1914,  has  been  noted. 

An  unswerving  republican  in  his  political  views,  Judge  Harris 
has  long  taken  an  active  participation  in  the  activities  of  his  party. 
He  has  served  on  several  occasions  as  chairman  oi  the  Logan  County 
Central  Committee  of  his  party  and  as  a  member  of  the  Republican 
State  Central  Committee  in  the  year  of  1900.  Professionally  he  is 
connected  with  the  Logan  County  Bar  Association  and  the  Illinois 
State  Bar  Association,  and  his  fraternal  affiliations  include  member- 
ship in  the  Masonic  order,  in  which  he  has  reached  the  thirty-second 
degree,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  the  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks.  As  a  lawyer,  Judge  Harris  was  known  as 
an  able  practitioner,  with  a  profundity  of  legal  knowledge,  whose 
success  in  numerous  important  cases  freely  entitled  him  to  consider- 
ation among  the  leading  legists  of  his  day  and  locality ;  as  a  judge 
he  has  distinguished  himself  by  the  fairness  of  his  decisions,  the 
courtesy  of  his  manner,  and  the  improvements  in  procedure  which 
have  facilitated  the  work  of  his  court. 

Judge  Harris  was  married  to  Miss  Belle  Johnston,  of  Logan 
County,  a  daughter  of  the  late  William  and  Margaret  Johnston, 
early  and  prominent  settlers  of  Logan  County.  Three  children  have 
been  born  to  this  union,  namely :  Homer  B.,  Dean  J.  and  Margaret 
E.  Mrs.  Harris  and  their  children  are  all  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

Louis  O.  WILLIAMS.  The  bar  of  DeWitt  County  is  composed 
largely  of  young  men  and  is  a  talented  body,  in  which  to  secure  pre- 
eminence indicates  the  possession  of  unusual  qualifications  for  the 
law.  Among  the  most  successful  is  Louis  O.  Williams,  who  is 
honorably  and  efficiently  serving  as  state's  attorney.  He  also  enjoys 
a  large  and  lucrative  private  practice. 

Louis  O.  Williams  is  a  native  of  DeWitt  County,  Illinois.  He 
was  born  February  22,  1874,  being  the  eldest  child  of  James  C. 
and  Catherine  (Davenport)  Williams.  James  C.  Williams  is  a 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  811 

native  of  Indiana,  and  is  a  descendant  of  the  old  Williams  family  of 
Virginia.  His  direct  ancestor  of  the  Virginia  Williams  family  was 
George  Slaughter  Williams  who  emigrated  to  Kentucky  after  the 
close  of  the  Revolution.  James  C.  Williams  was  a  son  of  Simon 
Williams  and  Sally  (Spilman)  Williams,  who  were  married  in 
Allen  County,  Kentucky,  September  26,  1836.  Catherine  Davenport 
was  a  daughter  of  Levi  and  Mary  (Hutchin)  Davenport.  Levi 
Davenport  descended  from  the  old  Davenport  family  of  New  Eng- 
land, and  Mary  Hutchin  was  a  descendant  of  Hugh  Hutchin,  who 
settled  in  Mansfield  Township,  Burlington  County,  New  Jersey,  in 
the  year  1793. 

Louis  O.  Williams  was  born  and  reared  on  a  farm.  His  early 
education  was  obtained  in  the  country  school.  Later  he  attended 
high  school  and  was  licensed  as  a  teacher.  Then  for  several  years 
he  alternated  a^year  of  teaching  with  a  year  in  college  until  the 
year  1900,  when  he  was  graduated  from  the  law  school  of  the 
Valparaiso  University.  Besides  his  studies  in  law,  he  had  taken 
general  courses  in  literature  and  science.  Mr.  Williams  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  1905,  and  established  himself  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Clinton  in  1907  where  he  has  since 
resided.  In  1912  Mr.  Williams  was  elected  state's  attorney  of 
DeWitt  County  and  to  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties  in 
that  office,  he  has  since  largely  devoted  his  time.  In  his  official  life, 
he  has  shown  himself  a  man  of  prudence  and  courage,  and  has  the 
respect  of  the  law  abiding  people  of  his  county.  Mr.  Williams  has 
always  been  identified  with,  and  is  an  earnest  supporter  of  the 
democratic  party.  He  is  devoted  to  his  profession  and  is  a  tire- 
less worker,  and  owns  a  large  law  library  in  which  he  spends  the 
greater  portion  of  his  time. 

In  March,  1903,  Mr.  Williams  was  married  to  Miss  May  C. 
Mills,  who  is  a  daughter  of  Jedidiah  and  Minerva  (Flack)  Mills. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williams  have  had  born  to  them  three  children  :  Emer- 
son M.,  Dorothy  M.,  and  Grace  M.  The  family  has  its  church 
relations  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Mr.  Williams  is  a  man  of  literary  tastes,  and  during  his  leisure 
hours  is  preparing  a  history  of  the  old  families  of  DeWitt  County. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Historical  Society,  and  has 
fraternal  connections  with  the  Masons,  Odd  Fellows  and  Knights 
of  Pythias.  Mr.  Williams  takes  an  active  part  in  the  community 
life  of  his  home  city,  where  he  teaches  a  doctrine  of  work.  He  has 
often  been  heard  to  say  that  the  most  acceptable  prayer  that  can 
be  offered  to  the  Deity  is  honest,  earnest  and  conscientious  work. 

THOMAS  J.  WELCH.  Now  well  known  as  a  Kewanee  attorney, 
with  the  office  of  city  attorney,  was  born  September  nth,  1884, 
at  Moline,  Illinois,  the  oldest  of  six  children  of  Thomas  and  Sarah 
(Gibson)  Welch. 

Mr.  Welch  is  a  graduate  of  Notre  Dame  University  and  Yale 


812  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

University  Law  School.  He  worked  his  way  through  college  by 
accepting  any  employment  which  could  be  had.  In  college,  he 
was  prominent  in  athletics,  being  a  member  of  the  varsity  baseball 
and  track  teams.  While  a  student  at  Yale  University,  he  was  the 
winner  of  the  Munson  Cash  Debating  Prize. 

Mr.  Welch  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  at  Ottawa,  in  Febru- 
ary, 1907,  and  for  eighteen  months  was  in  practice  at  Rock  Island 
with  the  law  firm  of  Kenworthy  &  Kenworthy.  He  then  formed  a 
partnership  at  Kewanee  with  Anderson  &  Andrews,  under  the  name 
Anderson,  Andrews  &  Welch,  and  practiced  in  that  relationship  for 
more  than  two  years. 

In  1909,  he  succeeded  Judge  H.  S.  Pomeroy  as  city  attorney  of 
Kewanee,  and  in  1911  was  re-elected  by  the  city  council  for  the 
regular  four  year  term,  and  again  in  May,  1915,  was  re-elected  for 
another  four  year  term.  As  city  attorney  of  Kewanee,  Mr.  Welch 
has  shown  himself  to  be  an  able  prosecutor  and  a  careful  and  effi- 
cient officer  in  looking  after  all  of  the  city's  legal  affairs. 

On  June  30,  1914,  he  married  Miss  Mabel,  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bartlett  Bunton,  of  Kewanee.  Mrs.  Welch  graduated  from 
the  Kewanee  High  School  in  1905  and  Brown's  Business  College, 
of  Galesburg,  in  1906,  and  for  seven  years  was  a  valuable  member 
of  the  editorial  department  of  the  Kewanee  Daily  Star-Courier.  She 
is  active  in  social  circles,  a  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution  and  the  Kewanee  Women's  Club.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Welch 
have  a  son,  Robert  Gibson,  born  July  9,  1915. 

Mr.  Welch  is  affiliated  with  a  number  of  fraternal  societies ;  is 
a  member  of  the  Yale  Club  of  Chicago,  and  Notre  Dame  Club  of 
Chicago.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican. 

ALMON  H.  LINN.  A  member  of  the  Henry  County  bar  since 
1900,  Mr.  Linn  is  now  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Linn  &  Tyler 
at  Cambridge.  He  has  an  extensive  practice  in  both  the  state  and 
Federal  courts,  and  is  one  of  the  leading  republicans  of  Henry 
County.  In  1912  he  was  a  republican  primary  candidate  for  con- 
gressman from  the  Fifteenth  District  and  put  up  a  strong  fight 
against  his  opponent,  who  had  represented  the  district  for  eighteen 
years. 

Almon  H.  Linn  was  born  near  North  Henderson,  in  Mercer 
County,  Illinois,  August  9,  1872,  a  son  of  Zachery  Taylor  and  Eliza- 
beth (Henderson)  Linn.  The  Linn  ancestors  were  five  brothers 
who  emigrated  from  the  north  of  Ireland  to  America  prior  to  the 
Revolutionary  war,  in  which  all  of  them  fought  as  soldiers  under 
Washington,  and  only  one  came  out  of  the  struggle  alive.  He  set- 
tled in  Pennsylvania,  and  later  descendants  moved  out  to  Henry 
County,  Illinois.  Zachery  Taylor  Linn  was  born  in  Morrow  County. 
Ohio,  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Alpha,  Illinois.  His  wife  was  born 
at  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania,  and  died  when  her  only  child,  Almon. 
was  eight  years  of  age. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  813 

Air.  Linn  attended  country  schools  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  was 
in  the  public  schools  at  Alpha  until  about  eighteen,  and  then  began 
working  in  his  father's  lumber  yard  and  continued  that  employ- 
ment until  twenty-two  years  old.  It  was  while  filling  bills  of  lumber 
in  his  father's  office  that  he  determined  upon  the  study  of  law,  and 
after  that  directed  all  his  efforts  to  a  professional  education.  He 
spent  one  year  in  Brown's  Business  College  at  Galesburg,  and  in 
October,  1896,  entered  the  law  department  of  the  University  of 
Michigan,  where  he  was  graduated  June  22,  1899,  LL.  B.  In  Octo- 
ber of  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Illinois 
Supreme  Court  at  Springfield,  and  on  March  21,  1901,  located  at 
Cambridge.  Mr,  Linn  carried  on  a  successful  general  practice  alone 
until  February,  1913,  when  Burton  A.  Tyler,  also  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Michigan,  formed  a  partnership  with  him  under  the 
present  firm  name  of  Linn  &  Tyler. 

Mr.  Linn  served  as  police  magistrate  at  Cambridge  for  five  years. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association  and  is  affiliated 
with  the  Masonic  fraternity.  His  offices  are  in  the  Cambridge  State 
Bank  Building.  His  chief  recreation  is  travel,  and  he  has  seen  many 
of  the  most  interesting  parts  of  America.  On  June  25,  1901,  he 
married  Miss  Leota  Wilson,  daughter  of  George  W.  Wilson,  of 
Alpha,  Illinois. 

CHARLES  E.  MULLIGAN.  What  Charles  E.  Mulligan  has  won  in 
the  way  of  professional  attainments  and  reputation  at  Kewanee, 
where  he  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest  young  lawyers,  has  all 
been  the  result  of  a  strenuous  career  of  hard  work.  At  the  age  of 
eighteen  he  made  up  his  mind  to  become  a  lawyer,  and  worked  in- 
dustriously and  saved  his  money  during  the  summers  in  order  to 
defray  expenses  through  college. 

He  was  born  at  Biggsville,  Illinois,  November  22,  1881,  and  his 
father  moving  to  Kewanee  subsequently  he  received  an  education  in 
the  public  schools  there  until  fifteen.  After  that  he  spent  three  years 
as  a  student  of  the  classics  and  general  course  in  St.  Bede's  College 
near  Peru,  and  for  one  year  was  in  the  law  and  literary  depart- 
ment of  Notre  Dame  University.  Returning  to  Kewanee  in  1900, 
because  of  bad  health,  young  Mulligan  was  a  telegraph  operator  two 
and  a  half  years  at  the  National  Tube  Company.  The  subsequent 
two  and  a  half  years  were  spent  in  the  office  of  Charles  E.  Sturtz, 
then  state's  attorney,  and  one  of  Kewanee's  prominent  lawyers. 
While  with  Mr.  Sturtz  he  worked  as  stenographer,  and  thus  paid 
his  way  and  also  kept  up  his  reading.  Mr.  Mulligan  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Ottawa,  Illinois,  April  5,  1906,  and  has  since  been  in 
active  practice,  always  as  an  individual,  and  he  has  found  the  law 
both  a  congenial  and  profitable  field.  Mr.  Mulligan  served  as  city 
clerk  of  Kewanee  during  1905-06. 

Charles  E.  Mulligan  was  the  second  of  three  children  born  to 
Toseph  H.  and  Merilla  Catherine  (Dixon)  Mulligan.  In  1852  the 


814  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

Mulligan  family  emigrated  from  Ireland  and  settled  in  Kentucky, 
and  in  1862  moved  to  Illinois,  locating  at  Kirkwood.  Joseph  H. 
Mulligan  for  a  number  of  years  has  held  the  position  of  station 
agent  at  Kewanee  for  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railway. 
He  is  a  man  of  no  little  prominence  in  Kewanee,  and  served  for  two 
terms  in  the  Illinois  Legislature,  being  a  member  of  several  importa- 
ant  committees,  including  railroads  and  educational. 

Charles  E.  Mulligan  is  an  honorary  life  member  of  the  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  is  on  the  law  committee  of 
the  Mystic  Workers  of  the  World.  He  is  also  affiliated  with  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  Politically  Mr.  Mulligan  is  a  demo- 
crat and  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Church.  His  office  is  at  224  North 
Tremont  Street  and  his  home  at  114  North  Park  Street.  He  is 
unmarried. 

AMOS  MILLER.  The  high  standing  of  Judge  Miller  as  one  of 
the  leading  members  of  the  bar  of  Montgomery  County,  finds  its 
secure  basis  on  ability  well  proved  and  on  large  and  worthy  achieve- 
ment. He  has  been  engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
at  Hillsboro  for  more  than  forty  years,  and  the  history  of  juris- 
prudence in  this  section  of  the  state  records  his  interposition  in  much 
important  litigation  in  the  various  courts  within  that  period,  as  well 
as  denoting  many  noteworthy  victories  won  by  him  as  an  advocate 
of  fine  discrimination  and  marked  resourcefulness. 

Judge  Miller  claims  the  historic  old  Buckeye  state  as  the  place 
of  his  nativity,  but  has  been  a  resident  of  Illinois  from  the  age  of 
seventeen  years,  as  he  accompanied  his  parents  on  their  removal 
from  Ohio  to  Montgomery  County,  Illinois,  in  1862.  Judge  Miller 
was  born  in  Carroll  County,  Ohio,  on  the  25th  of  January,  1845,  and 
is  a  son  of  Joseph  W.  and  Isabella  (McClintock)  Miller,  the  former 
a  native  of  Cumberland  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  the  latter  a  native 
of  Ohio,  in  which  state  their  marriage  was  solemnized.  As  a  young 
man  Joseph  W.  Miller  removed  from  his  native  commonwealth  to 
Ohio,  and  there  he  continued  to  be  concerned  with  agricultural  pur- 
suits until  he  came  with  his  family  to  Montgomery  County,  Illinois, 
in  1862.  He  purchased  a  farm  in  this  county  and  here  continued 
to  reside  on  his  homestead  until  his  death,  in  1873,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-two  years.  His  widow  lived  to  attain  to  the  extremely  vener- 
able age  of  ninety-one  years,  and  was  summoned  to  eternal  rest  in 
1906.  Of  the  seven  children  four  are  now  living,  and  of  the  num- 
ber Judge  Miller  of  this  review  was  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth. 

The  common  schools  of  Ohio  afforded  to  Amos  Miller  his  early 
educational  facilities,  and  after  the  family  removal  to  Illinois  he 
attended  Hillsboro  Academy  for  a  time,  as  did  he  also  the  University 
of  Illinois.  He  obtained  a  clerical  position  in  the  office  of  the  county 
clerk  of  Montgomery  County  without  solicitation  on  his  part,  and 
in  this  connection  he  earnestly  availed  himself  of  the  privileges 
afforded  him  for  the  reading  of  law  under  the  able  preceptorship  of 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  815 

Judge  Edward  Lane,  having  directed  his  studies  with  much  circum- 
spection and  with  manifest  sympathy  and  interest.  Judge  Miller  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1869,  but  he  continued  to  be  associated  with 
the  office  of  the  county  clerk  until  1873,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
numbered  among  the  active  and  prominent  lawyers  of  Hillsboro, 
with  a  professional  reputation  that  extends  beyond  the  limitations  of 
Montgomery  County,  and  with  inviolable  place  in  popular  confidence 
and  good  will.  Judge  Miller  has  for  years  controlled  a  substantial 
and  representative  practice,  the  same  extending  into  the  various 
state  and  Federal  courts  of  Illinois.  He  is  an  appreciative  and 
honored  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  served  one 
term  as  city  attorney  of  Hillsboro,  two  terms  as  state's  attorney  and 
one  term  as  county  judge  of  Montgomery  County.  The  judge  is 
an  exponent  of  high  civic  ideals  and  loyalty,  has  taken  a  lively  inter- 
.est  in  that  that  has  tended  to  advance  the  social  and  material  welfare 
of  his  home  city  and  county,  has  been  influential  in  public  affairs  of 
local  order,  especially  those  of  municipal  order,  and  for  twenty  years 
was  a  zealous  and  valued  member  of  the  Hillsboro  board  of  educa- 
tion, besides  being  also  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
public  library  of  the  city.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the 
democratic  party,  and  he  has  become  prominently  affiliated  with 
the  Masonic  fraternity. 

In  the  year  1871  was  solemnized  the  marriage  of  Judge  Miller 
to  Miss  Mary  R.  Rice,  of  Hillsboro,  her  father,  the  late  Judge 
Edward  Y.  Rice,  having  been  one  of  the  most  honored  and  influ- 
ential citizens  of  Montgomery  County,  where  he  served  for  sixteen 
years  on  the  bench  of  the  Circuit  Court.  Judge  and  Mrs.  Miller 
have  two  children,  Isa,  who  is  the  wife  of  Henry  O.  Pinkerton,  of 
Gillespie ;  and  Rice,  who  was  graduated  in  Cornell  University,  at 
Ithaca,  New  York,  and  who  is  general  superintendent  of  the  Hills- 
boro Coal  Company. 

WILLIAM  S.  CONE.  Interested  in  agriculture  in  Coles  County 
and  in  other  business  enterprises,  William  S.  Cone,  a  member  of 
the  board  of  aldermen  of  Charleston,  is  also  a  prominent  attorney, 
for  the  past  twelve  years  having  been  actively  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  this  city.  Mr.  Cone  was  born  May  26,  1869,  in  Ohio, 
and  is  one  of  a  family  of  three  children  born  to  his  parents  who 
were  William  S.  and  Margaret  (Sefton)  Cone.  The  father,  William 
S.  Cone,  was  born  in  Hamilton  County  and  the  mother  in  Harrison, 
Ohio,  and  the  latter  survived  until  1911.  The  father  was  a  well- 
known  business  man  at  Cincinnati,  a  railroad  contractor,  and  died 
in  that  city  in  1869,  when  his  son  was  an  infant. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati,  William  S.  Cone  was  an  apt 
student  through  boyhood  and  after  completing  the  high  school  course 
entered  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  and  this  was  followed  by 
attendance  in  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  where  he  was  graduated 
in  1896.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  engaged 


816  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

in  practice  in  his  native  state  until  1902,  when  he  located  at  Charles- 
ton. Mr.  Cone  possesses  the  personality  that  is  so  necessary  a  qual- 
ity in  the  successful  practice  of  law  and  in  his  profession,  and  in 
the  other  activities  that  engage  his  attention,  he  is  able  to  inspire 
confidence,  make  friends  and  bring  business  undertakings  of  all 
kinds  to  the  conclusion  satisfactory  for  all  concerned.  He  has 
always  been  a  loyal  republican,  but  has  not  been  anxious  for  political 
preferment,  consenting,  however,  to  serve  in  the  office  of  city  alder- 
man when  elected  and  through  true  public  spirit  and  exceedingly 
practical  ideas,  has  proved  a  very  valuable  addition  to  the  municipal 
board.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Coles  County  Bar  Association  and 
the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  and  maintains  his  offices  in  the 
Scherer  Block. 

Mr.  Cone  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Ozeta  Wheatley, 
who  is  a  daughter  of  James  Wheatley,  who  is  president  of  the 
Charleston  State  National  Bank,  and  they  have  three  children :  Wil- 
liam W.,  Mary  E.,  and  Russell  Allen,  aged  respectively,  fifteen,  thir- 
teen and  nine  years.  Mr.  Cone  and  family  are  members  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church.  He  is  identified  with  a  number  of  the  leading 
fraternal  organizations,  including  the  Masons,  Elks  and  Knights  of 
Pythias.  The  family  resides  at  No.  901  South  Eleventh  Street. 

HON.  WILLIAM  H.  MCDONALD.  As  dean  of  the  Cumberland 
county  bar,  William  H.  McDonald  occupies  a  prominent  position  in 
legal  circles  and  has  honorably  and  efficiently  served  in  offices  of 
great  responsibility  in  his  profession,  and  has  been  equally  con- 
spicuous in  political  and  business  life.  For  thirty-four  years  he  has 
maintained  his  home  at  Greenup  and  is  numbered  with  the  city's 
most  substantial  and  respected  residents. 

William  H.  McDonald  was  born  March  i,  1841,  in  Ross  County, 
Ohio.  His  ancestors  came  from  the  highlands  of  Scotland  about  the 
time  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  they  can  be  traced  from  their 
early  settlement  in  Pennsylvania,  to  Kentucky  and  thence  to  Ohio. 
Both  grandfather  and  father  of  Mr.  McDonald  bore  the  name  of 
John.  The  grandfather  was  a  civil  engineer  by  profession  and 
was  also  an  author,  as  testified  by  his  interesting  history  of  the  Scioto 
Valley  and  Indian  wars  in  Ohio.  John  McDonald,  the  father,  was 
born  in  Ross  County  and  mainly  followed  agricultural  pursuits. 
He  was  a  man  of  considerable  importance  in  public  life  and  served 
as  sheriff  and  afterward  as  state  senator  from  the  counties  of  Ross 
and  Highland.  He  reared  a  family  of  ten  children,  William  H. 
being  the  sixth  in  order  of  birth. 

Until  he  was  nineteen  years  old,  William  H.  McDonald  remained 
under  the  home  roof,  giving  his  father  assistance  and  attending 
school  with  such  regularity  that  he  secured  a  dependable  education, 
an  excellent  foundation  upon  which  to  build  further,  as  a  student  of 
law.  In  1860  he  entered  the  office  of  Judge  Safford  and  under  his 
supervision  pursued  his  law  studies  and  on  October  2,  1862,  was 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  817 

admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio.  After  two  years  of  practice  in  his 
native  state  he  came  to  Illinois  and  looked  over  the  professional 
field  at  Toledo,  East  St.  Louis  and  other  points  and  then  returned 
to  Ohio  and  resumed  practice.  In  1880,  however,  Mr.  McDonald 
returned  to  Cumberland  County  and  located  at  Greenup  and  has  re- 
sided here  ever  since.  He  soon  became  known  in  his  profession  and 
in  a  comparatively  short  time  had  built  up  a  satisfactory  practice,  a- 
business  condition  which  has  existed  ever  since.  Active  in  the  ranks 
of  the  democratic  party,  Mr.  McDonald  has  been  signally  honored 
by  the.  same,  in  1872  being  elected  to  the  State  Legislature  and  to 
other  official  positions,  serving  as  master  in  chancery  and  also  three 
terms  as  state's  attorney,  being  first  elected  in  1888,  re-elected  in 
1892  and  again  in  1900.  While  in  the  Legislature  Mr.  McDonald 
took  an  active  part  in  the  work  of  revising  the  laws  of  the  state,  and 
was  the  introducer  of  the  bill,  which  subsequently  became  a  law, 
non-exempting  property  from  execution  where  the  debt  was  due  to 
laborer  or  servant. 

Mr.  McDonald  was  married  May  16,  1867,  to  Miss  Sarah  Camp- 
bell, of  Greenup,  Illinois,  and  they  have  one  child,  John  C.  McDon- 
ald. During  his  many  years  of  professional  life  in  Cumberland 
County,  Mr.  McDonald  has  been  connected  with  many  cases  of 
grave  importance  and  often  his  legal  triumphs  have  been  won  over 
practitioners  "worthy  of  his  steel."  While  he  is  one  of  the  city's 
ablest  lawyers  he  is  also  one  of  the  most  stable  citizens.  He  owns 
considerable  city  realty  together  with  farm  lands,  his  investments 
showing  how  much  faith  he  places  in  the  present  and  future  im- 
portance of  Greenup. 

WILLIAM  C.  KELLEY.  Actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
in  the  City  of  Shelbyville  for  nearly  forty  years,  Mr.  Kelley  is  con- 
gistently  to  be  designated  as  the  dean  of  the  bar  of  Shelby  County. 
He  has  been  concerned  with  much  of  the  important  litigation  in  the 
courts  of  this  section  of  the  state,  is  known  as  a  fine  lawyer  of 
marked  versatility  and  resourcefulness  and  has  been  earnest  and 
indefatigable  in  the  work  of  his  chosen  profession,  which  has  been 
dignified  and  honored  by  his  character  and  achievement.  Further 
interest  attaches  to  his  career  by  reason  of  his  being  a  native  of 
Shelby  County  and  a  representative  of  one  of  the  sterling  pioneer 
families  of  the  county. 

Mr.  Kelley  was  born  on  the  old  homestead  farm  in  Rural  Town- 
ship, this  county,  on  the  3ist  of  July,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of  Chatten 
and  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Kelley,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in 
Tennessee  and  the  latter  in  Kentucky.  Chatten  Kelley  came  to 
Shelby  County  in  the  early  pioneer  days  and  here  reclaimed  a  pro- 
ductive farm.  He  became  one  of  the  prominent  agriculturists  and 
influential  citizens  of  the  county,  won  success  through  industry  and 
careful  management,  and  at  all  times  held  the  unqualified  confidence 
and  good  will  of  his  fellow  men.  After  his  retirement  from  active 


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818  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

labors  he  established  his  residence  in  the  city  of  Shelbyville,  but  he 
was  sojourning  at  Sweet  Springs,  Missouri,  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
in  1899,  at  the  age  of  eighty  years.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Kelley 
was  summoned  to  the  life  eternal  in  1865,  at  the  age  of  forty  years, 
and  of  the  seven  children  the  only  son  is  he  whose  name  introduces 
this  review. 

William  C.  Kelley  gained  both  vigor  and  inspiration  during  the 
period  of  his  early  identification  with  the  work  of  the  pioneer  farm- 
stead, and  after  availing  himself  duly  of  the  advantages  of  the  com- 
mon schools  of  his  native  county,  he  was  enabled  to  realize  his 
ambition  for  broader  educational  training.  He  attended  the  Shelby- 
ville Seminary  and  then  completed  a  four  years'  literary  course  in  the 
University  of  Kentucky,  at  Lexington,  in  which  institution  he  was 
graduated.  In  consonance  with  his  well  formulated  plans  he  soon 
afterward  began  the  study  of  law,  in  the  office  of  the  firm  of  Thorn- 
ton &  Windling,  of  Shelbyville,  and  was.  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the 
Centennial  year,  1876.  In  the  following  year  he  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Shelbyville,  where  for  many  years  he 
was  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Kelley  &  Ragan,  and  where 
later  he  was  associated  in  practice  with  Rowland  J.  Hamlin,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Hamlin  &  Kelley.  He  early  became  known  as  a 
close  student  and  as  an  advocate  who  was  keen,  alert  and  resource- 
ful, so  that  his  success  has  been  of  unequivocal  order  during  the 
many  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  practice  at  Shelbyville.  Mr. 
Kelley  is  recognized  today  as  one  of  the  best  fortified  counselors  of 
the  Shelby  County  bar,  and  is  still  active  in  the  general  practice  of 
law,  with  a  large  and  representative  clientage  and  with  inviolable 
vantage-place  in  the  esteem  of  the  community  which  has  been  his 
home  during  his  entire  life.  He  served  as  state's  attorney  of  Shelby 
County  for  two  terms,  1888-96,  and  at  one  time  he  had  the  strong 
endorsement  of  his  own  and  other  counties  for  the  office  of  supreme 
judge.  The  history  of  the  bench  and  bar  of  Illinois  that  was  issued 
under  the  editorial  supervision  of  the  late  Hon.  John  M.  Palmer, 
spoke  of  Mr.  Kelley  in  the  following  terms:  "He  has  been  state's 
attorney  of  Shelby  county,  was  an  efficient,  honest  officer,  and  is  an 
able,  careful  lawyer.  He  is  a  great  reader  and  all-around  good 
citizen."  Mr.  Kelley  was  for  two  consecutive  terms  master  in  chan- 
cery. He  is  a  stalwart  and  effective  advocate  of  the  principles  and 
policies  for  which  the  democratic  party  stands  sponsor  and  is  affili- 
ated with  the  Masonic  fraternity. 

In  December,  1876,  was  solemnized  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Kelley 
to  Miss  Antha  D.  Harper,  of  Tower  Hill,  this  county,  her  father, 
the  late  A.  V.  Harper,  having  been  an  early  settler  of  Shelby  County, 
,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life  and  where  his  venerable 
widow  still  maintains  her  home.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kelley  became  the 
parents  of  three  children:  William  Lloyd  Kelley,  who  was  born  in 
1887,  studied  law  under  the  able  preceptorship  of  his  father,  with 
whom  he  is  now  associated  in  practice ;  Leo.  H.  Kelley  was  born  in 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  819 

1897,  was  graduated  in  the  Shelby ville  High  School  and  still  remains 
at  the  parental  home;  and  Elizabeth  died  at  the  age  of  thirteen 
years. 

WILLIAM  H.  WHITAKER.  Character,  ability  and  achievement 
have  given  Mr.  Whitaker  distinct  priority  as  one  of  the  leading  mem- 
bers of  the  bar  of  Central  Illinois  and,  as  a  member  of  the  law  firm 
of  Whitaker,  Ward  &  Pugh,  of  Shelbyville,  he  is  associated  in  the 
control  of  a  large  and  representative  practice  in  Shelby  County. 

Mr.  Whitaker  was  born  in  Douglas  County,  Illinois,  on  the  23d 
of  June,  1867,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Davis)  Whitaker, 
both  of  whom  were  born  and  reared  in  the  State  of  Indiana,  whence 
they  came  to  Illinois  in  1850  and  established  their  home  in  Douglas 
County,  where  the  father  became  a  substantial  farmer  and  did  much 
to  further  the  social  and  industrial  advancement  of  the  county,  and 
where  he  long  held  precedence  as  one  of  the  influential  citizens  of 
that  section  of  the  state.  He  celebrated  in  1914  his  eighty-first  birth- 
day anniversary  and  is  now  living  retired  in  the  City  of  Vincennes, 
Indiana.  Mrs.  Hannah  (Davis)  Whitaker  died  in  the  year  1883,  at 
the  old  homestead  in  Douglas  County,  and  she  was  forty  years  of 
age  at  the  time  of  her  demise.  Of  the  five  children  William  H.  was 
the  third  in  order  of  birth. 

Reared  to  the  sturdy  discipline  of  the  farm,  William  H.  Whitaker 
acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
county,  and  thereafter  he  attended  Wesley  College  for  a  period  of 
three  years.  He  early  'formulated  definite  plans  for  his  future  career, 
and  in  harmony  therewith  he  finally  went  to  the  City  of  Chicago  and 
entered  the  law  department  of  Northwestern  University.  He  was 
graduated  in  1892,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws,  and  was 
forthwith  admitted  to  the  bar  of  his  native  state.  Mr.  Whitaker 
initiated  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Sullivan,  Moultrie  County, 
where  he  remained  nine  years  and  where  he  built  up  a  substantial 
law  business.  For  two  years  thereafter  he  was  engaged  in  practice 
in  the  City  of  Chicago,  and  in  1904  he  established  his  residence  at 
Shelbyville,  the  judicial  center  of  Shelby  County,  where  he  has 
gained  distinctive  success  and  prestige  in  the  work  of  his  pro- 
fession, and  where  he  has  been  at  the  head  of  the  representative  law 
firm  of  Whitaker,  Ward  &  Pugh  since  1913.  Mr.  Whitaker  has  ap- 
peared in  much  important  litigation  in  this  section  of  the  state  and 
has  established  a  high  reputation  for  resourcefulness  and  strength 
as  an  advocate  and  also  as  a  well  fortified  counselor.  He  is  now 
serving  in  the  office  of  master  in  chancery,  is  a  stalwart  democrat 
in  his  political  allegiance,  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  fraternity, 
including  the  Ancient  Arabic  order  of  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,  and  is  a  loyal  and  public-spirited  citizen.  In  addition  to  other 
interests  Mr.  Whitaker  is  identified  with  the  zinc  and  spar  mining 
industry,  as  president  of  the  Hoosier  Mining  Company,  of  Indiana. 

In  the  year  1895  was  solemnized  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Whitaker 


820  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

to  Miss  Dode  Monroe,  daughter  of  John  S.  Monroe,  of  Stillman, 
this  state,  who  is  now  deceased,  but  whose  widow  is  still  living.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Whitaker  have  two  children,  Horace  Baird,  born  in  1896, 
and  William  H.,  Jr.,  born  in  1900. 

FRANK  M.  RAMEY.  Engaged  in  successful  general  practice  in 
the  City  of  Hillsboro,  Montgomery  County,  Mr.  Ramey  is  one  of 
the  able  and  popular  young  lawyers  of  his  native  county  and  his 
success  and  prestige  are  such  as  to  have  justified  most  fully  his  choice 
of  vocation. 

Mr.  Ramey  was  born  in  Hillsboro,  Montgomery  County,  Illinois, 
on  the  23d  of  September,  1881,  and  is  a  son  of  James  T.  and  Mary 
M.  (Ammerman)  Ramey,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  this  state 
and  representatives  of  sterling  pioneer  families.  Both  passed  the 
closing  years  of  their  lives  in  Montgomery  County,  where  Mrs. 
Ramey  was  summoned  to  eternal  rest  in  the  year  1906,  at  the  age 
of  fifty-two  years.  Her  husband  attained  to  the  venerable  age  of 
eighty-two  years  and  his  death  occurred  in  1913.  James  T.  Ramey 
was  a  valiant  soldier  of  the  Union  in  the  Civil  war,  as  a  member 
of  Company  C,  Twenty-fifth  Illinois  Infantry,  and  he  participated  in 
many  important  engagements  marking  the  progress  of  the  great  con- 
flict, including  the  memorable  siege  of  Vicksburg  and  many  sangui- 
nary battles. 

Frank  M.  Ramey,  sixth  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of  nine 
children,  attended  the  public  schools  until  he  had  completed  the 
curriculum  of  the  Hillsboro  High  School,  in  which  he  was  graduated 
as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1900.  At  Hillsboro  he  studied  law  in  the 
office  of  the  firm  of  Lane  &  Cooper,  and  in  the  meanwhile  he  added 
to  his  financial  resources  and  gained  valuable  experience  through 
his  connection  with  the  Hillsboro  Journal,  chiefly  in  an  editorial 
capacity.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  December,  1906,  and  early 
in  the  following  year  he  initiated  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
to  the  work  of  which  he  came  well  fortified  by  natural  predilection 
and  thorough  preparation.  Mr.  Ramey  served  as  city  attorney  of 
Hillsboro  from  1907  to  1911,  but  his  private  practice  now  has 
reached  such  compass  as  to  place  exigent  demands  upon  his  time  and 
attention,  so  that  he  has  not  appeared  as  candidate  for  any  other 
official  preferment.  He  is  a  stalwart  in  the  local  camp  of  the  repub- 
lican party  and  is  a  member  of  the  precinct  committee  of  the  same 
in  the  ward  in  which  he  lives.  Mr.  Ramey  is  affiliated  with  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Fraternal 
Order  of  Eagle's,  the  Loyal  Order  of  Moose,  the  Improved  Order  of 
Red  Men  and  the  Knights  and  Ladies  of  Security.  He  has  high 
standing  in  professional  circles  and  is  popular  also  in  social  affairs 
and  coteries,  as  one  of  the  eligible  young  bachelors  of  his  native 
county. 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  821 

JOHN  FULLER.  Few  practitioners  of  law  were  better  known  in 
Central  Illinois,  than  the  late  John  Fuller,  eminent  as  a  criminal 
lawyer  and  a  man  of  great  intellectual  force.  Equipped  by  Nature 
with  talents  that  insured  unusual  achievement,  he  won  high  position 
at  the  bar  and  in  so  honorable  a  way  that  he  preserved  respect  and 
won  personal  esteem  that  was  almost  universal. 

John  Fuller  was  born  in  Rutledge  township,  DeWitt  County, 
Illinois,  May  9,  1859,  and  was  the  fourth  born  in  a  family  of  ten  chil- 
dren. His  parents  were  William  and  Rebecca  (Parker)  Fuller. 
William  Fuller  was  born  in  Greene  County,  Pennsylvania,  February 
19,  1823,  and  was  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Nancy  (Whitlatch)  Fuller. 
The  Whitlatch  family  came  from  England,  but  the  Fullers  were  of 
Ireland,  where  Daniel  Fuller,  the  great-grandfather  of  John  Fuller, 
was  born,  later  emigrating  and  settling  in  the  United  States.  The 
second  Daniel  Fuller  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  and  William  Fuller 
was  his  oldest  child.  The  latter  was  a  farmer  and  school  teacher 
in  his  earlier  years.  In  Madison  County,  Ohio,  he  married  Rebecca 
Parker,  a  daughter  of  Soloman  Parker.  In  1848  William  Fuller 
came  to  DeWitt  County,  and  in  1850  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  law  at  Clinton.  He  was.  a  prominent 
democrat,  served  at  one  time  in  the  office  of  internal  revenue  col- 
lector, and  in  1854  was  elected  sheriff  of  DeWitt  County. 

Although  his  father  was  a  man  of  means  and  influence,  John 
Fuller  seems  to  have  been  the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes.  He 
helped  his  father  on  the  farm  and  went  to  the  district  schools,  in 
the  course  of  time  succeeding  in  taking  a  course  at  the  Wesleyan 
University  at  Bloomington,  and  after  seven  years  of  persistent  en- 
deavor, earning  his  own  way  through  manual  labor  on  farms,  he 
reached  his  goal  and  in  1891  was  graduated  from  the  law  department 
of  this  institution.  He  immediately  opened  a  law  office  at  Clinton  and 
public  confidence  in  his  ability  and  integrity  was  shown  unmistakably 
by  his  election,  in  the  fall  of  1892  to  the  office  of  state's  attorney, 
in  which  election  Grover  Cleveland  carried  the  county  by  twenty- 
eight  votes,  while  Mr.  Fuller  received  151,  and  at  his  second  election 
he  had  a  majority  of  161  votes.  As  state's  attorney  he  proved  a 
great  controlling  force  and  during  his  administration  of  the  office 
a  certain  lawless  element  was  exterminated  from  DeWitt  County 
and  communities  were  saved  expense  and  neighborhoods  made  safe. 
Like  other  great  men,  Mr.  Fuller  took  a  warm  interest  in  young 
men  and  only  his  nearest  confidential  friends  ever  were  permitted 
to  read  the  grateful  letters  he  received  from  heart  broken  mothers 
when,  through  his  efforts  he  had  saved  their  sons  from  prison  sen- 
tences by  the  exercise  of  mercy.  It  was  one  of  the  greatest  satis- 
factions of  his  life  to  watch  these  reclaimed  young  men  thereafter 
lead  straightforward,  useful  lives.  Mr.  Fuller  was  concerned  in 
many  exceedingly  important  cases,  his  last  effort,  made  when  so 
weak  he  had  to  be  assisted  into  court,  was  in  December,  1913,  when 
he  was  called  to  assist  State's  Attorney  Williams. 


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Although  Mr.  Fuller  successfully  fought  many  legal  battles  and 
won  wealth  and  reputation,  there  was  one  foe  that  remained  uncon- 
quered  and  that  was  ill  health.  During  his  last  years  he  had  not 
practiced  in  the  courts  to  any  great  extent  although  it  was  to  him 
like  parting  with  life  itself  to  remain  quiescent  when  legal  battles 
were  being  fought,  every  move  of  the  opposing  forces  being  followed 
and  anticipated  by  his  disciplined  intellect.  Growing  too  weak  to 
take  much  exercise  he  made  such  change  in  his  residence  as  to  give 
him  a  practical  out-door  life  and  so  recuperated  that  it  was  the  hope 
of  his  devoted  wife  that  a  sojourn  in  so  genial  a  climate  as  can  be 
found  in  North  Carolina,  would  bring  about  a  cure.  After  a  few 
weeks  in  that  state,  however,  it  became  evident  that  the  end  was  not 
far  off  and  his  death  followed  a  few  days  after  reaching  his  home. 

Mr.  Fuller  was  married  January  16,  1893,  to  Miss  Hattie  L. 
Field.  No  children  were  born  to  them  but  they  took  a  nephew  and 
a  niece,  William  and  Irene  Field,  into  their  hearts  and  home.  Wil- 
liam Field  died  in  1911,  at  Clinton,  but  the  niece  still  resides  with 
Mrs.  Fuller  in  the  beautiful  family  residence  at  No.  219  West  Main 
Street,  Clinton.  Mrs.  Fuller  is  a  daughter  of  Captain  James  Field. 

The  democratic  party  always  found  in  Mr.  Fuller  a  staunch  sup- 
porter of  its  principles  and  he  took  an  active  part  in  public  matters 
and  was  of  wide  influence.  On  account  of  a  fancied  resemblance 
in  physical  build  and  contour  of  the  face,  together  with  certain  re- 
membered characteristics,  he  was  sometimes  called  the  "Abe  Lincoln 
of  DeWitt  County,"  his  constituents  applying  the  name  admiringly. 

Mr.  Fuller  was  a  man  of  genial  presence,  in  health,  and  enjoyed 
all  social  relationships.  He  was  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Blue  Lodge, 
Chapter  and  Commandery,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows, the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America. 
In  1898  he  was  elected  president  of  the  DeWitt  County  Agricul- 
tural and  Mechanical  Society,  which  was  established  in  1854,  and 
took  a  deep  interest  in  the  organization.  He  is  justly  recalled  as 
a  great  lawyer  and  his  course  throughout  his  entire  career,  was 
marked  with  fairness  and  honest  methods  even  when  his  work 
brought  dire  conviction  to  the  criminal.  Trickery  and  dishonesty 
never  had  a  place  in  his  conduct  of  a  trial.  His  memory  was  reten- 
tive, he  was  always  cautious,  he  depended  on  no  uncertainties,  his 
mind  was  alert  and  his  judgment  never  failed  him.  His  name  will 
go  down  to  posterity  as  one  of  DeWitt  County's  most  eminent  law- 
yers. Mr.  Fuller  died  November  6,  1914. 

J.  EARL  MAJOR.  A  prominent  and  successful  attorney  of  the 
younger  generation  in  his  native  county,  Mr.  Major  is  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Hillsboro,  the  judicial  center  and 
metropolis  of  Montgomery  County. 

Mr.  Major  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Montgomery  County,  and  the 
date  of  his  nativity  was  January  5,  1887.  He  is  a  son  of  Charles  R. 
and  Emma  (Jones)  Major,  the  former  of  whom  was  born  in  Mis- 


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souri  and  the  latter  in  Minnesota,  and  both  having  come  with  their 
parents  to  Montgomery  County,  Illinois,  about  the  time  of  the  Civil 
war.  Charles  R.  Major  still  resides  on  the  fine  homestead  farm  in 
this  county  and  has  long  been  one  of  the  substantial  agriculturists 
and  well-known  citizens  of  Montgomery  County.  He  celebrated  his 
fifty-fifth  birthday  anniversary  in  1914,  and  his  wife  was  forty-two 
years  of  age  at  the  time  of  her  death,  in  1906.  They  became  the 
parents  of  seven  children,  all  of  whom  are  living,  and  of  the  number 
J.  Earl  is  the  eldest. 

Under  the  invigorating  and  benignant  influences  of  the  home 
farm  J.  Earl  Major  passed  from  childhood  to  youth,  and  he  was  not 
denied  his  quota  of  productive  work  in  connection  with  the  activities 
of  the  farm.  He  availed  himself  of  the  advantages  of  the  public 
schools  and  thereafter  attended  the  Brown  Business  College  for  a 
period  of  one  year.  His  preliminary  law  study  was  prosecuted  under 
the  preceptorship  of  Judge  Jett,  of  Hillsboro,  and  thereafter  he  at- 
tended for  one  term  the  night  classes  in  the  Chicago  College  of  Law, 
in  the  meanwhile  having  been  employed  during  the  day  in  the 
Chicago  offices  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad.  Mr. 
Major  gave  everypossible  moment  to  his  legal  studies  and  in  Decem- 
ber, 1909,  he  proved  himself  eligible  for  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  his  native  state.  In  the  same  year  he  opened  an  office  at  Hills- 
boro, and  his  close  application,  careful  preparation  of  all  causes, 
and  well-matured  technical  knowledge  have  gained  to  him  success 
that  offers  most  effective  auguries  for  the  future.  Mr.  Major  is  now 
serving  as  state's  attorney  of  his  native  county,  to  which  office  he 
was  elected  in  November,  1914,  and  in  which  he  is  giving  an  admin- 
istration that  is  materially  adding  to  his  reputation  as  a  resourceful 
trial  lawyer. 

In  politics  Mr.  Major  is  found  arrayed  as  a  loyal  supporter  of 
the  cause  of  the  democratic  party,  and  he  is  affiliated  with  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and 
with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks. 

August  13,  1913,  recorded  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Major  to  Miss 
Ruth  Wafer,  daughter  of  C.  L.  Wafer,  a  representative  farmer  of 
Bond  County,  this  state. 

JOHN  W.  PREIHS.  A  representative  younger  member  of  the 
bar  of  Christian  County,  Mr.  Preihs  is  engaged  in  the  successful 
general  practice  of  law  in  the  attractive  little  City  of  Pana  and  being 
specially  loyal  and  progressive  in  his  civic  attitude. 

Mr.  Preihs  was  born  at  Matinsville,  Clark  County,  Illinois,  on 
the  1 6th  of  October,  1884,  and  is  a  son  of  Carl  and  Eglie  (Regula) 
Preihs,  the  former  a  native  of  Germany  and  the  latter  of  Switzer- 
land and  both  children  at  the  time  of  the  immigration  to  the  respec- 
tive families  to  America.  Carl  Preihs  was  reared  to  manhood  in  the 
State  of  Illinois,  and  at  Salem,  Marion  County,  was  solemnized  his 
marriage.  For  many  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  furniture  and 


824  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

undertaking  business  at  Sandoval,  that  county,  and  he  was  fifty- 
two  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  death,  in  1909,  his  widow  now 
maintaining  her  home  at  Pana,  Christian  County,  and  having  cele- 
brated her  fiftieth  birthday  anniversary  in  1915.  Of  the  two  chil- 
dren surviving  the  honored  father  John  W.  of  this  review  is  the 
,  elder,  and  Carl  H.  likewise  resides  at  Pana. 

In  the  public  schools  of  the  little  City  of  Sandoval  John  W. 
Preihs  continued  his  studies  until  he  had  completed  the  curriculum 
of  the  high  school,  and  in  190001  he  took  a  course  in  the  Brown 
Business  College,  in  which  he  was  duly  graduated.  Depending 
upon  his  own  resources  in  the  acquiring  of  his  professional  educa- 
tion, Mr.  Preihs  finally  entered  the  law  department  of  the  University 
of  Illinois,  in  which  he  was  graduated  as  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1906,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  and  with  virtually  coinci- 
dent admission  to  the  bar  of  his  native  state.  In  the  furtherance 
of  his  higher  academic  as  well  as  his  technical  education  Mr.  Preihs 
had  resorted  to  various  occupations  to  provide  himself  with  requisite 
financial  reinforcement,  and  it  may  be  noted  in  particular  that  he 
did  very  successful  work  as  a  teacher  of  German,  a  language  which 
he  learned  in  his  home  and  in  which  he  has  fully  fortified  himself 
in  an  academic  way. 

For  a  short  period  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  Mr.  Preihs  did 
professional  novitiate .  tribute,  at  Salem,  judicial  center  of  Marion 
County,  but  in  December,  1906,  he  removed  to  Pana,  where  he  has 
since  continued  in  active  practice  and  where  his  character,  ability 
and  personal  popularity  have  proved  dominating  elements  in  the 
upbuilding  of  a  substantial  law  business  of  representative  character. 
Mr.  Preihs  held  the  office  of  city  attorney  in  1910-12,  is  at  the  pres- 
ent time  serving  as  corporation  counsel  of  Pana  and  as  master  in 
chancery,  and  he  is  an  active  and  appreciative  member  of  the  Illinois 
State  Bar  Association. 

Mr.  Preihs  takes  a  lively  interest  in  all  that  concerns  the  social 
and  material  welfare  of  his  home  city  and  county,  and  here  he  has 
the  stanchest  of  friends  in  social,  professional  and  business  circles. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Pana  Commercial  Club,  and  to  the  same  is 
giving  effective  service  in  the  office  of  secretary.  He  has  been 
exalted  ruler  of  the  Pana  lodge  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks,  has  passed  the  official  chairs  in  the  lodges  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
and  he  is  affiliated  also  with  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity  at  the 
University  of  Illinois.  Both  he  and  his  brother  are  bachelors  and 
reside  with  their  widowed  mother  in  a  pleasant  home  in  Pana. 

CHARLES  S.  EDWARDS.  There  are  few  official  positions  that 
bring  closer  to  an  individual  the  unpleasant  and  discouraging  facts 
of  life  than  that  of  police  magistrate,  and  for  the  proper  adminis- 
tration of  the  duties  of  this  office  certain  qualifications  are  essential. 
In  Charles  S.  Edwards  the  City  of  Sullivan  has  such  an  individual 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  825 

and  as  he  is  serving  in  his  second  term  it  may  be  inferred  that  his 
work  is  appreciated.  Mr.  Edwards  is  undoubtedly  the  right  man 
in  the  right  place. 

Charles  S.  Edwards  was  born  February  6,  1863,  and  is  a  son  of 
John  True  and  Margaret  Elizabeth  (Reed)  Edwards,  the  former 
of  whom  was  born  in  Coles  County,  Illinois,  and  the  latter  in  Shelby 
County.  They  had  seven  children.  The  father  died  in  1895,  the 
mother  surviving.  They  were  able  to  give  their  children  both  social 
and  educational  advantages  and  after  Charles  S.  completed  the  high 
school  course  he  attended  Lee's  Academy,  and  then  taught  school  for 
twenty  years,  later  entered  the  Indiana  University  at  Valparaiso, 
and  still  later  the  Chicago  Law  School,  from  which  institution  he 
was  graduated  in  1899.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  opened  his  law  office  at  Sullivan  in  October,  1899,  which 
office  he  still  occupies.  Among  his  associates  were  the  late  John  R. 
Eden,  and  Hon.  Joseph  K.  Martin,  now  state's  attorney  of  Moultrie 
County.  As  a  general  practitioner  Judge  Edwards  secured  an 
advanced  position  at  the  bar,  and  the  qualities  which  brought  him 
a  large  and  lucrative  practice  are  manifested  in  the  responsible 
position  he  has  been  called  upon  to  fill.  His  patience  seems  inex- 
haustible, as  he  tempers  justice  with  mercy  in  his  decisions,  and  his 
judgment  of  men  and  motives  has  never  been  questioned  as  to  integ- 
rity or  full  knowledge. 

Judge  Edwards  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Jessie  Edmis- 
ton,  who  is  a  daughter  of  Henry  C.  Edmiston,  an  old  resident  of 
Moultrie  County.  Judge  Edwards  is  somewhat  active  in  public 
affairs  and  is  identified  with  the  progressive  wing  of  the  democratic 
party.  The  only  fraternal  organization  with  which  he  is  connected 
is  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  which  he  is  the  grand  representative 
of  his  lodge  to  the  grand  lodge  of  the  domain  of  Illinois,  1914  to 
1916. 

EDWIN  J.  MILLER.  Among  the  many  things  in  which  Moultrie 
County  may  take  pride  is  the  personnel  of  her  bar,  made  up  as  it  is 
of  men  of  intellect  and  learning,  men  who  are  the  equal  of  any  others 
in  the  profession  in  any  part  of  the  country.  Their  opportunities 
for  achievement  may  not  be  so  numerous  as  come  within  the  scope 
of  those  whose  field  of  effort  may  be  situated  in  the  congestion  of 
great  cities,  but  many  exceedingly  important  cases  are  annually 
handled  and  litigation  and  adjustment  carried  on  with  marked  legal 
knowledge  and  ability.  A  leading  practitioner  of  the  law  at  Sullivan 
is  found  in  Edwin  J.  Miller,  who,  in  his  twenty  years  of  continuous 
practice,  has  demonstrated  his  ability  as  a  lawyer  and  in  addition 
has  proved  his  value  as  a  progressive  and  public-spirited  citizen. 

Edwin  J.  Miller  was  born  in  Effingham  County,  Illinois,  August 
20,  1869,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Nancy  (Forrest)  Miller.  The 
father  was  a  farmer  in  Effingham  County,  substantial  in  character 


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and  with  ample  means.  Of  his  family  of  ten  children  there  are 
seven  survivors. 

Reared  on  the  home  farm,  the  country  schools  provided  the 
first  educational  training  that  Edwin  J.  Miller  received,  this  being 
but  preparatory  to  years  of  study  in  a  number  of  well-known  insti- 
tutions, by  which  he  was  graduated  after  taking  a  full  course.  These 
include  the  college  at  Efrmgham,  Illinois;  the  Central  Normal 
School  at  Danville,  Indiana;  and  Kent  College  of  Law.  He  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  1895  and  practically  his  life  has 
been  passed  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Sullivan  ever  since. 
He  is  one  of  the  active  and  useful  members  of  the  Moultrie  County 
Bar  Association. 

Mr.  Miller  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mattie  Crocker, 
who  is  a  daughter  of  Philip  J.  Crocker,  and  they  have  four  chil- 
dren. Mr.  Miller  and  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church. 

In  politics  Mr.  Miller  is  a  zealous  republican,  ever  loyal  to  its 
principles  and  a  willing  worker  in  support  of  its  candidates,  and  his 
personal  acquaintance  with  party  leaders  is  wide.  In  no  way,  how- 
ever, is  he  an  office  seeker,  his  profession  fully  occupying  his  time. 
Although  he  frequently  serves  the  city  in  unofficial  capacities  in 
times  of  public  stress ;  or  when  a  nation-wide  call  comes  for  public 
benevolence,  he  lays  claim  to  no  special  motives  of  philanthropy, 
merely  accepting  and  honestly  discharging  the  responsibilities  which 
good  citizenship  includes.  He  is  a  member  of  the  fraternal  order 
of  Knights  of  Pythias. 

HARVEY  GROSS.  A  member  of  the  Edgar  County  bar  since  1909, 
Harvey  Gross  is  a  young  lawyer  with  a  rising  reputation  and  with  a 
record  of  skillful  handling  and  disposition  of  a  number  of  difficult 
cases  since  he  took  his  first  fee. 

Harvey  Gross  was  born  in  Jasper  County,  Illinois,  October  20, 
1879,  one  of  a  family  of  ten  children  born  to  Solomon  and  Anna 
(Witwer)  Gross.  His  father,  who  came  to  Ohio  and  thence  to 
Illinois  at  the  close  of  the  Civil  war,  was  a  farmer,  and  died  in  1905. 
Harvey  Gross  spent  his  youth  in  Central  Illinois,  was  disciplined  in 
the  work  of  a  farm  while  attending  district  schools,  and  later  entered 
the  Valparaiso  University  and  was  graduated  Bachelor  of  Science 
in  1903.  Mr.  Gross  also  prepared  for  his  profession  in  the  Val- 
paraiso University  Law  School,  graduating  LL.  B.  in  1908,  and 
taking  the  same  degree  from  the  Northwestern  University  Law 
School  at  Chicago  in  1909.  Mr.  Gross  was  admitted  to  the  Indiana 
bar  in  1908  and  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  1909.  Since  locating  at  Paris 
he  has  become  one  of  the  leading  attorneys  and  already  has  a  prac- 
tice that  compares  favorably  with  that  of  many  of  the  oldest  lawyers 
in  the  county.  Mr.  Gross  is  a  member  of  the  Edgar  County  Bar 
Association,  is  a  progressive  in  politics,  and  affiliates  with  the  Ma- 
sonic order.  Harvey  Gross  married  Miss  Dora  A.  Gorman,  daughter 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  827 

of  Dr.  Charles  Gorman  of  Lake  County,  Indiana.  They  are  the 
parents  of  two  children:  Ruth  A.  and  Victor  G.  Mr.  Gross  and 
family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Church.  His  law  offices  are 
on  the  south  side  of  the  square  in  Paris  and  his  home  at  108  East 
Monroe  Street. 

MILES  A.  MATTOX.  To  a  certain  extent  the  profession  of  law 
is  one  of  the  most  important  of  all  the  learned  and  dignified  profes- 
sions which  attract  intellectual  men,  and  certain  it  is  that  this  pro- 
fession contributes  most  largely  of  those  who  become  men  of 
achievement  in  every  other  field  of  activity,  barring,  perhaps,  the 
military.  Moultrie  County  has  sufficient  reason  to  take  pride  in  her 
bar,  for  able,  educated  and  honorable  men  protect  and  uphold  her 
courts  and  laws  in  every  section.  A  leading  representative  of  the 
profession,  who  has  been  established  in  practice  at  Sullivan  for  a 
number  of  years,  is  Miles  A.  Mattox,  attorney  and  notary  public. 

Miles  A.  Mattox  was  born  December  i,  1860,  and  is  a  son  of 
John  N.  and  Rebecca  Ann  (Beck)  Mattox,  natives  of  Ohio.  The 
public  schools,  including  a  high  school  course,  provided  his  general 
education,  which  studious  habits  and  wide  reading  later  supple- 
mented. In  early  manhood  he  determined  on  the  law  as  a  career 
and  was  a  diligent  student  under  the  late  Hon.  John  R.  Eden.  In 
1895  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  immediately  located  at  Sul- 
livan and  has  continued  here  ever  since.  Mr.  Mattox  enjoys  a  large 
and  lucrative  practice  and  has,  at  various  times,  been  connected  with 
court  cases  of  great  importance.  He  is  known  as  a  safe  counselor, 
a  sensible  adviser  and  an  upright  lawyer. 

Mr.  Mattox  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Waggoner, 
who  is  a  daughter  of  Ira  Waggoner,  and  they  have  had  four  chil- 
dren, three  of  whom  survive. 

Mr.  Mattox  has  always  given  his  political  support  to  the  demo- 
cratic party,  but  has  seldom  accepted  office,  at  one  time,  however, 
serving  as  city  attorney  of  Sullivan.  He  is  identified  with  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  at  Sullivan,  and  with  his  family  belongs  to  the 
Christian  Church.  His  law  office  is  conveniently  situated  on  the 
ground  floor  of  the  First  National  Bank  Building. 

WILLIS  H.  CLINTON.  Admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in  February, 
1889,  Willis  H.  Clinton  for  twenty-five  years  has  practiced  at  Paris, 
has  enjoyed  success  and  prominence  as  a  lawyer,  and  has  wielded 
an  influence  in  his  community  such  as  only  men  of  unusual  strength 
of  character  and  power  can  exercise. 

Willis  H.  Clinton  was  born  August  19,  1859,  in  Edgar  County, 
where  his  father,  William  S.  Clinton,  was  an  early  resident  and  suc- 
cessful farmer.  William  S.  Clinton  died  June  19,  1881,  and  his  wife 
was  Lydia  |.  Johnson.  They  were  the  parents  of  four  children. 

Willis  H.  Clinton  grew  up  in  Edgar  County,  attended  the  dis- 
trict and  high  schools,  and  through  the  medium  of  hard  work  and  a 


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steadfast  ambition  finally  attained  a  place  of  membership  in  the 
bar.  He  read  law  while  engaged  in  other  work,  and  most  of  his 
study  was  carried  on  under  the  direction  of  the  prominent  Paris 
lawyer,  Judge  Henry  Van  Sellar.  Mr.  Clinton  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  February,  1889,  and  has  since  been  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  Federal  courts.  Outside  of  his  large  private  practice  he  served 
two  terms  as  city  attorney  of  Paris,  having  been  elected  on  the 
republican  ticket.  Mr.  Clinton  affiliates  with  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Tribe  of  Ben  Hur,  and  has  membership  in 
the  County  and  State  and  American  Bar  associations. 

Mr.  Clinton  married  Miss  Bertha  L.  Lawton,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Lawton.  They  have  a  daughter,  Helen  Clinton.  The  family  reside 
at  412  South  Main  Street. 

HON.  DAN  V.  DAYTON.  As  present  county  judge  of  Edgar 
County,  Judge  Dayton  has  a  host  of  friends  and  acquaintances 
throughout  Edgar  County,  and  his  competent  management  of  his 
official  duties  and  his  scrupulous  honesty  have  caused  many  to 
declare  him  one  of  the  ablest  county  judges  that  have  ever  been 
chosen  to  that  office  in  the  county. 

Dan  V.  Dayton  was  born  in  Douglas  County,  Illinois,  July  4, 
1884,  one  °f  a  family  of  four  children  whose  parents  were  John 
and  Laura  Dayton.  His  father  lived  to  the  ripe  old  age  of  seventy- 
six,  passing  away  in  1909,  and  was  a  substantial  farmer  until  his 
death,  and  well  known  in  Edgar  County. 

Judge  Dayton  grew  up  on  a  farm,  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  and  the  high  school,  took  up  the  study  of  law  under  F.  W. 
Dundas,  an  old  and  prominent  attorney  of  Paris,  was  graduated 
from  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Illinois  in  1908,  and 
in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  and 
also  to  practice  in  the  Federal  courts.  Judge  Dayton  rose  rapidly 
in  the  profession,  and  in  the  fall  of  1910  was  elected  county  judge 
on  the  democratic  ticket,  his  opponent  being  Fred  Rhoads,  and  was 
re-elected  in  1914  for  another  term. 

Judge  Dayton  is  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order,  the  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Improved  Order  of  Red 
Men,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Knights  of 
Pythias.  His  home  is  at  902  Maple  Avenue  in  Paris.  Judge  Day- 
ton has  a  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Bula  Dye,  and  two  chil- 
dren, Allen  and  Dan. 

HON.  JOHN  P.  HARRAH.  Inseparably  interwoven  with  the  his- 
tory of  the  bar  and  bench  of  Coles  County,  is  the  name  of  John  P. 
Harrah,  county  judge,  who  for  thirty-seven  years  has  been  identi- 
fied with  the  Charleston  bar.  This  long  association  has  been  hon- 
orable, Judge  Harrah  in  early  practice  laying  firm  foundations  to 
sustain  high  ideals  and  from  these  he  has  never  departed.  During 


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this  extended  period  he  has  often  demonstrated'  the  safety  of  his 
judgment  and  the  value  of  his  intuitional  knowledge. 

John  P.  Harrah  was  born  in  Putnam  County,  Indiana,  June  4, 
1848,  and  is  one  of  a  family  of  eleven  children  born  to  his  parents, 
who  were  Daniel  F.  and  Permelia  (Vermilion)  Harrah.  The  father 
was  born  in  Kentucky  and  went  to  Putnam  County,  Indiana,  and 
there  grew  to  manhood.  From  that  state  he  came  to  Illinois  in  1857, 
his  subsequent  life  being  devoted  to  agriculture.  He  married  Per- 
melia Vermilion,  who  was  born  at  Greencastle,  Indiana,  a  member 
of  one  of  the  pioneer  families  of  that  section.  John  P.  Harrah 
grew  to  manhood  on  the  home  farm  in  Jasper  County,  Illinois, 
where  he  received  the  advantages  of  a  common  school  education, 
subsequently  attending  Westfield  College,  at  Westfield,  Illinois.  He 
later  went  to  Newton,  Illinois,  where  he  studied  law  under  the  pre- 
ceptorship  of  Judge  J.  H.  Hawley  and  practiced  one  year,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  was  elected  state's  attorney  for  Jasper  County, 
before  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1873.  He  remained  there  five 
years  and  then  came  to  Charleston,  Illinois. 

Personally  acquainted  with  the  wisest  and  best  of  the  public  men 
of  two  states,  Judge  Harrah  was  easily  led  to  take  a  deep  interest  in 
politics  and  identified  himself  with  the  republican  party,  on  which 
ticket  he  was  first  elected  county  judge  of  Coles  County  in  1898- 
1902,  after,  which  he  practiced  law  in  Charleston.  He  was  again 
elected  to  office  in  1910  and  was  re-elected  in  1914,  the  admirable 
character  of  his  administrations  suggesting  logically  his  continuance 
in  office. 

Judge  Harrah  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Gill,  who  died  in  1878, 
leaving  two  daughters.  His  second  marriage  was  to  Mrs.  Martha 
Bishop,  widow  of  Col.  W.  W.  Bishop  and  daughter  of  Isreal  J.  Mon- 
ford.  During  the  Civil  war  Colonel  Bishop  served  with  distinction, 
participating  in  several  of  the  heaviest  battles  of  that  struggle.  His 
death  occurred  at  Memphis,  Tennessee.  For  some  time  he  was 
prominent  at  the  bar  in  Coles  County  and  served  in  the  office  of 
county  judge.  Judge  Harrah,  with  his  wife,  are  members  of  the 
Christian  Church.  The  family  is  one  of  social  prominence.  He 
has  long  been  connected  with  the  leading  fraternal  organizations, 
including  the  Masons,  Red  Men  and  Knights  of  Pythias,  and,  as  a 
public-spirited  citizen,  very  frequently  has  served  on  committees 
and  on  boards  for  the  furthering  of  benevolent  movements. 

JUDGE  B.  W.  POPE.  A  lawyer  of  high  attainments,  sound  learn- 
ing, broad  experience,  and  ample  qualifications  for  every  emergency 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  Judge  Pope  has  been  for  over  thirty- 
five  years  an  active  member  of  the  bar  at  DtiQuoin,  in  Perry  County. 

Judge  Pope,  who  was  born  in  Franklin  County  October  20,  1853, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Franklin  and  Perry  counties, 
was  a  student  in  the  State  University  of  Illinois,  and  took  his  law 
course  first  in  the  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis  and  gradu- 


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ated  from  the  Union  College  of  Law  at  Chicago  in  1878.  He  located 
for  practice  at  DuQuoin,  and  along  with  the  quiet  duties  of  his 
profession  has  had  a  splendid  record  in  official  service.  Judge  Pope 
has  served  as  city  attorney  at  DuQuoin,  was  for  eight  years  mayor 
of  the  city,  was  judge  of  the  county  court  for  four  years,  and  is  now 
in  his  second  term  as  judge  of  the  city  court.  His  record  in  office 
is  unimpeachable,  and  he  has  long  been  one  of  the  popular  men  either 
as  an  attorney  or  on  the  bench  in  Perry  County.  Judge  Pope  has 
held  court  in  the  superior  and  circuit  courts  in  Chicago  in  the  last 
four  years.  He  tried  the  $35,000  Montgomery  Ward  &  Company 
personal  injury  case,  which  is  in  history  as  being  one  of  the  largest 
cases  of  its  kind  on  record. 

Judge  Pope  is  a  son  of  the  late  Dr.  B.  F.  and  Emeline  Pope,  both 
of  whom  were  natives  of  Tennessee  and  came  to  Illinois  in  1849. 
Doctor  Pope  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  physician  in  Franklin 
County  and  died  af  DuQuoin  in  January  1902  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
seven  years.  The  mother  died  March  i,  1913,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
five.  There  were  three  children  :  P.  V.  Pope,  of  DuQuoin ;  Judge 
B.  W.  Pope;  and  Mrs.  S.  E.  Ward,  wife  of  G.  F.  M.  \Vard,  a 
merchant  at  Mount  Vernon. 

Judge  Pope  is  a  member  of  the  County  Bar  Association,  the 
State  Bar  Association,  and  is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles.  He  is  the  owner, of  valuable 
city  and  county  real  estate.  Judge  Pope  is  unmarried. 

HON.  L.  O.  EAGLETON.  Eighteen  years  of  active  practice  in 
the  Peoria  bar  has  well  established  L.  O.  Eagleton's  position  as  a 
capable  lawyer.  He  has  been  devoted  to  his  profession,  and  his  four 
years  of  service  in  the  office  of  probate  judge  can  hardly  be  con- 
sidered an  interruption  to  his  professional  career.  His  success  as  a 
lawyer  reflects  the  more  credit  upon  his  independence  and  indus- 
trious efforts  to  acquire  an  education  and  fit  himself  for  the  responsi- 
bilities which  he  now  carries. 

L.  O.  Eagleton  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Jasper  County,  Illinois, 
February  22,  1868,  a  son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Kern)  Eagleton. 
His  father  was  a  farmer  and  stock  buyer,  raiser  and  snipper,  and 
in  that  line  the  largest  operator  in  Jasper  County.  He  died  in  1876, 
while  the  mother  is  still  living. 

Mr.  Eagleton  grew  up  on  a  farm,  had  the  usual  experiences  of  a 
farm  boy  who  divides  his  time  between  the  acquirements  of  an  edu- 
cation in  the  district  schools  and  the  work  of  a  farm  household. 
For  three  years  he  was  engaged  in  teaching  school,  with  a  progress 
from  the  management  of  a  country  school  to  a  teacher  in  a  village 
school,  and  finally  as  principal  of  the  school  at  Enfield  in  White 
County.  In  the  fall  of  1891,  with  four  other  young  men  from  Jack- 
son County,  he  entered  McKendree  College  at  Lebanon.  During 
their  college  days  these  five  boys  kept  bachelor  hall  and  practiced 
the  strictest  economy  in  order  to  go  through  college.  The  summer 


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of  1893  Mr.  Eagleton  spent  in  selling  school  supplies  in  order  to 
pay  his  tuition  in  the  senior  year.  He  was  graduated  in  1894  Bach- 
elor of  Science,  and  having  made  his  own  way  through  college  he 
had  no  hesitation  in  entering  the  Northwestern  Law  School  at  Chi- 
cago to  continue  his  program  of  getting  an  education  with  little 
visible  means.  He  was  graduated  LL.  B.  in  the  class  of  1897,  and 
then  returned  to  Peoria  with  Frank  Fulton,  a  classmate  at  North- 
western, and  they  were  in  partnership  for  the  first  year.  For  a 
number  of  years  past  Mr.  Eagleton  has  been  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Eagleton,  Stone  &  Isley,  his  associates  being  Claud  U.  Stone, 
who  has  gained  distinction  as  a  member  of  Congress  from  this  dis- 
trict, and  former  State  Senator  Albert  E.  Isley,  who  is  distinguished 
as  a  jury  trial  lawyer.  The  firm  is  one  of  the  finest  rating,  and  has 
a  large  and  successful  practice  in  all  the  Peoria  County  courts. 

In  1906  Mr.  Eagleton  was  elected  to  the  office  of  probate  judge 
on  the  democratic  ticket.  One  of  his  opponents  at  the  primaries 
was  Col.  James  M.  Rice,  and  both  of  them  occupied  the  same  suite 
of  rooms  as  lawyers,  and  were  close  professional  and  personal 
friends,  though  of  opposite  political  faith.  Mr.  Eagleton  was  elected 
probate  judge  in  a  county  normally  republican  by  about  2,000  votes. 
He  continued  to  preside  over  the  Probate  Court  four  years,  until 
December,  1910,  and  that  experience  was  not  only  valuable  to  him 
as  a  lawyer  but  was  an  administration  of  faithful  performance  and 
high-minded  service  in  the  probate  office  of  the  county. 

Mr.  Eagleton  was  married  in  1894  to  Miss  Minnie  Pierce,  a 
daughter  of  Rev.  B.  R.  Pierce,  now  deceased,  who  was  long  promi- 
nent as  a  Methodist  minister  and  for  twelve  years  was  a  presiding 
elder  in  Southern  Illinois.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eagleton  are  the  parents 
of  four  children :  Benjamin  Pierce,  William,  Lee  and  Clifford 
Eagleton.  Judge  Eagleton  since  coming  of  age  has  been  a  stanch 
supporter  of  the  democratic  party,  and  one  of  the  recognized  demo- 
cratic leaders  in  Peoria  County.  The  only  political  office  he  has 
held  not  in  the  strict  line  of  his  profession  was  as  supervisor  of 
Richwood  Township  during  1900-02.  He  has  affiliations  with  the 
Masonic  order,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  and  the  Mystic 
Workers  of  the  World,  having  filled  all  the  chairs  in  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  lodge  and  having  represented  his  home  lodge  in  the  state 
grand  lodge.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Arcadia  Pres- 
byterian Church.  Mr.  Eagleton  is  a  broad  and  liberal-minded  man 
of  high  purposes  and  principles,  has  won  distinction  in  the  law,  and 
gained  the  honor  and  respect  of  all  classes  of  people  with  whom  he 
has  come  in  contact. 

HARRY  E.  BROWN  has  been  a  member  of  the  Illinois  bar  for 
twenty  years,  and  throughout  that  time  has  been  in  practice  at  Gene- 
seo.  He  is  strictly  a  lawyer,  never  having  allowed  politics  to  inter- 


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fere  with  his  practice,  and  with  his  experience  and  success  is  now 
regarded  as  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Henry  County  bar. 

The  attractive  little  village  of  Wyanet,  over  in  Bureau  County, 
is  his  birthplace,  where  he  was  born  April  2.2,,  1872,  a  son  of  Con- 
stant and  Anna  M.  (Wilcox)  Brown,  both  now  residing  in  Geneseo. 
His  father  was  born  af  Canajoharie,  New  York,  and  his  mother  at 
Oswego,  New  York.  The  Brown  ancestors  came  originally  from 
England,  and  the  first  of  the  name  is  said  to  have  been  Peter  Brown, 
who  came  over  in  the  Mayflower.  Constant  Brown  came  to  Illinois 
in  1865  and  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  the  railway  service. 

The  fourth  in  a  family  of  seven  children,  Harry  E.  Brown 
acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Wyanet,  and 
when  he  was  twelve  years  of  age  the  family  removed  to  Geneseo, 
where  he  continued  in  the  public  schools  until  graduating  from  high 
school  in  1890.  Beginning  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  E. 
C.  Graves  of  Geneseo,  he  remained  with  him  two  years,  and  then 
entered  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1894,. 
graduating  LL.  B.  in  1895.  Admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  at  Spring- 
field June  20,  1895,  Mr.  Brown  then  returned  to  Geneseo  and 
became  associated  in  practice  with  his  former  preceptor,  E.  C. 
Graves,  under  the  name  Graves  &  Brown.  That  partnership  con- 
tinued until  1901,  since  which  date  Mr.  Brown  has  followed  an 
individual  practice  along  general  lines  and  with  a  large  and  profit- 
able clientage.  His  only  official  position  was  as  city  attorney  for  one 
year,  but  he  has  steadily  refused  any  office  for  political  or  public 
honors  and  has  devoted  himself  entirely  to  his  practice.  He  is  vice 
president  and  attorney  for  the  Spring  Valley  Utilities  Company,  a 
million  dollar  corporation  operating  in  four  counties.  Mr.  Brown 
is  now  the  largest  resident  owner  of  land  in  Henry  County,  and 
some  estimate  of  his  success  as  a  lawyer  can  be  formed  when  it  is 
stated  that  he  has  made  every  dollar  of  his  property  since  the  begin- 
ning of  his  practice  twenty  years  ago.  In  fact,  when  he  graduated 
from  the  University  of  Michigan  he  was  in  debt  for  his  education. 

Mr.  Brown  is  a  republican,  and  was  selected  as  a  delegate  to  the 
national  convention  of  that  party  held  in  Chicago  in  1912.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  On  April  28,  1904,  he  married 
Miss  Mabel  E.  Welton  of  Cambridge,  daughter  of  Frank  G.  Welton, 
who  for  thirty-two  years  held  the  office  of  county  clerk  in  Henry 
County,  but  is  now  deceased.  Mrs.  Brown  received  her  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge,  attended  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity and  finished  at  Vassar  College.  At  105  East  First  Street  in 
Geneseo,  on  the  second  floor  of  the  Central  Trust  and  Savings 
Bank  Building,  Mr.  Brown  has  the  finest  and  most  up-to-date  law 
offices  found  anywhere  in  Henry  County.  His  law  library  itself 
represents  a  large  investment,  containing  over  5,000  volumes.  It  is 
one  of  the  best  selected  reference  law  libraries  in  the  central  part 
of  the  state.  Mr.  Brown  maintains  a  very  efficient  office  force  to 
assist  him  in  his  practice.  Possessed  of  a  keen  analytical  mind,  he 


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has  by  constant  and  persistent  application  and  conscientious  devo- 
tion to  the  interests  of  his  clients,  gained  the  confidence  and  respect 
of  all  who  have  known  him.  His  home  is  at  135  East  North  Street. 

PAUL  KERZ.  Able  in  every  branch  of  the  law  and  particularly 
gifted  with  the  power  of  oratory,  Paul  Kerz,  during  his  two  decades 
of  practice  at  the  Galena  bar,  has  become  well  known  in  his  profes- 
sion in  Jo  Daviess  County,  while  he  is  noted  as  a  brilliant  public 
speaker  all  over  the  state.  Mr.  Kerz  has  been  honored  by  appoint- 
ment and  by  election  to  responsible  offices  and  his  efficiency  in  every- 
thing he  undertakes  is  as  marked  in  his  public  activities  as  in  the 
management  of  his  private  interests. 

Paul  Kerz  was  born  at  Galena,  Illinois,  April  27,  1872,  and  is 
the  youngest  born  in  a  family  of  four  children.  His  parents  were 
Capt.  Paul  and  Barbara  (Yunker)  Kerz,  natives  of  Germany,  and 
the  father  was  commander  of  a  river  vessel.  Capt.  Paul  Kerz  and 
family  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853  and  settled  in  Jo  Daviess 
County  and  became  one  of  the  substantial  citizens. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Galena,  Paul  Kerz  received  his  early 
educational  training  and  in  June,  1891,  was  creditably  graduated 
from  the  Galena  High  School.  In  September  following  he  entered 
the  University  of  Wisconsin  and  there  was  graduated  in  June,  1894, 
with  his  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  the  same  month  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Springfield,  Illinois.  He  began  active  practice  at  Galena, 
July  7,  1894,  having  entered  into  partnership  with  J.  J.  Jones,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Jones  &  Kerz,  and  this  relationship  continued  until 
May,  1910,  since  which  time  Mr.  Kerz  has  been  alone.  No  mention 
of  his  success  at  the  bar  would  be  complete  without  reference  being 
made  to  Mr.  Kerz'  unusual  powers  as  a  speaker,  and  .there  are  few 
lawyers  in  active  practice  at  the  Galena  bar  who  have  not  listened 
with  admiration  to  his  speeches  before  a  jury.  This  talent  is  entirely 
inborn  and  since  his  school  days  he  has  almost  unconsciously  exer- 
cised it  and  while  yet  a  student  in  the  university  was  so  often  invited 
to  be  the  orator  of  the  occasion,  during  a  strenuous  political  cam- 
paign, that  he  became  widely  known  as  a  speaker  and  was  known 
on  the  hustings  as  the  "boy  orator." 

In  politics  Mr.  Kerz  is  a  democrat  and  has  taken  part  in  many 
political  conventions.  Widely  read  and  a  deep  thinker,  he  has  settled 
convictions  on  many  subjects.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  sound 
money  convention  held  in  Chicago,  and  was  secretary  of  the  party 
at  that  time.  In  1908  he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Galena,  and 
has  been  twice  re-elected,  serving  at  present  in  his  third  term,  while 
for  ten  years  he  has  been  in  the  employ  of  the  government  as  a 
United  States  revenue  gauger.  He  is  an  active  member  of  the  Illi- 
nois State  and  the  American  Bar  associations,  and  for  some  time 
has  been  local  attorney  for  the  Merchants  National  Bank  of  Galena, 
in  which  building  he  maintains  his  law  office. 

Mr.  Kerz  was  united  in  marriage  on  October  5,  1899,  to  Miss 


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Elenora  Traut,  who  died  in  January,  1908.  She  was  a  daughter  of 
Paul  Traut,  who  was  president  of  the  German  Trust  &  Savings 
Bank,  of  Dubuque,  Iowa,  and  vice  president  of  the  Dubuque  Malt- 
ing &  Brewing  Company.  Five  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kerz,  all  of  whom  survive :  Paul  A.,  Mary  R.,  Louise  A.,  Elenora  J. 
and  Arnold  P.,  the  eldest  son  being  a  student  in  the  Galena  High 
School  and  the  others  attending  a  parochial  school.  Mr.  Kerz  and 
family  belong  to  the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  The  family  residence 
is  at  No.  704  Park  Avenue,  Galena.  Personally  Mr.  Kerz  is  genial 
and  companionable  and  enjoys  a  wide  circle  of  friends.  He  is  the 
Grand  Knight  in  the  fraternal  order  of  Knights  of  Columbus, 
Galena  Council,  No.  696. 

GEORGE  G.  MABIN.  In  practice  at  Danville  since  1877,  George 
B.  Mabin  in  point  of  years  of  continuous  service  is  now  one  of  the 
oldest  members  of  the  local  bar  and  has  been  identified  with  an 
extensive  general  practice  extending  over  these  years.  Mr.  Mabin 
has  perhaps  been  chiefly  distinguished  for  his  success  in  damage 
cases,  but  he  is  familiar  with  the  law  in  its  various  branches,  and  his 
practice  has  included  litigation  in  both  the  civil  and  criminal 
branches. 

George  G.  Mabin  was  born  in  Memphis,  Tennessee,  March  30, 
1853,  a  son  of  Colonel  Howard  and  Mary  Lee  Mabin.  His  father 
was  for  many  years  connected  with  the  boating  interests  between 
Memphis  and  Vicksburg.  George  G.  Mabin  at  about  the  age  of 
seventeen  came  to  Illinois,  attended  school  for  a  time,  entered  the 
State  University  and  completed  a  literary  course,  and  in  1875  took 
up  the  study  of  law  with  Capt.  Thomas  Smith  of  Champaign,  Illi- 
nois. The  following  year  he  became  a  student  in  the  law  office  of 
the  firm  of  Lawrence  &  Townsend  of  Danville. 

Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877,  Mr.  Mabin  at  once  began  practice 
in  Danville,  and  has  since  enjoyed  a  fair  share  of  the  legal  business 
in  Vermilion  County.  For  six  years  he  served  as  city  attorney, 
and  at  one  time  was  given  the  nomination  for  state  representative 
on  the  republican  ticket,  but  owing  to  the  fact  that  he  made  no  per- 
sonal campaign  for  the  office  the  election  favored  his  more  ener- 
getic rival.  Besides  the  many  damage  cases  which  he  has  handled, 
Mr.  Mabin  some  years  ago  won  a  verdict  in  the  Corbett  and  Gernaur 
breach  of  promise  case,  which  carried  with  it  an  award  of  $54,000. 

Mr.  Mabin's  interests  center  in  his  profession  and  in  his  home, 
which  is  presided  over  by  his  wife,  formerly  Miss  Margaret  Hen- 
derson of  Danville.  By  their  marriage  they  have  two  children, 
Gordon  and  Isabella.  Gordon  H.  Mabin  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Illinois  in  1910,  but  is  now  engaged  in  farming  in  Tennessee. 

Louis  CLEMENTS.  A  prominent  figure  in  much  of  the  important 
litigation  which  has  occupied  the  courts  of  Vermilion  County  for 
the  past  twelve  years,  Louis  Clements  is  justly  numbered  with  the 


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leading  lawyers  of  the  Danville  bar.  He  has  practically  spent  his 
life  in  his  native  state  and  was  born  at  Carbondale,  Jackson  County, 
Illinois,  September  12,  1877.  He  is  a  son  of  Col.  Isaac  and  Josephine 
(Nutt)  Clements.  The  maternal  grandfather,  Cyrus  Nutt,  D.  D., 
LL.  D.,  was  of  New  England  ancestry  and  of  Revolutionary  stock. 
For  a  number  of  years  Dr.  Nutt  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  of 
Allegheny  College,  Pennsylvania,  subsequently  of  the  University  at 
Bloomington,  Indiana,  and  was  the  first  president  of  Asbury  Uni- 
versity. On  the  paternal  side  Mr.  Clements  is  of  Scotch  and  Eng- 
lish descent,  his  ancestors  having  settled  as  early  colonists  in  Vir- 
ginia and  in  Maryland  being  members  of  Lord  Baltimore's  party. 
They  took  part  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution  and  in  many  ways 
were  among  the  stable  founders  of  the  nation. 

Col.  Isaac  Clements  was  a  man  of  distinguished  achievement  in 
many  directions.  He  was  born  at  Brookville,  Indiana,  March  31, 
1837,  and  was  a  son  of  Isaac  Clements,  a  native  of  Maryland,  w'ho 
was  a  pioneer  in  Indiana,  where  he  lived  into  advanced  age.  In 
early  manhood  the  son,  Isaac  Clements,  entered  Asbury  University, 
at  Greencastle,  Indiana,  although  previously  he  had  been  teaching 
school,  and  after  his  graduation  from  that  institution  in  1859 
removed  to  Jackson  County,  Illinois.  There  he  continued  to  teach 
school  while  also  engaged  in  the  study  of  law,  and  in  1861  was 
admitted  to  practice,  but  before  opportunity  was  afforded  to  secure 
professional  standing,  civil  war  fell  upon  the  land  and  his  imme- 
diate decision  was  to  enter  military  service.  As  second  lieutenant 
in  Company  G,  Ninth  Illinois  Infantry,  he  served  until  1863,  when 
he  was  promoted  provost  marshal  at  Athens,  Alabama,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  until  the  spring  of  1864,  when  he  resigned  in 
order  to  be  with  his  company  that  was  then  in  the  advance  on 
Atlanta.  He  took  part  in  many  important  battles  and  was  severely 
wounded  both  at  Shiloh  and  Corinth,  and  his  valor  was  recognized 
by  his  being  honorably  discharged  at  the  end  of  the  war  with  the 
rank  of  captain.  For  forty  years  thereafter  he  was  a  resident  of 
Carbondale,  Illinois,  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  and  taking  a 
very  active  part  in  public  affairs  in  that  section  of  the  state  and 
subsequently  represented  his  district  in  the  United  States  Congress. 
From  1877  until  1888  he  served  continuously  in  the  office  of  peni- 
tentiary commissioner  for  the  southern  prison  at  Chester,  and  later, 
for  three  years  was  United  States  pension  agent  at  Chicago,  and  for 
about  a  year  was  superintendent  of  the  Soldiers  Orphans  Home  at 
Normal,  Illinois.  In  December,  1898,  he  was  appointed  governor 
of  the  Danville  branch  of  the  National  Soldiers'  Home,  the  first 
incumbent,  and  thoroughly  fitted  for  such  a  responsible  position.  He 
was  an  honored  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  was  long 
connected,  officially  and  otherwise,  with  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic.  Colonel  Clements  died  May  31,  1909.  On  November  16, 
1864,  Colonel  Clements  was  married  to  Miss  Josephine  Nutt,  and 


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four  children  were  born  to  them,  the  three  survivors  being  Frank, 
Louis  and  Robert. 

Fortunate  in  youthful  environment,  Louis  Clements  grew  to 
manhood  the  product  of  educational  and  social  advantages  and  in 
1887  was  graduated  from  the  Illinois  State  Normal  School,  subse- 
quently becoming  a  student  at  the  Northwestern  University,  Evans- 
ton,  where  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  B.  A.,  with  the  class  of 
1902,  following  which  he  applied  himself  to  the  study  of  law.  For 
six  years  after  admission  to  the  bar  he  was  associated  in  law  prac- 
tice with  H.  M.  Steely,  of  Danville,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
alone  in  practice.  He  has  fulfilled  every  ambition  cherished  for 
him  by  appreciative  friends  and  commands  not  only  a  large  and 
lucrative  practice,  but  also  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  asso- 
ciates and  fellow  citizens.  Public  life,  in  connection  with  politics, 
has  never  appealed  to  him,  although  he  numbers  among  his  clients 
many  men  of  public  importance,  but  his  chief  interest  is  in  his  pro- 
fession. He  votes  with  the  republican  party  and,  in  local  matters, 
is  ever  ready  to  go  out  of  his  way  to  lend  his  influence  to  movements 
he  deems  beneficial.  He  was  reared  in  the  Methodist  faith  and  many 
of  his  contributions  to  charity  are  through  the  benevolent  avenues 
of  that  church.  For  many  years  he  has  been  identified  with  the 
Masonic  fraternity  and  belongs  to  a  number  of  other  fraternal 
organizations,  including  the  Elks,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the 
Mutual  Protective  League  of  Illinois.  Social  activities,  to  some 
extent,  claim  a  portion  of  his  time,  probably  not  enough,  as  is  the 
fault  of  many  serious-minded,  intellectual  men,  and  he  belongs  to 
the  One  Hundred  Thousand  Club  and  to  the  Danville  Golf  Club. 
Mr.  Clements  resides  at  No.  1202  North  Logan  Avenue,  Danville, 
and  maintains  his  offices  at  Nos.  4-5  Second  National  Bank  Building. 

FRED  BOWMAN  PENWELL.  For  many  years  the  name  of  Penwell 
has  been  prominently  and  honorably  associated  with  the  legal  history 
of  Vermilion  County,  and  its  present  representative,  Fred  Bowman 
Penwell,  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Lindley,  Penwell  &  Lindley , 
has  fully  sustained  the  reputation  won  by  his  father  during  a  prac- 
tice of  nearly  forty  years  as  senior  member  of  the  old  firm  of  Pen- 
well  &  Lindley.  Fred  Bowman  Penwell  was  born  September  2, 
1879,  at  Danville,  Vermilion  County,  Illinois,  and  is  a  son  of  Frank 
W.  and  May  (Bowman)  Penwell. 

Fred  Bowman  Penwell,  after  completing  the  high  school  course, 
turned  his  attention  to  what  was  to  be  his  real  business  in  life.  He 
decided  upon  the  study  of  the  law  and  after  pursuing  a  full  law 
course  in  the  University  of  Illinois  was  graduated  with  the  class 
of  1905  and  in  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar.  Im- 
mediately afterward  he  became  a  law  clerk  in  the  office  of  Penwell 
&  Lindley,  where  his  training  was  exceptional  on  account  of  the 
large  amount  of  business  done  by  that  prominent  firm.  On  Jan- 
uary i,  1907,  when  his  father  retired,  he  became  the  second  member 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  837 

of  the  firm  of  Lindley,  Penwell  &  Lindley,  which  association  still 
continues.  A  close  and  careful  student,  possessing  all  the  necessary 
qualities  which  the  various  branches  of  his  profession  demand,  Mr. 
Penwell  has  been  of  great  value  to  the  firm  and  has  built  up  a  very 
substantial  individual  clientage. 

While  not  very  active  in  politics  because  of  his  many  profes- 
sional demands  upon  his  time,  in  part,  Mr.  Penwell  takes  a  deep 
interest  in  all  public  matters  and,  believing  that  prominent  men 
should  assume  the  responsibility  of  their  convictions,  gives  support 
to  the  political  party  of  his  choice,  which  is  the  republican.  He  is 
a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  still  retains  his  membership  in 
the  Sigma  Chi,  his  old  college  fraternity.  In  the  pleasant  social 
life  of  his  native  city,  where  he  is  known  by  every  one,  he  has  always 
been  popular  because  of  pleasing  personality  and  upright  life  and 
his  friends  and  well  wishers  are  on  every  hand.  Unmarried,  he 
resides  with  his  parents  in  the  old  family  home  at  No.  334  North 
Gilbert  Street,  Danville,  maintaining  his  business  office  in  the  Daniel 
Building. 

HON.  ANDREW  B.  DENNIS.  Legal  ability  and  political  prefer- 
ment are  often  associated  and  the  reason  is  not  far  to  seek,  for  no 
man  of  indifferent  talent  can  become  prominent  and  influential  as 
a  lawyer,  and  the  very  qualities  which  make  him  notable  in  his  pro- 
fession are  those  which  qualify  him  for  public  office.  Trained  facul- 
ties and  an  enlightened  understanding  must  be  associated  with  fidel- 
ity to  private  trust  and  to  public  duty,  and  honesty,  courage  and 
sincerity  must  be  inherent  characteristics.  Vermilion  County  is  for- 
tunate in  being  able  to  number  in  its  citizenship  men  who  have  dis- 
tinguished themselves  both  professionally  and  politically  and 
attention  may  be  called  to  Andrew  B.  Dennis,  the  present  assistant 
United  States  district  attorney  for  Eastern  Illinois. 

Andrew  B.  Dennis  was  born  in  Vermilion  County,  Illinois,  in 
1874,  and  is  one  of  a  family  of  six  children  born  to  his  parents,  who 
were  William  W.  and  Josephine  (Savage)  Dennis.  He  was  reared 
on  his  father's  farm  and  attended  the  public  schools  in  boyhood, 
later  becoming  a  student  in  the  Northern  Indiana  Normal  School  at 
Valparaiso,  and  still  later  the  Illinois  State  University  at  Bloom- 
ington,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1898,  and  in  October  of  the  fol- 
lowing year  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  ever  since  has  been  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  at  Danville,  with  offices  in  the  Temple  Build- 
ing. He  also  taught  school  in  Vermilion  County  for  six  years. 
While  his  practice  was  general  in  character,  he  displayed  unusual 
talent  along  particular  lines  and  thus  more  than  justified  his  selec- 
tion and  appointment  as  assistant  United  States  district  attorney 
for  Eastern  Illinois,  which  honorable  preferment  came  to  him  in 
1914.  For  many  years  Mr.  Dennis  has  been  an  active  factor  in 
democratic  politics  in  Illinois  and  a  dominating  figure  in  Vermilion 
County,  and  in  1910  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Legislature,  in 


838  COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS 

which  body  he  served  with  characteristic  efficiency.    He  is  one  of  the 
leading  members  of  the  Vermilion  County  Bar  Association. 

Mr.  Dennis  was  married  to  Miss  Flora  E.  Hopper,  who  is  a 
daughter  of  John  Hopper,  and  they  reside  at  No.  501  West  Madison 
Street,  Danville.  They  are  members  of  the  Church  of  Christ.  He 
is  well  known  in  fraternal  circles,  being  a  valued  member  of  the 
Masons,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America 
and  the  Court  of  Honor. 

DANIEL  HOGAN,  JR.  Seemingly  designed  by  nature  for  the  law 
and  in  preparation  for  the  same  and  in  early  practice  enjoying 
unusual  advantages  and  opportunities,  Daniel  Hogan,  Jr.,  one  of 
the  able  members  of  the  Danville  bar,  has,  in  his  professional 
capacity  here  won  a  solid  reputation.  He  was  born  in  1879,  at 
Mound  City,  Pulaski  County,  Illinois,  and  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and 
Dora  (Wallace)  Hogan.  He  has  two  sisters,  Rose  E.  Elliott  and 
Blanche  Clements.  The  late  Major  Daniel  Hogan  during  his  entire 
life  was  a  power  in  Illinois  politics  and  served  with  distinction  in 
the  State  Senate. 

Scarcely  had  Daniel  Hogan,  Jr.,  finished  his  public  school  course 
when  he  was  appointed  a  page  in  the  senate  chamber,  and  there  his 
advantages  for  the  study  of  state  problems  and  remedies  were 
unusual  and  his  ready  intelligence  absorbed  it  all.  Gifted  with  a 
pleasing  appearance  and  winning  manner,  and  industrious,  obliging 
and  efficient  in  the  performance  of  his  duties,  Mr.  Hogan  made 
friends  of  the  influential  men  of  the  Senate,  many  of  whom  took  a 
personal  interest  in  the  young  man,  and  their  advice  and  influence 
proved  very  acceptable,  and  a  number  of  them  he  still  can  call  his 
friends.  After  completing  his  studies  for  the  bar,  thoroughly  mas- 
tering every  point,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1901  and  imme- 
diately entered  the  office  of  the  late  Solomon  Bethea,  who  was  then 
United  States  district  attorney,  and  remained  in  the  employ  of  that 
great  Chicago  lawyer  until  Judge  Bethea  was  elevated  to  the  Federal 
bench.  Then  an  association  no  less  helpful  was  formed,  with  Judge 
Kenesaw  Landis,  who,  at  that  time,  was  general  counsel  for  the 
Grand  Trunk  Railway,  and  this  legal  association  continued  until 
Judge  Landis  became  judge  of  the  United  States  District  Court  of 
the  Northern  District  of  Illinois,  and  a  jurist  of  national  reputation. 

In  1907  Mr.  Hogan  came  to  Danville  and  has  ever  since  been 
identified  with  the  best  interests  of  Vermilion  County.  He  imme- 
diately opened  a  law  office  in  the  Second  National  Bank  Building 
and  engaged  in  a  general  practice  of  the  law.  An  honorable  and 
upright  life  and  an  abiding  sense  of  public  responsibility,  has  always 
preserved  Mr.  Hogan's  integrity  as  a  man  and  as  an  attorney. 
While  he  is  connected  with  numerous  welfare  movements,  it  is  the 
personal  touch  that  has  endeared  him  to  many,  for  it  is  well  known 
that  his  professional  charities  are  wide.  A  worthy  cause  has  never 
been  refused  by  him  because  the  fee  could  not  be  given  on  account 


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of  poverty,  and  wise  counsel  and  sensible,  practical  and  reliable 
advice,  given  freely  and  unostentatiously,  has  saved  many  a  heart- 
break and  shipwreck  of  life.  In  or  out  of  public  life,  Mr.  Hogan 
is  a  representative  man  of  Vermilion  County. 

HOWARD  A.  SWALLOW.  In  his  native  city  of  Danville  Howard 
A.  Swallow  has  practiced  law  since  1902.  His  father  before  him 
was  one  of  the  able  lawyers  of  the  Danville  bar,  and  the  son  has 
all  the  qualifications  and  liberal  training  which  make  for  success  in 
this  exacting  profession.  Mr.  Swallow's  position  in  the  local  bar  is 
indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  is  now  serving  as  president  of  the  Ver- 
milion County  Bar  Association,  and  in  1914  he  was  selected  corpora- 
tion counsel  of  the  City  of  Danville. 

Howard  A.  Swallow  was  born  at  Danville  August  18,  1878.  His 
father,  Charles  M.  Swallow,  now  deceased,  was  a  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania and  came  to  Danville  in  1871.  He  was  graduated  in  that 
year  from  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  and 
in  1 872.  was  admitted  to  the  Vermilion  County  bar  and  began  prac- 
tice at  Danville  and  in  a  few  years  rose  to  a  position  as  a  leading 
lawyer  of  the  city.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Clara  North- 
rup,  was  a  native  of  Lackawanna  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  died 
February  7,  1879. 

Howard  A.  Swallow,  the  only  son,  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Danville  as  a  boy,  was  graduated  in  1896  from  the  Keystone  Acad- 
emy of  Pennsylvania,  and  continued  his  literary  education  through 
Brown  University  at  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  where  he  was  grad- 
uated a  member  of  the  class  of  1900.  His  broad  literary  training 
enabled  him  to  make  rapid  progress  in  his  preparation  for  the  bar. 
Mr.  Swallow  is  a  graduate  of  the  Columbian  Law  School  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.,  with  the  class  of  1902.  On  returning  to  Danville,  Mr. 
Swallow  joined  his  father  in  practice,  and  has  since  made  a  reputa- 
tion on  his  individual  attainments.  His  associates  regard  him  as 
possessing  an  unusually  analytical  mind,  and  one  capable  of  mar- 
shalling facts  and  arguments  with  great  effectiveness  in  the  trial  of 
causes. 

In  1905  Mr.  Swallow  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Grace 
Hamilton,  who  was  born  at  Providence,  Rhode  Island.  They  are 
the  parents  of  two  children:  Richard  H.,  eight  years  of  age;  and 
Barbara  Northrup,  aged  five.  They  have  one  of  the  hospitable 
homes  of  Danville,  and  are  members  of  the  best  social  circles  of  the 
city.  Mr.  Swallow  is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  with  the  Masonic  order, 
and  is  prominent  in  Scottish  Rite  Masonry.  He  is  one  of  the  leaders 
in  the  Vermilion  County  republican  party,  and  at  the  present  time 
is  treasurer  of  the  County  Republican  Central  Committee.  His 
aspirations  have  never  extended  to  any  political  office  except  in  direct 
line  with  his  profession,  and  his  singleness  of  devotion  to  his  pro- 
fession has  brought  him  to  a  successful  position  early  in  life,  and  he 
now  enjoys  a  growing  practice  in  his  native  city. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS-URBANA 


COURTS  AND  LAWYERS  OF  ILLINOIS  CHGO 


